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      THE HISTORY OF KITES

      Kites are man's second-oldest toys;only dolls came earlier.The Chinese flew as farback as 200B.C..They made fites of cloth before paper was invented.They first used them in war.

      Kites followed traders from the orient to the western world in the century.During the century,Europe contributed the diamond-shaped kite.In modern times,the kite has been a scientific tool in many experiments.The first aerial photograph was made from a kite."Birds"or kites,were part of world war 2,rescue gear,carrying radio antennas on lift raft,and were sometimes used to gather neather data.

      译文：

      风筝是人类第二古老的玩具，比风筝更早的玩具是娃娃。中国人放风筝的年代可以追溯到公元前200年。在纸发明以前，他们制作了许多布风筝。中国人是首先将风筝用于战争的。

      14世纪起，风筝随商人从东方流传到了西方。15世纪欧洲人制作了菱形风筝。现代风筝作为一种科学研究的工具用于许多科学实验中。第一张航空照片就是用风筝拍的。风筝作为一种在空中飞翔的“鸟”，携带无线电天线被放在救生筏上。在二次世界大战中，风筝作为一种救援工具使用，有时还能用来收集气象数据。