Unit 3 Reading 1 课件-2022-2023学年高二英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第三册

B6U3 Reading 1 明镜所以照形，古事所以知今。 Looking into a mirror, we can see true images of our own; with our knowledge of the past, the present can be better known. —Chen Shou Chen Shou (Chinese: 陈寿), was a Chinese historian who lived during the Three Kingdoms period and Jin dynasty of China. He is most known for his most celebrated work, the Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi), which records the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. the importance of learning from the past Explorers have played an important role in world history. Date and place of birth: born in 1254 in Venice, Italy Famous achievement: one of the first explorers to travel the Silk Road, travel around Asia and visit China, where he found favour with the ruling Kublai Khan, in the Middle Ages. Guessing game Date and place of birth: born on 23 September 1371 in Yunnan, China Famous achievement: He was a Chinese explorer who explored the world under orders from the emperor of China, and established numerous new trade routes along the way. He took seven main expeditions over the course of his life. Guessing game Date and place of birth: born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy Famous achievement: He is known for his 1492 'discovery' of the New World of the Americas. In actual fact, he did not discover North America. Guessing game Date and place of birth: born on 9 March 1454 in Florence, Italy Famous achievement: He is the man who gave his name to the continents of North and South America. This was because he was the first person to realise that the continents of North and South America were distinct, something previously unknown to the people of Europe. Guessing game Date and place of birth: born on 7 November 1728 in England Famous achievement: best known for his exploration of the Pacific Ocean and accurate mapping of the area. In 1770 he discovered New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef(大堡礁) in Australia. Guessing game Global reading | Article 1 Read the articl