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指南针可以指示南北。2000多年前，中国人发明了它。古代的指南针像一把汤勺。把它放在平滑的盘子上，依靠磁铁的原理，当它的静止的时候，勺柄就会指向南方。后来中国人用小小的钢针代替了汤勺。指南针就更轻便了。600多年前，郑和先后七下西洋，最远到达非洲东岸，红海，便是依靠指南针导航。指南针的出现促进了世界航海时代的发展。

参考译文：

A compass, zhinan zhen, indicates north and south. It was invented by Chinese 2,000 years ago. The ancient zhi nan zhen looked like a spoon. When the spoon was put on a plate, its handle could point to the south. Then Chinese used a little steel needle to replace the spoon. This made the zhi nan zhen easier to carry. 600years ago, Zheng He, a famous eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, traveled to South east Asia and the Indian Ocean seven times, Zheng even reached the Red Sea with the help of the zhi nan zhen. The invention boosted the development of navigation.