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英倫翻譯社轉自

http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/forum/20151027/36864937/PieceTogetherThis!

Before there was YouTube, video games, or electricity, people had to be creative about how they entertained themselves. Whether it involved reading, playing an instrument, or playing card games, people had to fi nd a way to pass the time. The iconic jigsaw puzzle that we all know and love came about around 1760 thanks to a man named John Spilsbury. Spilsbury, who made his living as a mapmaker and engraver in London, would put his maps on a sheet of wood and carve out countries along their borders.

在 YouTube、電動遊戲或電力出現前，人們必須發揮創意為自己找樂子。不論是藉著閱讀、演奏樂器或者是玩撲克牌，人們都需要找個方式來消磨時間。我們所熟知以及熱愛的經典拼圖於 1760 年左右出現，這多虧了一位名叫約翰•史皮爾斯布里的男士。史皮爾斯布里在倫敦以繪製地圖及雕刻維生，他把他的地圖放置在一塊木板上，並沿著各國邊界刻出來。