(讲义)Unit 3 Back to the Past 导读 话题妙切入-【提分教练】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第三册(译林版2020)

1．History is the essence of innumerable biographies． 历史是无数传记的精华。 —Thomas Carlyle 2．History is a philosophy taught by examples． 历史是用事例教育人的哲学。 3．The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history． 我们从历史中得到的唯一教训就是我们从没在历史中得到任何教训。 —George Bernard Shaw 4．History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon． 历史只不过是人们对于过去所发生的事有所认同。 —Napoleon Bonaparte History is a part of culture，which is the spiritual backbone of a nation.Through learning history，we can appreciate the culture of a country，as well as the history of its development，so that we can understand the nation better.History learning helps us to make correct decisions.By reviewing the history of our nation's development，we are able to avoid some mistakes which we had made in the past and draw lessons from past experience，which is helpful for us to make correct decisions.By learning different ways to solve problems in history，we will be the people with a compressive mind. The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe，Africa and Asia．People reached these different places along these roads．Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3，000 years ago．By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world，the Silk Road covered almost 6，500 kilometres．It spread from Rome to China，which is from the West to the Far East． Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk，of course．They also carried and traded spices(香料)，cloth，valuable stones and gold． During its busiest period，the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix．The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas．These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean，Persian，Magyar，Armenian，Bactrian，Indian and Chinese areas．All these peoples travelled the Silk Road，and they shared goods，stories，languages，and cultures． In modern times，the old Silk Road routes are still used，but now th