背誦為王第二冊第26課
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第一張郵票
你曾給朋友寄過信嗎？如果寄過，那你一定在寄信之前在信封上貼上了郵票。那在郵票發(fā)明過去人們不使用郵票和信封。當(dāng)人們想寄信時，他們會在信紙上蓋封口章。收到信的人得付錢而且費用非常昂貴。正因如此，有些寄信的人通常在信外面標(biāo)上特殊的記號，收信人會讀懂這個特殊的記號，然后他就拒絕收信，免付郵費。
1837年，羅蘭希爾先生在英國倡導(dǎo)了“郵政改革”。他提出只要付一便士，信就可以寄到英國任何地方。費用由寄信人通過在信上粘貼一張黑色小紙支付。這樣世界上第一張郵票就誕生了，人們昵稱它為“黑便士”。
Lesson26 The First Stamp
Have you ever mailed letters to your friends? If so， you must have put stamps on the letters before you sent them． So how did people receive letters before stamps were invented， and who came up with the idea of using stamps?
In the past， stamps and envelopes were not used． When people wanted to send a letter， they would close the paper with a seal． The person who got the letter had to pay for it and the cost was very high． Because of this， some senders would often place secret marks on the outside of the letter． The person who was sent the letter would read the secret message． Then， he would refuse to accept the letter so as to avoid the payment．
In Britain， Sir Rowland Hill introduced the “Post Office Reforms” in 1837． He decided that letters could go to any place in the country for a penny． The cost was to be paid by the sender by placing a small piece of black paper on the letter． Thus was born the first stamp in the world and was known for its nickname “Penny Black”．
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Have you ever mailed letters to your friends? If so， you must have put stamps on the letters before you sent them． So how did people receive letters before stamps were invented， and who came up with the idea of using stamps?
In the past， stamps and envelopes were not used． When people wanted to send a letter， they would close the paper with a seal． The person who got the letter had to pay for it and the cost was very high． Because of this， some senders would often place secret marks on the outside of the letter． The person who was sent the letter would read the secret message． Then， he would refuse to accept the letter so as to avoid the payment．
In Britain， Sir Rowland Hill introduced the “Post Office Reforms” in 1837． He decided that letters could go to any place in the country for a penny． The cost was to be paid by the sender by placing a small piece of black paper on the letter． Thus was born the first stamp in the world and was known for its nickname “Penny Black”．
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