广播电视英语短句 第 330 课：最早的造纸术-2

Then they are mixed with water. 然后和水进行混合。

After the water has been removed, the flat, thin form remaining is permitted to dry. This becomes a sheet of paper. 在把那些进行混合的水移除后，才允许将平坦，稀薄的剩余物晒干，这就形成了一层纸。

Large machines started to be used for making paper near the end of the sixteenth century. 16 世纪末，大型机器设备开始在造纸业投入使用。

Today, paper-making is a big business. 今日，造纸是一项大型行业。

But it is still possible to make paper by hand, since the steps are the same as using big machines. 但是亲手来制作纸张还是可行的，因为制造步骤和使用机器是一样的。