Our Schoolbags 我们的书包

Every school day， we use schoolbags to carry all of our things to school. They are a big part of our lives. But have you ever thought about the history of the schoolbag？

In the Han Dynasty， students in old-style private schools used bamboo boxes to carry books to school. People consider the bamboo boxes to be the earliest schoolbags. There were usually two or three layers in the box. Kids put different things like books， brushes， ink stones and paper in the boxes.

每个上学日，我们都背着书包，把我们的学习必需品带到学校。书包是我们生活中的重要部分。但是你知道书包的历史吗？

汉朝时，旧式私塾的学生使用竹箱将书背到学校。竹箱被视为最早的书包。箱子通常被分成两层或三层，孩子将书籍、毛笔、砚、纸等各种东西放进箱子里。

Hundreds of years later， people developed a new kind of schoolbag called budai. Budai was lighter than the bamboo box. With the founding of the Peoples Republic of China， military rucksacks became popular. Many people carried them when they were in school. Ask your grandparents or parents about these bags. Maybe they can tell you about their experiences of carrying them when they were in school.

A new style of schoolbags has appeared in recent years. Many of them have colorful and fashionable designs on them， such as pictures of cartoons or pop stars. And they are more comfortable to use.

Schoolbags are still changing. Can you imagine what future schoolbags will be like？

幾百年后，人们制造出了一种新的书包，叫作“布袋”。布袋比竹箱轻。中华人民共和国成立以后，军用帆布挎包大受欢迎。很多学生都背帆布挎包。你可以问一下你的爷爷奶奶或是爸爸妈妈关于帆布挎包的事情。或许他们会告诉你，他们在学校背帆布挎包的经历呢。

近年来，书包又有了新的样式。许多书包色彩丰富、设计时尚，有的书包还印有卡通人物或是明星画像。而且，它们背起来更舒适。

书包还在变化着。你能想象出未来书包的样子吗？

Vocabulary

layer n.层;表层

How many layers of clothing are you wearing？

found v.建立，兴建

military adj.军事的;军队的

design n.设计;布局