(续上期)八、活字本印刷术是我国古代的四大发明之一,对世界文明的发展作出了巨大的贡献。活字版的发明是印刷史上的又一伟大创举,它向人类提供了一种更为快捷印制书籍的技术。早在宋代,我国已经产生活字印刷技术。宋人沈括在它的名著《梦溪笔谈》一书中,记载了布衣毕发明泥活 (Continued) 8. Letter-type printing is one of the four great inventions in ancient China and has made tremendous contributions to the development of world civilization. The invention of the typeface is yet another great pioneering work in the history of printing, which provides humankind with a technique to print books faster. As early as the Song Dynasty, China has produced movable type printing technology. Song Shen Kuo in his famous book “Meng Xi Bi Tan,” a record of the commoner invented mud