英语翻译
Inthe13thcentury,thefamousItaliantraveler,MarcoPolo,traveledalongwaytoChina.DuringhisstayinChina,hesawmanywonderfulthings.OneofthethingshediscoveredwasthattheChineseusedpapermoney.Inwesterncountries,peopledidnotusepapermoneyuntilthe15thcentury.However,peopleinChinabegantousepapermoneyinthe7thcentury.AChinesemancalledCaiLuninventedpaperalmost2,000yearsago.Hemadeitfromwood.Hetookthewoodfromtreesandmadeitintopaper.Hethenputthesepiecesofpapertogetherandmadethemintoabook.Nowpaperstillcomesfromtrees.Weusealotofpapereveryday.Ifwekeeponwastingsomuchpaper,therewillnotbeanytreesleftontheearth.Iftherearenotrees,therewillbenopaper.Everyday,peoplethrowawayabout2,800tonsofpaperinourcity.Ittakes17treestomakeonetonofpaper.Thismeansthatwearecuttingnearly48,000treeseveryday.Sinceittakesmorethan10yearsforatreetogrow,wemuststartusinglesspapernow.Ifwedon’t,wewillnothaveenoughtimetogrowmoretreestotaketheplaceofthoseweuseforpaper.Sohowcanwesavepaper?Wecanusebothsidesofeverypieceofpaper,especiallywhenwearemakingnotes.Wecanchoosedrinksinbottlesinsteadofthoseinpaperpackets.Wecanalsousecottonhandkerchiefsandnotpaperones.Whenwegoshopping,wecanusefewerpaperbags.要人工后面还有一点打不下了