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1、第五篇TheTravelsofIbnBattuta“IleftTangier,mybirthplace,the13thofJune1325withtheintentionofmakingthepilgrimage[toMecca]...toleaveallmyfriendsbothfemaleandmale,toabandonmyhomeasbirdsabandontheirnests.”SobeginsanoldmanuscriptinalibraryinParis—thetraveljournalofIbnBattuta.Almosttwo
2、centuriesbeforeColumbus,thisyoungMoroccansetoffforMecca,returninghomethreedecadeslaterasoneofhistory'sgreattravelers.Drivenbycuriosity,hejourneyedtoremotecomersoftheIslamicworld,travelingthrough44modemcountries,threetimesasfarasMarcoPolo.LittlecelebratedintheWest2,hisnameisw
3、ellknownamongArabs.InhishometownofTangier,asquare,ahotel,acafe,aferryboat,andevenahamburgerarenamedafterhim.IbnBattutastayedinMeccaasastudentforseveralyears,buttheurgetotravelsoontookover.Inoneadventure,hetraveledtoIndiaseekingprofitableemploymentwiththeSultanofDelhi.3Onthew
4、ay,hedescribedhisgroupbeingattackedintheopencountryby80menonfoot,andtwohorsemen：“wefought...killingoneoftheirhorsemenandabouttwelveofthefootsoldiers….Iwashitbyanarrowandmyhorsebyanother,butGodinhisgracepreservedme....WecarriedtheheadsoftheslaintothecastleofAbuBak,har...andsu
5、spendedthemfromthewall.”InDelhi,thesultangavehimthepositionofjudge,basedonhispriorstudyatMecca.Butthesultanhadanunpredictablecharacter,andIbnBattutalookedforanopportunitytoleave.WhenthesultanofferedtofinanceatriptoChina,heagreed.IbnBattutasetoffinthreeships,butmisfortunestru
6、ckwhilehewasstillontheshore.Asuddenstormgroundedandbrokeuptwoships,scatteringtreasureanddrowningmanypeopleandhorses.Ashewatched,thethirdship,withallhisbelongingsandslaves一onecarryinghischild—wascarriedouttoseaandneverheardfromagain.Afteralifetimeofincredibleadventures,IbnBat
7、tutawasfinallyorderedbytheSultanofMoroccotoreturnhometosharehiswisdomwiththeworld.Fortunately,heconsentedandwroteabookthathasbeentranslatedintonumerouslanguages,allowingpeopleeverywheretoreadabouthisunparalleledjourneys.词汇：pilgrimagen.朝圣，远游ferryn.渡船sultann,苏丹（伊斯兰教国王，某些伊斯兰国家统
8、治者的称号）slain：slay的过去分词slayv.杀死，杀戮unparalleledadj.无比的，空前的financev.给……提供资金scat
