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Unit2Reading一TradecuriosityfoundationcivilisationinspiredistantmerchantcontactdynastydescriptionivoryshellGreeceEgyptprisonerescapewandercourtcostalcommandrenewroyalgiraffegenerouselephantprosperexpeditioneconomicopportunitySilkRoadsearouteSwahilikingdombronzestatueRecordofMyTravelsv.成功,兴隆,昌盛,(指上帝)使成功,使昌隆,繁荣n.远征,探险队,迅速,派遣《经行记》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:发现(到某处的的)途径finditswayto：自自然达到目目的地getintothewayofdoingsth.:养成做做某事的习习惯loseone’sway:迷路makeone’’swayto/towards:走,行走,前前进makewayforsb./sth.让……通过,给给..让路路1.交换以以下对此事事的意见:2.彼此交换换礼物:3.与……调换位置置:exchangegiftswitheachotherexchangeseatswith……________________________________________haveanexchangeofviewsonthematterexchangeideas/viewsonthematter1.女孩孩给了他他一些花花生用来来交换糖糖果.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.方式状语4.TheArabiccontactstotheAfricancoastledtothenextmeetingbetweenblackpeopleandaChinese.5.TheearliestAsianculturalrelicfoundinAfricaalsodatesfromthisperiod.6.Intheyearsbetween1405and1433,sevenlargetreasurefleetssailedwestwardsonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.7.Theexchangeofgoodshadasymbolicmeaningfarmoreimportantthevalueofthegoodsthemselves.1.海路2.形成人人们努力（探探索世界）的的基础3.鼓舞某某人做某事4.西洋5.与某人人有联系6.众所周周知7.丝绸之之路8.与………交换9.中心位位置10.一个个中国大使11.东罗罗马帝国12.发展展成为世界13.促进，导致14.被抓15.拓展，伸出

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一个小青铜狮雕像1.searoutes海海路2.formthefoundationformankind’sgreatestendeavour形形成人人们努力（探探索世界）的的基础3.inspiresb.todo鼓舞某人人做某事4.theWesternOcean西洋5.havecontactswith与某人有联系系6.Itiswellknownthat众所周知知7.*theSilkRoad丝绸之路8.inexchangefor与与……交换9.acentralposition中中心位置10.aChineseambassador一个中中国大使11.*theEastRomanEmpire东罗马帝国12.developintotheworld’’stradingcentre发发展成为世界界贸易中心13.leadto促促进，导致致14.betakenprisoner被抓15.reachout拓拓展，伸出出16.culturalrelics文化遗迹迹17.datefrom追追溯到(没没有被动语语态)18.asmallbronzestatueofalion一个小青铜铜狮雕像19.意意识到