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1、Unit2 Reading一一Trade curiosity foundation civilisation inspire distant merchant contact dynasty description ivory shell Greece Egypt prisoner escape wander court costal command renew royal giraffe generous elephant prosper expedition economic opportunity Silk Road sea route Swahili kingdom bronze st

2、atue Record of My Travelsv.成功成功,兴隆隆,昌盛昌盛,(指上指上帝帝)使成功使成功,使昌隆使昌隆,繁荣繁荣n.远征征,探探险队,迅速迅速,派遣派遣经行行记In the early days of the Ming Dynasty,that is,early in the 15th century,China was,in economic progress,an advanced country in the world.At the orders of the then emperor,Cheng Zu,whose name was Zhu Di,a vast f

3、leet set sail in July,1405 from Liujia Harbour near Suzhou on a distant voyage.The purpose was to establish relations with foreign countries,to expand trade contacts and to look for treasures to satisfy the desire of the sovereign for luxuries.Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Co

4、lumbus was born in Genoa,Italy.He worked as a seaman and then a sailing entrepreneur.Educated Europeans of Columbusday believed that the world was round.However,Columbus and most others,underestimated the worlds size.They calculated that East Asia must lie closely where North American sits on the ea

5、rth.They did not yet know that the Pacific Ocean existed.Columbus broke with tradition in 1492,sailing west in order to find a shorter route to India and China.He was the first European to explore the Americas since the Vikings set up colonies in Greenland and Newfoundland in the 10th century.He exp

6、lored the West Indies,south America,and Central America.On May 20,1506,the great Italian explorer Christopher Columbus died in Spain.Between 1405 and 1433,Zheng He had,over a period of 28 years,eight times been ordered to act as envoy to countries lying to the west of China.Each time he had under hi

7、s command a big fleet and a staff of more than 20,000 men.His fleets had sailed in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.They had gone further south to Java in todays Indonesia.Sailing then in a northwest direction,they had visited Yemen,Iran and the Holy City of Islam Mecca and further west to t

8、odays Somalia in East Africa.In all,he had made calls at more than 30 countries and territories.All this had taken place about half a century before the famous European sailor Columbuss voyage to America.For this reason,Zhen Hes expeditions could rightfully be called an unprecedented feat in the his

9、tory of navigation of mankind.On his first voyage overseas,the largest ship in the fleet had a length of 440 Chinese feet and a width of 180.Manned by more then 200 sailors and able to accommodate 1,000 passengers,it was equipped with nine masts which flew 12 big sails.This was probably the largest

10、sea-going vessel of the day.Other vessels might not be of the same size but on an average each one was able to carry aboard four to five hundred passengers.Red seaIndian OceanAfricaCeylon China India ArabRomeSouth China SeaIndiaMiddle EastRomeWhere and how was silk spread?What happened in 97 AD?Luoy

11、angSwahili kingdomsOver the next hundred years trading center forIvory,spices,rhinocerosShells,animal skins and sugartraded to merchants from the Arabic countriesEgypt,Greece,Rome,India,Ceylon and ChinaWhat happened to Du Huan in the year of 751?take prisonerescaped(wandering)returnedwrotegive infor

12、mation onIn the 11th century,were there any contacts between Africans and China?Are there any evidences left?the earliest Asian cultural relica small bronze statueBy the beginning of the fifteenth century:coastal towns in East Africa Chinareach the height of their powerprospertime was ripeIn the yea

13、rs between 1405 and 1433South China SeaIndian OceanRead SeaAfter 1433:Zheng He renewed relations with the kingdoms ofthe East African coast.African king Ming Emperortwo giraffesinvite African Ming rulers courtZebras,giraffes,shells,elephant ivory and rhinoceros-horn medicinegold,spices,silk,and vari

14、ous other presents1.Important sentences:1.However,long before that brave merchants were the real explorers of the western Ocean 2.Silk found its way over land along Silk Road to India,the Middle East and Rome,in exchange for spices and glass.find ones way to:发现发现(到某处的到某处的)途径途径 find its way to：自然达到目的

15、地：自然达到目的地 get into the way of doing sth.:养成做某事的习惯养成做某事的习惯 lose ones way:迷路迷路 make ones way to/towards:走走,行走行走,前进前进 make way for sb./sth.让让通过通过,给给.让路让路1.交换以下对此事的意见交换以下对此事的意见:2.彼此交换礼物彼此交换礼物:3.与与调换位置调换位置:exchange gifts with each otherexchange seats with _ have an exchange of views on the matter exchang

16、e ideas/views on the matter1.女孩给了他一些花生用来交换糖果女孩给了他一些花生用来交换糖果.The girl gave him some peanuts in exchange for some sweets.3.Ceylon,with its central position,was the place where Chinese merchants met with Arab merchants and heard about the westernmost lands.4.The Arabic contacts to the African coast led

