Suits are our current formal conference attire. Jeans: In the mid-19th century, after Levi Strauss, the inventor of jeans, created the first jeans trademark, the United States and the United Kingdom successively launched other unique denim brands. Nowadays, they have become popular in the United States, Europe and even the United States. All over the world, we jointly lead the clothing trend. T-shirt: The origin of the name of the shirt has been controversial. One theory is that dock workers unloading tea in Annapolis, Maryland, USA in the 17th century wore this kind of short-sleeved shirt. People abbreviated "Tee" (tea) to "T". "This kind of shirt is called T-Shirt; the second theory is that in the 17th century, British sailors were ordered to add short sleeves to their vests to cover their armpit hair and avoid being unsightly; another theory is that it was made by The sleeves and upper body form a "T" shape, that is, the garment has a T-shaped stitched collar, hence the name. In 1913, the U.S. Navy required sailors to wear short-sleeved white undershirts with sailor collars under their overalls. One of the reasons was to cover the thick chest hair of sailors. Buffet: Buffet is a dining method originated from Western food. The chef will display the prepared cold and hot dishes and snacks on the long table in the restaurant, and guests can eat and serve themselves. This form of dining originated from the "Scandinavian cold pre-dinner food" and "Hunt breakfast" in Northern Europe from the 8th to the 11th century AD. Patent: The word patent comes from the Latin word Litterae patentes, which means a public letter or public document. It was used by medieval monarchs to prove certain privileges, and later referred to the exclusive rights certificate signed by the British king himself. . Patents are the world's largest source of technical information. According to empirical statistical analysis, patents contain 90%-95% of the world's scientific and technological information. Flush toilet:
During the era of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), there was a British clergyman named John Harrington who loved literature. He was once arrested for spreading a so-called indecent story. Sentenced to exile. Between 1584 and 1591, he built a house in the penal colony of Kelston. There, he designed the world's first flush toilet. The toilet is connected to the cistern and is installed in the house. He was so proud of his invention that he named it after Ajax, a hero from Homer's epic poem. Afterwards, Harrington also wrote the book "The Transformation of the Chamber Pot", describing in detail the design of his flush toilet. However, the British public at the time did not accept this invention and they still preferred to use chamber pots. Quartz clock: In 1929, American engineer Maleach first applied quartz crystals to electric clocks. Using electronic methods to calculate the number of crystal vibrations, control the speed of the motor, and drive the pointer to display the time, a quartz clock was successfully made. Sofa: I won’t search anymore. It’s English name is sofa. Simmons: It’s a spring mattress. Did you know that Simmons is a person's last name? It was a person named Simmons who invented the soft mattress.
1. More than 100 years ago, there was a furniture businessman named Zalmon Simmons in the United States. He heard customers complain that the bed board was too hard and uncomfortable to sleep on, so he started thinking about it.
2． He tried many methods, such as stuffing thick cotton into the mattress, but it soon became compacted and still uncomfortable. When he saw the spring made of wire, his eyes lit up.
3． So, he bought a batch of iron wires of moderate thickness, wound and woven them into bed posts, and wrapped them in strong cloth bags, making them very comfortable to lie on.
4. In 1900, the world's first spring mattress wrapped in cloth was launched on the market, and it was immediately well received by consumers. People named it after the inventor's surname.
5. More and more people are ordering Simmons mattresses. The manual operation is too slow and the quality is difficult to guarantee. Mr. Simmons asked machinist John Galli to design a machine.
6． It took John three years to finally develop a machine that specializes in processing spring mattresses. Spring mattresses were quickly produced one after another, and Simmons, which made people sleep soundly, entered thousands of households.
A famous brand from the United States, founded by Axlmon Gilber Simmons in 1870. Today, "SIMMONS" has become synonymous with high-end spring beds.
Round Table Conference: In the 5th century AD, King Arthur of England came up with a way. When he and his knights held a meeting, they sat around the round table regardless of the upper or lower seats. In this way
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It avoids disputes caused by participants taking seats up and down. As a result, the "Round Table Conference" was formed.
The round table meeting does not distinguish between superior and inferior, and it means that all participants are "equal" and "consultative". After World War I, international meetings mostly took the form of round tables. The "Round Table Conference" continues to this day.