To us it sEEms so nAturAl to put up An umBrEllA to kEEp thE wAtEr oFF whEn it rAins.But ACtuAlly thE umBrEllA wAs not invEntED As protECtion AgAinst rAin. It wAs First usED As A shADE AgAinst thE sun. NoBoDy knows who First invEntED it, But thE umBrEllA wAs usED in vEry AnCiEnt timEs. ProBABly thE First to usE it wErE thEChinEsE, wAy BACk in thE ElEvEnth CEnturyB、
C、 WE know thAt thE umBrEllA wAs Also usED in AnCiEntEgypt AnDBABylon As A sunshADE.AnD thErE wAs A strAngE thing ConnECtED with its usE; it BECAmE A symBol oF honor AnD Authority. In thE FArEAst In AnCiEnt timEs, thE umBrEllA wAs AllowED-to BE usED only By royAl pEoplE or By thosE in high oFFiCE. InEuropE, thE GrEEks wErE thE First to usE thE umBrEllA As A sunshADE.AnD thE umBrEllA wAs in Common usE in AnCiEnt GrEECE.But it is BEliEvED thAt thE First pErsons inEuropE to usE thE umBrEllAs As protECtion AgAinst thE rAin wErE thE AnCiEnt RomAns.During thE MiDDlEAgEs, thE usE oF thE umBrEllA prACtiCAlly DisAppEArED、ThEn it AppEArED AgAin in ItAly in 16th CEntury.AnD AgAin it BECAmE A symBol oF powEr AnD Authority. UmBrEllAs hAvE not ChAngED muCh in stylE During All this timE, though thEy hAvE BEComE muCh lightEr in wEight. It wAsn’t until thE twEntiEth CEntury thAt womEn’s umBrEllAs BEgAn to BE mADE in A vAriEty oF Colors. ThE umBrEllA wAs usED only By royAl pEoplE or thosE in high oFFiCE_________.
A、inEuropEAn in thE EightEEnth CEntury
B．in AnCiEntEgypt AnDBABylon
C、in thE FArEAst in AnCiEnt timEs
D．During thE MiDDlEAgEs