Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit and Reading—Preview（Word教参）-【优化指导】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第三册（译林版2020）

Looking through the mirror，we can see true imagines of own；with our knowledge of the past，the present can be better known. 透过镜子，我们可以看到自己真实的形象； 有了我们对过去的了解，我们就能更好地了解现在。 主题语境——人与社会——对社会有突出贡献的人物。郑和(1371—1433)，明朝太监，原姓马，名和，小名三宝，又作三保，云南昆阳(今晋宁昆阳街道)宝山乡知代村人。中国明朝航海家、外交家。1405到1433年，郑和七下西洋，完成了人类历史上伟大的壮举。 In 1371，Zheng He was born in what is now Yunnan Province to Muslim parents，who named①him Ma Sanbao.When he was 11 years old，invading②Ming armies captured Ma and took him to Nanjing.Then he was made to serve in the imperial palace③. Ma befriended④ a prince there who later became the Emperor Yong Le.Brave，strong，intelligent and totally loyal⑤，Ma won the trust of the prince who，after ascending the throne⑥，gave him a new name Zheng He. Yong Le was an ambitious emperor who believed that China's greatness would be increased with an “open­door”policy regarding international trade and diplomacy⑦ .In 1405，he ordered Chinese ships to sail to the Indian Ocean，and put Zheng He in charge of⑧ the voyage.Zheng went on to lead seven expeditions⑨in 28 years，visiting more than 30 countries. The voyages helped expand foreign interest in Chinese goods such as silk and porcelain (瓷器).In addition⑩，Zheng He brought foreign items back to China.At the same time⑪，the fleet's⑫obvious strength meant that the Emperor of China commanded respect and inspired fear all over Asia. Though Zheng He died in 1433 and was probably buried at sea，a grave and small monument to him still exist in Jiangsu Province. Three years after Zheng He's death，a new emperor banned the construction of ocean­going⑬ships，and China's brief era of naval expansion was over. ①name vt.给……取名 ②invade vt.入侵 ③imperial palace皇宫 ④befriend vt.和……交朋友 ⑤loyal adj.忠诚的，忠实的 ⑥ascend the throne登基，登上王位 ⑦diplomacy n．外交 ⑧in charge of 负责；主管 ⑨expedition n．远征；探险 ⑩in addition此外；另外 ⑪at the same time同时 ⑫fleet n．舰队 ⑬ocean­going adj.远洋航行的 Though Zheng He died in 1433 and was probably buried at sea，a grave and small monument to him still exist in Jiangsu Province