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Unit2Reading一TradecuriosityfoundationcivilisationinspiredistantmerchantcontactdynastydescriptionivoryshellGreeceEgyptprisonerescapewandercourtcostalcommandrenewroyalgiraffegenerouselephantprosperexpeditioneconomicopportunitySilkRoadsearouteSwahilikingdombronzestatueRecordofMyTravelsv.成功,興隆,昌盛,(指上帝)使成功,使昌隆,繁榮n.遠征,探險隊,迅速,派遣《經(jīng)行記》IntheearlydaysoftheMingDynasty,thatis,earlyinthe15thcentury,Chinawas,ineconomicprogress,anadvancedcountryintheworld.Attheordersofthethenemperor,ChengZu,whosenamewasZhuDi,avastfleetsetsailinJuly,1405fromLiujiaHarbournearSuzhouonadistantvoyage.Thepurposewastoestablishrelationswithforeigncountries,toexpandtradecontactsandtolookfortreasurestosatisfythedesireofthesovereignforluxuries.

ChristopherColumbusChristopherColumbuswasborninGenoa,Italy.Heworkedasaseamanandthenasailingentrepreneur.EducatedEuropeansofColumbus’daybelievedthattheworldwasround.However,Columbusandmostothers,underestimatedtheworld’ssize.TheycalculatedthatEastAsiamustliecloselywhereNorthAmericansitsontheearth.TheydidnotyetknowthatthePacificOceanexisted.Columbusbrokewithtraditionin1492,sailingwestinordertofindashorterroutetoIndiaandChina.HewasthefirstEuropeantoexploretheAmericassincetheVikingssetupcoloniesinGreenlandandNewfoundlandinthe10thcentury.HeexploredtheWestIndies,southAmerica,andCentralAmerica.OnMay20,1506,thegreatItalianexplorerChristopherColumbusdiedinSpain.Between1405and1433,ZhengHehad,overaperiodof28years,eighttimesbeenorderedtoactasenvoytocountrieslyingtothewestofChina.Eachtimehehadunderhiscommandabigfleetandastaffofmorethan20,000men.HisfleetshadsailedintheSouthChinaSeaandtheIndianOcean.TheyhadgonefurthersouthtoJavaintoday'sIndonesia.Sailingtheninanorthwestdirection,theyhadvisitedYemen,IranandtheHolyCityofIslamMeccaandfurtherwesttotoday'sSomaliainEastAfrica.Inall,hehadmadecallsatmorethan30countriesandterritories.AllthishadtakenplaceabouthalfacenturybeforethefamousEuropeansailorColumbus'svoyagetoAmerica.Forthisreason,ZhenHe'sexpeditionscouldrightfullybecalled"anunprecedentedfeatinthehistoryofnavigationofmankind."

Onhisfirstvoyageoverseas,thelargestshipinthefleethadalengthof440Chinesefeetandawidthof180.Mannedbymorethen200sailorsandabletoaccommodate1,000passengers,itwasequippedwithninemastswhichflew12bigsails.Thiswasprobablythelargestsea-goingvesseloftheday.Othervesselsmightnotbeofthesamesizebutonanaverageeachonewasabletocarryaboardfourtofivehundredpassengers.RedseaIndianOceanAfricaCeylonChinaIndiaArabRomeSouthChinaSeaIndiaMiddleEastRomeWhereandhowwassilkspread?Whathappenedin97AD?LuoyangSwahilikingdomsOverthenexthundredyears

tradingcenterforIvory,spices,rhinocerosShells,animalskinsandsugartradedtomerchantsfrom

