许国璋英语第二册第十五课课文、对话、练习

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1、许国璋英语第二册《第十五课》（一）课文：1）课文原文：CHRISTOPHERCOLUMBUSChristopherColumbusdiscoveredAmericaonthe12thofOctober,1492.HehadspenteighteenyearsinplanningforthewonderfulvoyagewhichhemadeacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Hehadtalkedandarguedwiththesailorsandscholarsandprincesa

2、ndkings・"bysailingwestacrossthegreatocean,"hewouldsay・"IamsureIcanreachlandsthathaveneverbeenvisitedbyEuropeans.〃Buthehadbeenlaughedatasafoolishdreamer;andfewpeoplehadanyfaithinhim.FinallytheSpanishkingandqueen,whowereinterestedinfindingasearoutetoIn

3、dia,offeredhimshipsandmensothathecouldcarryouthisplan.HecrossedtheoceananddiscoveredstrangeIands,inhabitedbyapeopleunknowntoEuropeans.HebelievedtheselandstobepartofIndia.Earlyin1493ColumbusreturnedtoSpain.Therewasgreatrejoicinginthecountry,andhewasha

4、iledasherowhohadmadeanepoch-makingdiscovery.Crowdsofpeoplelinedthestreetstodohimhonor;andthekingandqueenwelcomedhimtotheirpalace.Neverhadsuchgreatrespectbeenshowntoanycommonman.Buttherewerepeoplewhowerejealousofthediscoverer."WhoisthisColumbus?"theya

5、sked・"Whathashedone?IshenotanordinaryseamanfromItaly?Andcouldnotanyotherpersonsailacrosstheoceanashehaddone?"OnedayColumbuswasatadinnergiveninhishonor.Atthepartywereseveraloftheseconceitedfellows,whoverysoontriedtomakehimuncomfortable・"Youhavediscove

6、redstrangelandsbeyondthesea/theybegan."Butwhatofthat?Wedonotseewhythereshouldbesomuchfussaboutit.Anybodycansailacrosstheocean,andanybodycancoastalongtheislandsontheotherside,justasyouhavedone・Itisthesimplestthingintheworld."Columbusmadenoanswer,butaf

7、terawhilehetookaneggfromadishandsaidtotheguests,"whoamongyou,gentlemen,canmakethiseggstandonend?"Oneguestafteranothertriedtheexperiment・Whentheegghadgonetheroundsandnonehadsucceeded,allsaidthatitcouldnotbedone.ThenColumbustooktheeggandstruckitssmalle

8、ndgentlyuponthetablesoastobreaktheshellalittle.Afterthattherewasnotroubleinmakingitstandupright・"Gentlemen，"saidhe,"whatcouldbeeasierthanthis?Andyetyousaiditwasimpossible!Itisthesimplestthingintheworld.Anybodycandoit一afterhehasbeenshownhow."2）全文译文：克利