The other outstanding feature is that the new inventions were for everyday use. The canals were arteries of communication: They were not made to carry pleasure boats, but barges. And the barges were not made to carry luxuries, but pots and pans and bales of cloth, boxes of ribbon, and all the common things that people buy by the pennyworth.

　　B. Directions: Translate the following passage into English. (Please write the translation on your Answer Sheet.) (15 points)

　　47.不久前，我在上海展览馆看了一场特别的服装表演。“模特儿"都已人到中年甚至老年，从42岁直至74岁。她们穿着自己设计裁剪的服装，随着迪斯科音乐，迈着没有经过训练的朴素的步子，面带羞怯而勇敢的微笑，走在长长的红色地毯上。她们逐渐镇定下来，有了自信，脚步渐渐合拍，并开始注意面对观众。