下面小编跟大家一起了解四大发明英语口语短文练习分享，希望对大家的学习有所帮助。 　　学好口语：四大发明 　　Listen Read Learn May: There are so many people that the tickets are all sold out! Daniel: Luckily we got the last two. May: Look, Danny. The Four Great Inventions! Daniel: Gunpowder, compass, the paper making, and the printing. May: I really admire those who made such great inventions! 　　Daniel: May, I don't see why they are great. They are just simple things. May: They look simple today. But they were milestones in their times. Daniel: Milestones? May, you must be kidding. May: Just think Bill Gates, those inventions are as important as the windows system. Daniel: Well, I suppose the ancient inventors made a lot of money out of them.

　　May: No, quite the contrary. Daniel: Why? Didn't you say that they were milestones? May: Yes, but they went to the public without any patent protection. 　　听看学 阿美：人太多了，票都卖完了。 丹尼尔：幸好我们买了两张。 阿美：看，丹丹，四大发明! 丹尼尔：火药、指南针、造纸术和印刷术。 阿美：我真崇拜这些伟大的发明者。 丹尼尔：阿美，我不明白有伟大的。它们只是些很简单的东西啊。 阿美：它们今天看起来很简单。但在它们那个时代却是里程碑。 　　丹尼尔：里程碑?阿美，你在开玩笑吧。 阿美：想想，那些发明的重要性不亚于Windows 操作系统。 丹尼尔：我想古代的发明家们肯定从它们身上赚了不少钱吧。 阿美：不，恰恰相反。 丹尼尔：为什么?你不是说它们是里程碑吗? 阿美：是啊，但是它们没有任何专利保护就进入市场了。