Module 1 Explorations and exchanges
Unit 1 Great explorations
【重點單詞】
1. voyage ['v???d?] n. 航行
2. repetition [rep?'t??(?)n] n. 重復
3. American [??m?r?k?n] adj. 美洲的
4. continent ['k?nt?n?nt] n. 大陸
5. discovery [d??sk?v?ri] n. 發(fā)現(xiàn)
6. rise [ra?z] v.(rose, risen) 變得更加成功(或重要、強大等)
7. official [?'f??(?)l] n. 官員
8. develop [d??vel?p] v. 增強;加強
9. relation [r??le??n] n. 關系;交往
10. trade [tre?d] n. 貿(mào)易 v. 以物易物;互相交換
11. foreign ['f?r?n] adj. 外國的
12. Africa ['?fr?k?] n. 非洲
13. nowhere [?n??we?(r)] adv. 無處;哪里都不
14. silk [s?lk] n. 絲織物;絲綢
15. giraffe [d???rɑ?f] n. 長頸鹿
16. besides [b??sa?dz] prep. 除……之外(還)
17. development [d??vel?pm?nt] n. 發(fā)展;壯大
18. region [?ri?d??n] n. 地區(qū)
19. pioneer [pa??'n??] n. 先鋒;先驅
20. people [?pi?pl] n. 民族;種族
21. wealth [welθ ] n. 財富
22. spread [spred] v.(spread, spread) 傳播
【重點短語】
1. open up 開辟
2. go on a trip 去旅行
3. set up 建立;設立
4. set sail 起航
5. (be) known as 被稱為
6. as well as 也;還
7. lead to 導致
8. compare … with … 把……與……對比
9. set off 出發(fā);動身
10. be born in 出生于
11. rise to 升遷
12. develop relations 發(fā)展關系
13. in a few years 在幾年之內
14. at that time 那時
15. the east coast of ……的東海岸
16. allow sb to do sth 允許某人做某事
17. at the end of 在……結束時
18. for the first time 首次;第一次
19. make a journey 旅行
20. a new age of ……的新時代
21. look for 尋找
22. pass through 穿過;通過
23. far away 遙遠的
24. hand in 上交
25. by the way 順便說一下
26. live on one’s own 獨自生活
27. the rest of 其余的;剩下的
28. be in prison 在監(jiān)獄
29. become well known in 在……出名
30. be used for 被用作
31. around the world 世界各地;全世界
【重點句型】
1. This was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first set off on his journey of discovery to America.
這比哥倫布第一次踏上美洲發(fā)現(xiàn)之旅早了將近一個世紀。
2. His travels were so important that they are still studied today.
他的旅行如此重要,直到今天人們還在研究他的旅行。
3. The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore the lands outside China.
皇帝命令鄭和去中國以外的地方拜訪和探索。
4. The ships were known as treasure ships.
這些船被稱為寶船。
5. They were big enough to carry 25,000 people as well as very large quantities of goods.
它們足夠大,可以承載25,000人以及大量的貨物。
6. It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit.
對他來說,似乎沒有什么地方是太遠而不能去的。
7. Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies.
除了發(fā)展貿(mào)易,航海也促進了文化和技術交流。
8. They help the development of those countries and regions.
他們幫助那些國家和地區(qū)的發(fā)展。
9. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contracts between different peoples around the world.
然而,他的航行是如此巨大的成就,人們仍然記得他是在世界各地不同民族之間開辟文化交流的先驅。
10. It takes many days to cross it.
花很多天才能穿過它。
11. It must be so exciting to be an explorer!
成為一名探險家很刺激!
12. Sorry, could you repeat that, please?
不好意思,能請你重復一下嗎?
13. Sorry, I didn’t catch you.
不好意思,我沒聽懂你的話。