17、 to the next meeting between black people and a Chinese.in constant radio/telephone contact with sb.make contact with make contact/break contactOver the next few hundred years,the Swahili kingdoms and the islands off the African coastdeveloped into the worlds trading centre.for ivory.Off:prep at som

18、e distance from a big house off the high street An island off the coast of Cornwall The ship sank off Cape Horn.The Arabic contacts to the African coast led to the next meeting between black people and a ChineseThe earliest Asian cultural relic found in Africa also dates from this period.result in c

19、ausedate back tobe traced back toHis backache can be traced back to that accident.His failure can be traced back to his father.6.In the years between 1405 and 1433,seven large treasure fleets sailed westwards on voyages of trade and exploration.7.The exchange of goods had a symbolic meaning far more

20、 important than the value of the goods themselves.6.The wonderful gift and the contact with the black court so excited Chinas curiosity about Africa that Zheng He sent a message to the king and to other African states,inviting them to send ambassadors and open embassies in the new Ming capital,Beiji

21、ng.7.Ceylon,with its central position,was the place where Chinese merchants met with Arab merchants and heard about the westernmost lands.方式状语方式状语4.The Arabic contacts to the African coast led to the next meeting between black people and a Chinese.5.The earliest Asian cultural relic found in Africa

22、also dates from this period.6.In the years between 1405 and 1433,seven large treasure fleets sailed westwards on voyages of trade and exploration.7.The exchange of goods had a symbolic meaning far more important the value of the goods themselves.1.海路海路 2.形成人们努力（探索世界）的基础形成人们努力（探索世界）的基础3.鼓舞某人做某事鼓舞某人做某

23、事 4.西洋西洋5.与某人有联系与某人有联系 6.众所周知众所周知7.丝绸之路丝绸之路 8.与与交换交换9.中心位置中心位置10.一个中国大使一个中国大使11.东罗马帝国东罗马帝国12.发展成为世界贸易中心发展成为世界贸易中心13.促进，导致促进，导致 14.被抓被抓15.拓展，伸出拓展，伸出 16.文化遗迹文化遗迹17.追溯到追溯到(没有被动语态没有被动语态)18.一个小青铜狮雕像一个小青铜狮雕像1.sea routes 海海路路 2.form the foundation for mankinds greatest endeavour 形成人们努力（探索世界）的基础形成人们努力（探索世界）

24、的基础3.inspire sb.to do鼓舞某人做某事鼓舞某人做某事 4.the Western Ocean 西洋西洋5.have contacts with与某人有联系与某人有联系 6.It is well known that 众所周知众所周知7.*the Silk Road 丝绸之路丝绸之路 8.in exchange for 与与交换交换9.a central position 中心位置中心位置10.a Chinese ambassador一个中国大使一个中国大使11.*the East Roman Empire 东罗马帝国东罗马帝国12.develop into the world

25、s trading centre 发展成为世界贸易中心发展成为世界贸易中心13.lead to 促进，导致促进，导致 14.be taken prisoner被抓被抓15.reach out 拓展，伸出拓展，伸出 16.cultural relics文化遗迹文化遗迹17.date from追溯到追溯到(没有被动语态没有被动语态)18.a small bronze statue of a lion 一个小青铜狮雕像一个小青铜狮雕像19.意识到彼此的存在意识到彼此的存在 20.正式往来的时机成熟了。正式往来的时机成熟了。21.到达了繁盛时期到达了繁盛时期 22.商船队商船队23.中国的新朝代开始繁

26、荣了。中国的新朝代开始繁荣了。24.下西洋从事探险下西洋从事探险25.在在的的领领导导之之下下 26.起起航航 27.重重新新确确立立关关系系 28.送送某某人人贵贵重重礼礼物物 29.送送信信 30.设设立立使使馆馆 31.作为回报作为回报 32.象征意义象征意义33.货物交流的象征意义比货物本身的价值要重要的多。货物交流的象征意义比货物本身的价值要重要的多。34.A以以B为基础为基础19.the awareness of each others existence意意识识到到彼彼此此的的存存在在 20.The time was ripe for a grand meeting.正正式式往往

27、来来的的时时机机成成熟熟了了。21.reach the height of power到到达达了了繁繁盛盛时时期期 22.treasure fleets 商船队商船队23.China prospered under a new dynasty.中国的新朝代开始繁荣了。中国的新朝代开始繁荣了。24.*sail westwards on voyages of exploration下西洋从事探险下西洋从事探险25.under the command of 在在的的领领导导之之下下 26.set sail(to/from/for)起起航航 27.renew relations重重新新确确立立关关系系

28、 28.send sb.a royal present送送某某人人贵贵重重礼礼物物 29.send a message to sb.送送信信 30.open embassies设设立立使使馆馆 31.in return作作为为回回报报 32.a symbolic meaning 象征意义象征意义33.The exchange for goods had a symbolic meaning far more important than the value of the goods themselves货货物物交交流流的的象象征征意意义比货物本身的价值要重要的多。义比货物本身的价值要重要的多。34.base A on B A以以B为基础为基础