ceramics

1The popular ceramics industry expanded toward the middle of the 19th century.大眾陶瓷業在19世紀中葉得到了發展。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

2Silk, jade, ceramics and iron went west to Rome.絲綢、玉器、陶瓷和鐵被西傳至羅馬。

3Apart from silk, jade, ceramics and iron went west to Rome.除了絲綢，玉、陶瓷和鐵也西進羅馬。

4Hi everyone, today I'm going to be talking about the origins of ceramics.大家好，今天我要講的是陶瓷工藝的起源。

5It took nearly a thousand years before they perfected the process to produce high-quality ceramics known as porcelain.他們花了近一千年的時間才完善了生產高質量陶瓷的工藝，這種陶瓷被稱為瓷器。

6Engineers like ceramics because they can be heated without melting, unlike metals and plastics, though, they are brittle.工程師們喜歡陶瓷，因為陶瓷在加熱時不會熔化，但與金屬和塑料不同的是，陶瓷易碎。

7This led Erica Corral of the University of Arizona to discover that carbon monoatomic layers are ideal for reinforcing ceramics.這讓亞利桑那大學的 Erica Corral 發現碳單原子層是一種理想的陶瓷增強劑。

8Generally speaking, ceramics are what you get when you apply heat to certain inorganic, non-metallic solids and then allow them to cool.一般來説，陶瓷就是你加熱某些無機的、非金屬的固體然後讓它們冷卻得到的東西。

9Taihu region is one of the Chinese ceramics bases, of which the world-famous Yixing clay teapot is produced by Yixing's ceramic manufacturers.太湖地區是中國陶瓷生產基地之一，舉世聞名的宜興陶土茶壺就是由宜興的陶瓷生產廠家生產的。

10Taihu area is one of the basements of Chinese ceramics industry, among which ceramics factories of Yixing produce the world-renown clay teapot.太湖地區是中國陶瓷業基地之一，其中宜興的陶瓷廠家生產舉世聞名的宜興紫砂壺。

11Lake Tai is home to an extensive ceramics industry, including the Yixing pottery factory, which produces the world-renowned Yixing clay teapots.太湖地區是中國陶瓷業基地之一，其中宜興的陶瓷廠家生產舉世聞名的宜興紫砂壺。

12In China at around 200 BC, they discovered that by adding minerals to the clay they could improve both the appearance and the strength of the ceramics.在公元前200年左右的中國，他們發現通過在粘土中添加礦物質可以改善陶瓷的外觀和強度。

13Evidence of specialization in producing raw materials and in manufacturing ceramics and textiles indicates differentiation of labor within and between communities.生產原材料和製造陶瓷和紡織品的專業化證據表明了社區內部和社區之間的勞動差異。

14The earliest ceramics were fired to earthenware temperatures, but as early as the fifteenth century B.C., high-temperature stonewares were being made with glazed surfaces.最早的陶瓷製品是在製陶的温度下燒製的，但是早在公元前15世紀，（人們）已經用高温燒製表面上釉的炻器。

15My classmates and I decided to make a special gift for our own favorite teacher in the ceramics class.我和我的同學們決定在陶藝課上為自己最喜歡的老師製作一份禮物。

16All this activity was centered around southern Europe where there is also evidence of ceramics that were created much later.所有這些活動都集中在歐洲南部，那裏也有證據證明陶器是很久以後才創造出來的。

17Despite the dangers, sea cucumber divers were working the area a decade ago when, 51 feet down, they came across a coral block with ceramics embedded in it.儘管危險重重，十多年前，海蔘潛水員在這個區域工作，當他們潛入51英尺深的時候，無意中發現了一塊嵌有陶器的珊瑚塊。

18The ceramics fall into three broad types—earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain—for vessels, architectural items such as roof tiles, and modeled objects and figures.陶藝被分為三大類——陶器、炻器和瓷器——包括器皿，屋頂瓦片等建築製品，以及模型物體和造像。

19Now, a renovation planning of the ceramics street is going.如今，這項陶瓷品市場改造計劃正在進行中。

20LAUREN: I have my passions, like ceramics, and he's got his golf.Lauren：我有自己的愛好，像陶瓷，而他有他的高爾夫。

21Whereas, ceramics, ionic crystals will resist until they shatter.但是，陶瓷，離子晶體就會抵抗外力，只到它們破碎。

22Importer: Well, the demand for ceramics is increasing in my country.我們國內對陶瓷的需求量愈來愈大。

23Her long and legendary career in ceramics has helped her do both.她長久的富傳奇色彩的製陶生涯讓她同時實現了這兩個願望。

24During the excavations metal tools, ceramics and other decorations were discovered.在發掘過程中，這裏發現了許多金屬工具、陶瓷器以及一些裝飾品。

25The platforms are operated using Advanced Ceramics Research's integrated ground station.該平台採用先進陶瓷研究公司的綜合地面站運作。

26The piezoelectric elements contain ceramics that generate electricity on being deformed.壓電元件由陶瓷製成，受力變形則會產生電力。

27It takes advantage of ceramics' predictable tendency to bond chemically with water over time.它利用了陶瓷的可預測傾向，用化學方法使之與隨時間與水相結合。 ^[1]