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Unit1 Great explorations
Unit1
话题
重要探索
词汇
voyage n.航行
American adj.美洲的
continent n.大陆
discovery n.发现
rise v.变得更加成功(或重要、强大等)
develop v.增强,加强
relation n.关系,交往
trade n.贸易 v.以物换物,互相交换
foreign adj.外国的
Africa n.非洲
nowhere adv.无处,哪里都不
silk n.丝织物,丝绸
besides prep.除......之外(还)
development n.发展,壮大
pioneer n.先锋,先驱
people n.民族,种族
wealth n.财富
spread v.传播
短语
1.open up 开辟
2.go on a trip=take a trip 去旅行
3.set up建立;设立
4.set sail起航
5.be known as 被称为,作为…著名
6.as well as 也;还
7.lead to导致
8.compare A. with B 把A与B对比
9.set off (for) 出发去…
10.set off (from) 从…出发
11.a large quantity of/ large quantities of 大量的
12.order sb. to do sth. 命令…做
13. allow…to do… 允许做…
14. at that time 在那时
15. across the world / all over the world 全世界
16. have effects on … 对…有影响
17. was/were born 出生于......
18.hand in上交
19. grow up 成长
20.not...until...直到...才...
句型
1. In 1405, he set off from China on the first of seven great voyages.
1405年,他从中国出发,开始了七次伟大航海之旅的首航。
2. His travels were so important that they are still studied today.
他的航海之行是如此重要,以至到了现在人们仍在研究。
3. His task was to develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries.
他的任务是与外国发展关系,并与他们开设贸易航线。
4. They were big enough to carry 25,000 people as well as very large quantities of goods.
它们(船只)很大,足以承载两万五千人和大量的货物。
5. It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit.
似乎对于他而言,没有什么地方是遥不可及的。
6. Besides developing trade, the voyage also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies.
除了发展贸易,这些航行还带动了文化和技术的交流。
7. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer.
然而,他的航行取得了如此巨大的成功,人们至今依然认为他是一名先驱。
8. I often compare their cultures with my own, which helps me learn more about the world.
我经常把他们的文化和我自己的进行比较,这样帮助我更多地了解世界。
9. These voyages allowed China to trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk.
这些航行让中国能交换一些宝贵的货物,如黄金、白银和丝绸。
10. He lo