时间:2019-01-10 作者:英语课 分类:高中英语北京必修模块


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[00:-1.00]Marco Polo and His Travels marco Poto was born in Italy in 1254.

[00:-2.00]He was the son of a merchant and in 1271,when he was just 17 years old,

[00:-3.00]he travelled across Europe and Asia with his father,

[00:-4.00]who wanted to do trade with the Chinese.

[00:-5.00]Eventually,they arrived in Beijing.

[00:-6.00]At that time China was ruled by the Yuan Dynasty Emperor,Kublai Khan.

[00:-7.00]Kublai Khan welcomed Marco and his father.

[00:-8.00]He was very happy to meet tow 1 foreigners and wanted to learn all about Europe.

[00:-9.00]Marc and his father were guests at the Emperor's Palace.

[00:10.00]Although Marco was young,he was very clever and could already speak four languages.

[00:11.00]The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends.

[00:12.00]He asked Marco to serve in his court

[00:13.00]and sent him on many important missions across the country.

[00:14.00]Marco,in turn,was amazed by how beautiful and powerful China was.

[00:15.00]He was very impressed by Beijing and the Emperor's Palace.

[00:16.00]He was particularly awed 2 by the Summer Palace which he described as

[00:17.00]" The greatest palace that ever was...

[00:18.00]The walls were covered in gold and silver

[00:19.00]and the Hall was so large it could easily dine 3 6,000 people."

[00:20.00]There were inventions and developments in China

[00:21.00]which were not available in Europe at that time.

[00:22.00]Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets.

[00:23.00]In Europe people paid for goods with gold or silver.

[00:24.00]He could not understand how people could pay for food and valuables with paper!

[00:25.00]He was also confused by the black stones people used to burn for fuel.

[00:26.00]The black stones were coal,but Marco had never seen coal before!

[00:27.00]In 1291,after 17 years of faithful service to the Emperor,Marco returned to Italy.

[00:28.00]He was now a very wealthy man.

[00:29.00]Not long after his return,a local war broke out near his town.

[00:30.00]During the war,Marco was the captain of a warship 4

[00:31.00]but was captured by the enemy and imprisoned 5.

[00:32.00]However,Marco was lucky enough to meet another prisoner

[00:33.00]who enjoyed listening to his stories about China.

[00:34.00]This prisoner was an author and persuaded Marco to dictate 6 all his stories to him

[00:35.00]so that he could write them in a book.

[00:36.00]This book,which was called The Description of the World,

[00:37.00]became one of the best selling books in Europe.

[00:38.00]Although people enjoyed reading his book,

[00:39.00]many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true.

[00:40.00]But Marco always stood by his tales.

[00:41.00]Just before he died,aged 70,Marco was asked the question,

[00:42.00]'Was it all true?"to which he replied,"I have only told a half of what I saw!"



n.拖,拉,牵引
  • The broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry.那辆坏了的车由一辆货车拖着。
  • Mrs Hayes went to the supermarket with her four little children in tow.海斯太太带着她的4个小孩到超市去了。
adj.充满敬畏的,表示敬畏的v.使敬畏,使惊惧( awe的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The audience was awed into silence by her stunning performance. 观众席上鸦雀无声,人们对他出色的表演感到惊叹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I was awed by the huge gorilla. 那只大猩猩使我惊惧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
vi.吃饭,进餐;vt.宴请
  • I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了。
  • Let's dine out tonight,I'm too tired to cook.我太累了,不想做饭,今晚咱们到外面吃吧。
n.军舰,战舰
  • He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
  • The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁,合并执行。
  • They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
v.口授;(使)听写;指令,指示,命令
  • It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
  • What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令?
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