Encyclopaedia Britannica
《大英百科全书》
The Encyclopaedia Britannica is a world-famous encyclopaedia.
《大英百科全书》是举世闻名的一本百科全书。
It is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia.
它是历史最悠久的英文百科全书。
The first edition was published in 1768, and since then there have been 15 editions.
第一版出版于 1768 年，从那时起，已经修订过 15 个版本。
The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes.
第 15 版共有 32 卷。
Together they contain about 40 million words on half a million topics.
它们共约 40 万字，包含五十万个主题。
Today there is a DVD edition of the Britannica.
今天，《大英百科全书》有一个 DVD 版本。
You can also find it online.
您也可以在网上找到它。
Do you know about any famous Chinese encyclopaedias? What do you know about them?
你知道哪本中国的知名的百科全书吗？关于它你都知道些什么？
