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词汇语境记忆 34
Day 34
The Ming Dynasty desired to strengthen the bonds with some western countries and in 1405 seven large fleets under the command of Zheng He set sail from the South China Sea. They sailed across the Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa, along the marine channels which had been extended by the former merchants and explorers. They took gold, silk, and spices to the African royal families and negotiated trade deals with them. Meanwhile, with advanced weapons in hand, they had mercy on rather than exploited, murdered, or arrested the people in other countries, who in turn applauded them. They also logged many tales that had happened along the way. Although China withdrew from further expeditions after 1433, these fleets were a sight to behold and were in a league of their own at that time.
明朝时期,中国希望建立并强化与部分西方国家的联系。1405年,郑和率领七支庞大的船队从南海启航,沿着先前商人和探险家开辟的航线穿越印度洋,抵达非洲东海岸。他们携带黄金、丝绸和香料赠予非洲王室家族,并与其协商贸易协议。与此同时,手持先进武器的他们并未剥削、残害或逮捕其他国家的人民,而是对他们施以仁慈,此举得到了当地民众的热烈赞扬。船队沿途记录了许多发生的故事。尽管中国在1433年后停止了进一步的航海探险,但这些船队当时堪称壮观,在同类中独树一帜,留下了不可磨灭的历史印记。
I 核心单词&短语
1./bɒnd/ n. 债券;结合
2./flɪt/ n. 舰队
3./set seɪl/ 起航
4./məˈriːn/ adj. 海的;航海的
5./ˈtʃæn(ə)l/ n. 海峡
6./ɪkˈstend/ v. 延伸
7./ˈmɜːtʃ(ə)nt/ n. 商人
8./spais/ n. 香料
9./ˈrɔɪəl/ adj. 皇家的
10./nɪˈɡəʊtiət/ v. 谈判
11./ˈmiːnwaɪl/ adv. 同时
12./ɪn hænd/ 在手头
13./ˈmɜːsi/ n. 仁慈
14./ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ v. 剥削
15./ˈmɜːdə(r)/ v. 谋杀
16./əˈrest/ v. 逮捕
17./lɒɡ/ n. 原木
18./teɪl/ n. 故事
19./wɪðˈdrɔː/ v. 撤回
20./flɪt/ n. 舰队
21./bɪˈhəʊld/ v. 看
22.独一无二
核心单词&短语
1.bond
2.fleet
3.set sail
4.marine
5.channel
6.extend
7.merchant
8.spice
9.royal
10.negotiate
11.meanwhile
12.in hand
13.mercy
14.exploit
15.murder
16.arrest
17.log
18.tale
19.withdrew
20.fleet
21.behold
22.in a league of their own
II 实用句型梳理
1.Meanwhile, with advanced weapons in hand, they had mercy on rather than
exploited, murdered, or arrested the people in other countries, who in turn applauded them.
“with advanced weapons in hand”是一个 with 引导的复合结构。with 引导的复合结构基本形式是“with + 宾语 + 宾语补足语”,表示伴随情况或状态,在句子中作状语,宾语可以是名词、代词,宾