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People knew how to press blocks of wood,
此前人們只知道怎樣從木塊上印刷
but his innovation was to turn into an industrial process.
但他的發明將印刷術向工業進程化方向轉變
Manufacture books. No one had ever done that before.
此前從未有人做過印制書籍這些事
A goldsmith by trade, he carves letters in metal
一個金匠把字母刻在活字合金上
That can be moved around and rearranged.
它們可以四處移動 重新排列
An infinite variety of words and sentences.
這樣就可組成無數個不同的單詞和句子
To print the text, a modified wine press.
用來印刷文章的 是一部改造過的酒榨機
He's been working on his invention for over a decade,
他花了十多年來研究自己的發明
But now he has run out of money.
但后來他資金枯竭
He persuades a wealthy businessman To see the press in action
于是他說服一個富有的商人 來參觀活字印刷的運行
And invest in it, if it really works.
如果成功了 就向其投資
Once you lined up that type on that page,
只要排好了那一頁
one person could print off a dozen pages or a thousand pages, it didn't matter.
一個人就能印刷一打紙 甚至一千張 但那不重要
The Information Age begins here.
信息時代由此開始
