the lands outside China, his task was to develop relations
中国以外的土地，他的任务是发展关系，
and set up trade routes with foreign countries.
建立与国外贸易通道。
In a few years, he built a great fleet of ships,
He traded valuable goods like gold, silver and silk.
他用贵重商品，如黄金、白银和丝绸做贸易。
Doris: Sorry, I didn't quite catch you.
Doris：对不起，我没听清，
You said he traded gold, silver and…?
In 1271, when he was 17 years old,
1271 年，当他 17 岁的时候，
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he set off on a journey to Asia with his father and uncle,
他跟随他的父亲和叔叔开始了他的亚洲旅程，
and did not return home until 24 years later.
你说他买卖黄金、白银和……？
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Tony: Silk. Once he even brought back a giraffe!
Tony：丝绸，有一次，他甚至带回来一只长颈鹿！
Unit1 More practice
Marco Polo
马可·波罗
By West Lake, in the city of Hangzhou, there is a mall
它们大到足以承载25,000 人
as well as very large quantities of goods.
以及非常多的货物。
From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He went on seven trips
从 1405 年至 1433 年，郑和前后共进行了七次远游，
and visited South-East Asia, the Middle-East
文化和技术的交流，
They helped the development of those countries and regions.
它们帮助了这些国家和地区的发展。
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Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage.
1433 年，郑和在他最后一次航行中去世了。
请再说一遍,什么故事？
Did you say Christopher Columbus?
你是说克里斯托弗·哥伦布？
Read the conversation below and practice it in pairs.
阅读下面的对话，两人一组练习。
Pay attention to the words in blue.
Tony：当然可以，我们学了郑和他的航行。
Doris: Sorry, could you repeat that, please?
Doris：对不起，请再说一遍。
Tony: Sure. We learnt about Zheng He and his voyages.
Tony：好的，我们学了郑和他的航行，
和她的大城市以及通信系统。
His book made Europeans more and more interested in the East.
他的书让欧洲人越来越对东方感兴趣，
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It also influenced many other explorers,
这也影响了许多其他的探险家，
including Christopher Columbus. Polo died in 1324.
郑和 1371 出生于云南，后来成为
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a trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
一个明朝永乐皇帝可信任的官员。
The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore
皇帝下令郑和造访并探索
当时有一场战争，他被抓获了。
While he was in prison,
他在监狱里时，
he told the stories of his travels to another man there.
他把他的旅行故事告诉了另一个人。
This man wrote the stories down in a book called
初中英语九年级下册 课文
unit 1 reading unit 1 speaking unit 1 more practice unit 2 reading unit 2 speaking unit 2 more practice
unit 3 reading unit 3 speaking unit 3 more practice unit 4 reading unit 4 speaking unit 4 more practice
在杭州西湖，有一个
statue of a traveller. His name was Marco Polo.
旅行者的小雕像，他的名字叫马可·波罗。
Marco Polo grew up in the city of Venice, in present-day Italy.
马可·波罗在威尼斯城长大，在现今的意大利。
unit 5 reading unit 5 speaking unit 5 more practice unit 6 reading unit 6 speaking unit 6 more practice
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Unit1 Reading
The voyages of Zheng He
郑和下西洋
Zheng he was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405,
这些航行使得中国
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to trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk.
通过贵重物品如黄金、白银和丝绸进行贸易。
At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things that were seen in China for the first time,
并且在长达 24 年中一直没有回家。
His travels took him across Asia, along the Silk Road
他的旅程横穿亚洲，沿着丝绸之路，
and throughout China.
游遍整个中国。
He loved Hangzhou so much
他很喜欢杭州，以至于
在短短几年内，他建造船舶组成了一支庞大的舰队，
the biggest in the world at that time.
是当时世界上最大的。
The ships were known as treasure ships.
这些船被称为宝船，
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They were big enough to carry 25,000 people
包括克里斯托弗·哥伦布。波罗死于1324年。
His last words were: “I did not tell half of what I saw.”
临死前说的最后一句话是：“ 我看到的，还有一半没有告诉你们 。”
很快马可·波罗的旅游在欧洲被众所周知了。
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The stories gave many Europeans their first look at
这些故事让许多欧洲人第一次了解
the life and culture of the people in Asia.
亚洲人民的生活和文化。
Polo told of many amazing things
这个人把这些故事写成了一本书，取名叫
The Travels of Marco Polo.
《马可·波罗游记》。
Because of the interesting descriptions of Asian life in the book,
因为书中对亚洲生活的精彩描述，
Polo's travels soon became well known in Europe.
马可·波罗讲到的许多神奇的东西
that were unknown to Europe, such as paper money.
在欧洲是闻所未闻的，如：纸币。
He also wrote about China's development,
他还写了一篇是关于中国的发展，
with its large cities and systems of communication.
that he described it as “the finest city in the world”.
他将其形容为 “ 世界上最好的城市 ” 。
When Polo finally returned to Venice,
当马可·波罗最终回到威尼斯时，
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there was a war and he was captured.
视他为开拓世界各地不同民族之间文化交流的先驱。
Unit1 Speaking
A. Talk time
A. 对话时间
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Asking for repetition