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1、Unit13篇章翻译(一)丝绸之路1.欢迎各位参加“丝绸之路游”,为期两周的游览将成为您一生中最难忘的经历之一。WelcometoourSilkRoadTour.Thistwo-weektour/trip/excursionwill(may)turnouttobeoneofthemostunforgettable(memorable)experiencesinyourlife.2.丝绸之路的历史可以追溯到公元前2世纪,当时一名中国官员、朝廷使者张骞沿着这条连接亚欧两大洲的贸易通道出使西域。TheSilkRoadcanbetracedbackto
2、(tracesbackto/datesbackto)thesecondcenturybeforeB.C.,whenZhangQian,aChineseofficialandimperialenvoy,wentonbusinesstoXiyu(theWesternRegion)alongthistraderoutethatlinked(joined/connected)[connecting]AsiaandEurope.(结构调整)3.这条通道源于长安城(今天的西安),一路穿越陕西省、甘肃省境内的河西走廊、新疆塔里木盆地、帕米尔山区、阿富汗、伊朗
3、、伊拉克以及叙利亚,最后抵达地中海的东岸,全程七千公里,其中有四千多公里的路段在中国境内。TheroutebeganatChang’anCity(thepresentXi’an),passedShanxiprovince,theHexiCorridorin(of)GansuProvince,theTarimBasinandthePamirmountainsinXinjiangAutonomousRegion,aswellassuchforeigncountriesasAfghanistan,Iran,IraqandSyria,andfinall
4、y(it)reached(endedat)theeasterncoast(shores)oftheMediterranean.Oftheroute’s7,000kilometers,over(morethan)4,000werewithinChineseterritory.[Itwas7,000kilometerswithmorethan4,000inChina.(用foreigncountries进行概括)4.15世纪前的一千多年里,中国通过这条通道给西域各国带区了丝绸织物、火药、造纸术和印刷术。Forthemorethan1,000year
5、s(themillennium)beforethe15thcentury,through(along,via)thisrouteChinesebrought(dispatched/delivered/sent)totheWest(toWesterncountries)theirsilkcloth(fabrics),gunpowder,paper-makingtechnique,andprintingtechnique.5.3同时,这条通道给我们引进了佛教,伊斯兰教,以及葡萄、核桃、石榴、黄瓜、玻璃、香水等产品。Meanwhile,through
6、thisroute,weChineseintroducedfromforeigncountriesBuddhismandIslamaswellassuchproductsasgrapes,walnuts,pomegranates,cucumbers,glassandperfume.6.因为中国丝绸是沿着这条道进入西方国家的,所有欧洲学者将此道称作“丝绸之路”。Since(As,Because)China’ssilk(theChineseSilk)reachedWesterncountriesalongthisroute(followedthis
7、roadtoentertheWest),Europeanscholarscall(called)ittheSilkRoad.7.丝绸之路沿途的大批历史人物、引人入胜的自然风景以及富有情趣的地方文化,使这一长途远游成了世界上最精彩的旅游项目之一。TheSilkRoadisabundant(rich)inhistoricalrelics,attractive(enchanting)scenery(landscape)andvariedlocalcultures,whichmakethislongtrip(journey)oneoftheworld’
8、smostinterestingtourprograms.8.在丝绸之路的中国段,沿线散居着许多少数民族,他们对来自世界各地的游客都以礼相待,热情好客