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Unit 3
reading and thinking
language points
学习目标:
1、学习文中出现的重点单词及短语
2、学会分析课文句子结构,进一步理解文章内容
3、学会将文中出现的部分该话题的重点短语迁移至话题作文
Trade and curiosity have often formed the foundation of mankind's greatest achievements. To complete the great map of the world was a strong passion for the people of early civilisations. Marco Polo's tales inspired European explorers to search for sea routes from west to east. However, merchants and explorers from the East set sail from east to west many years before Columbus first did.
不定式做主语
a passion for... 对...酷爱
n.强烈情感;激情
形成...的基础
n.好奇心 curious adj.好奇的
inspire sb to do 激励某人做某事
时间状语从句
寻找
n.探索家 explore vt.探索 exploration n.探索
set sail起航;开航
不定式做宾补
n.基础 found vt.创建 founder n.创建者
In ancient times, silk from China found its way overland to India, the Middle East, and Rome, along what became known as the Silk Road. A trading route across the sea was also extended along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, centred around Ceylon(now Sri Lanka).
find one’s way to... 找到通往...的路
经由陆路的
宾从
作为...而闻名
过去分词作定语
在古代
vt.扩展 extension n.扩展
Here, merchants from China and many other places met to negotiate trade deals, which also led to more awareness of each other's cultures. Over the centuries, further trading allowed more exploration of the regions to the west of China, as recorded in Du Huan's Record of My Travels in the eighth century.
正如,好像,定语从句
vt.达成n.协议
negotiate a deal 达成交易
不定式做目的状语
定语从句
n.意识 be aware of 意识到
Later, the Ming Dynasty further developed relations with these regions. Between 1405 and 1433, seven large fleets(船队;舰队) sailed west on voyages of trade and exploration. These fleets were a sight to behold and were in a league of their own at that time.
壮观的景象
独领风骚
与...发展关系
Under the command of Zheng He, they set sail from the South China Sea across the Indian Ocean to the mouth of the Red Sea, and then to the east coast of Africa.
under the command of sb. 由...指挥
= under sb’s command
红海口
n.控制;指挥
v.命令;指挥
command that 从句+ (should) do
命令(某人)做某事
African royal families sent gifts such as giraffes as gestures of friendship in return for gold, silk, and spices.Although China withdrew from further expeditions after 1433, these land and sea routes remained active channels between other cultures for centuries.
as a gesture of...表示...
姿态;表示
作为对...的回报
退出;撤回
探险;远征;考察
让步状语从句
To reach out across the sea remains a strong desire today. The ancient sea routes travelled by Zheng
He are being revisited with the 21st
Century Maritime Silk Road, which is part of the Belt and Road Initiative(措施倡议).
过去分词作定语
v.重提;再次讨论
一带一路倡议
跨越海洋
不定式做主语
定语从句
The aim of this initiative is to encourage cooperation and trade across the historic Silk Road areas, and strengthen the bonds between China and the rest of the world. Trading has grown greatly in recent years, and will continue to do so in years to come.
在未来几年里
不定式做表语
The aim/goal/puropose is to do
strong adj.强壮的 strength n.力量;体力;优势
vt.增强;
现在完成时
China has invested billions in systems and services along these routes, which will help to greatly develop the whole area for the benefit of future
trade and cultural exchange.
为了...的利益
交换;交流
定语从句
China has also joined its friends across the sea on other important projects. Although the ancient sea routes of Zheng He have been travelled
many times, there are still many other places left to explore.
走遍;行进;长途行走
过去分词做定语
让步状语从句
In recent years, China has joined other nations on several expeditions to explore the Arctic(北极). From a scientific point of view, there is an urgent need to study the Arctic in order
to understand climate change and its effects.
观点;考虑角度
there is a need to do sth.
有必要做某事
不定式作目的状语
现在完成时
为了
n.影响 effective adj.有效的
Hundreds of years on, and with the latest technology in hand, the need to
trade and the desire to enhance relationships will drive China to reach
out across the sea far into the future.
数百年过去了
在手头;可供使用
at hand
at first hand
by hand
hand in hand
在附近;近在手边
亲自;第一手
用手工
手拉手
提高;增强
v.迫使;驱使
drive sb. to do sth.
驱使某人做某事
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