theArabiccountriesEgypt,Greece,Rome,India,CeylonandChinaWhathappenedtoDuHuanintheyearof751?takeprisonerescaped(wandering)returnedwrotegiveinformationonInthe11thcentury,werethereanycontactsbetweenAfricansandChina?Arethereanyevidencesleft?theearliestAsianculturalrelicasmallbronzestatueBythebeginningofthefifteenthcentury:coastaltownsinEastAfricaChinareachtheheightoftheirpowerprospertimewasripeIntheyearsbetween1405and1433SouthChinaSeaIndianOceanReadSeaAfter1433:ZhengHerenewedrelationswiththekingdomsoftheEastAfricancoast.AfricankingMingEmperortwogiraffesinviteAfricanMingrulerscourtZebras,giraffes,shells,elephantivoryandrhinoceros-hornmedicinegold,spices,silk,andvariousotherpresents1.Importantsentences:1.However,longbeforethatbravemerchantsweretherealexplorersofthewesternOcean2.SilkfounditswayoverlandalongSilkRoadtoIndia,theMiddleEastandRome,inexchangeforspicesandglass.findone’’swayto:發(fā)現(xiàn)(到某處的的)途徑finditswayto：自自然達到目目的地getintothewayofdoingsth.:養(yǎng)成做做某事的習(xí)習(xí)慣loseone’sway:迷路makeone’’swayto/towards:走,行走,前前進makewayforsb./sth.讓……通過,給給..讓路路1.交換以以下對此事事的意見:2.彼此交換換禮物:3.與……調(diào)換位置置:exchangegiftswitheachotherexchangeseatswith……________________________________________haveanexchangeofviewsonthematterexchangeideas/viewsonthematter1.女孩孩給了他他一些花花生用來來交換糖糖果.Thegirlgavehimsomepeanutsinexchangeforsomesweets.3.Ceylon,withitscentralposition,wastheplacewhereChinesemerchantsmetwithArabmerchantsandheardaboutthewesternmostlands.4.TheArabiccontactstotheAfricancoastledtothenextmeetingbetweenblinconstantradio/telephonecontactwithsb.makecontactwithmakecontact/breakcontactOverthenextfewhundredyears,theSwahilikingdomsandtheislandsofftheAfricancoastdevelopedintotheworld’’stradingcentre.forivory.Off:prepatsomedistancefromabighouseoffthehighstreetAnislandoffthecoastofCornwallTheshipsankoffCapeHorn.TheArabiccontactstotheAfricancoastledtothenextmeetingbetweenblackpeopleandaChineseTheearliestAsianculturalrelicfoundinAfricaalsodatesfromthisperiod.resultincausedatebacktobetracedbacktoHisbackachecanbetracedbacktothataccident.Hisfailurecanbetracedbacktohisfather.6.Intheyearsbetween1405and1433,sevenlargetreasurefleetssailedwestwardsonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.7.Theexchangeofgoodshadasymbolicmeaningfarmoreimportantthanthevalueofthegoodsthemselves.6.ThewonderfulgiftandthecontactwiththeblackcourtsoexcitedChina’scuriosityaboutAfricathatZhengHesentamessagetothekingandtootherAfricanstates,invitingthemtosendambassadorsandopenembassiesinthenewMingcapital,Beijing.7.Ceylon,withitscentralposition,wastheplacewhereChinesemerchantsmetwithArabmerchantsandheardaboutthewesternmostlands.方式狀語4.TheArabiccontactstotheAfricancoastledtothenextmeetingbetweenblackpeopleandaChinese.5.TheearliestAsianculturalrelicfoundinAfricaalsodatesfromthisperiod.6.Intheyearsbetween1405and1433,sevenlargetreasurefleetssailedwestwardsonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.7.Theexchangeofgoodshadasymbolicmeaningfarmoreimportantthevalueofthegoodsthemselves.1.海路2.形成人人們努力（探探索世界）的的基礎(chǔ)3.鼓舞某某人做某事4.西洋5.與某人人有聯(lián)系6.眾所周周知7.絲綢之之路8.與………交換9.中心位位置10.一個個中國大使11.東羅羅馬帝國12.發(fā)展展成為世界13.促進，導(dǎo)致14.被抓15.拓展，伸出

16.文化遺跡17.追溯到(沒有被動語態(tài))18.

一個小青銅獅雕像1.searoutes海海路2.formthefoundationformankind’sgreatestendeavour形形成人人們努力（探探索世界）的的基礎(chǔ)3.inspiresb.todo鼓舞某人人做某事4.theWesternOcean西洋5.havecontactswith與某人有聯(lián)系系6.Itiswellknownthat眾所周知知7.*theSilkRoad絲綢之路8.inexchangefor與與……交換9.acentralposition中中心位置10.aChineseambassador一個中中國大使11.*theEastRomanEmpire東羅馬帝國12.developintotheworld’’stradingcentre發(fā)發(fā)展成為世界界貿(mào)易中心13.leadto促促進，導(dǎo)致致14.betakenprisoner被抓15.reachout拓拓展，伸出出16.culturalrelics文化遺跡跡17.datefrom追追溯到(沒沒有被動語語態(tài))18.asmallbronzestatueofalion一個小青銅銅獅雕像19.意意識到