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1、哥伦布英语ppt--(恢复)--(恢复)ChristopherColumbusOneofthepioneersinnavigationduring15thcenturyMaybethefirstone(atleasttheearlistones)todiscoverAmericafromothercontinentsColumbus(1451-1506)—Theworldbelongstotheadventurers.—Geniusisthepersonthatcandigupgoldandspringfromth
2、eplacewhereotherthinkisbarren.—Theperseverenceofmovingongivesbrithtodiscoveries,soIthinkithasnorelationshipwiththecravens.——ColumbusFinallyheturnedtothekingofSpain,whoknewlittleaboutgeography.AndthenewroutewascontroledbyPortugal,sotheKingofSpainwaseagerforanew
3、waytoChinaandIndia.SoAftercontinuallylobbyingattheSpanishcourtandtwoyearsofnegotiations,hefinallyhadsuccessin1492.SoColumbusbeganhisvoyages.Between1492and1503,Columbuscompletedfourround-tripvoyagesbetweenSpainandtheAmericas,allofthemunderthesponsorshipoftheCro
4、wnofCastile.ThesevoyagesmarkedthebeginningoftheEuropeanexplorationandcolonizationoftheAmericancontinents,andarethusofenormoussignificanceinWesternhistory.Columbusalwaysinsisted,inthefaceofmountingevidencetothecontrary,thatthelandsthathevisitedduringthosevoyage
5、swerepartoftheAsiancontinent,aspreviouslydescribedbyMarcoPoloandotherEuropeantravelersFirstvoyageOntheeveningof3August1492,ColumbusdepartedfromPalosdelaFronterawiththreeshipsColumbusfirstsailedtotheCanaryIslands,whichbelongedtotheCastile,whereherestockedthepro
6、visionsandmaderepairs.AfterstoppingoverinGranCanaria,hedepartedfromSanSebastiándeLaGomeraon6September,forwhatturnedouttobeafive-weekvoyageacrosstheocean.AlookoutonthePinta,RodrigodeTriana(alsoknownasJuanRodríguezBermeo),spottedlandabout2:00onthemorningof12Octo
7、ber,andimmediatelyalertedtherestofthecrewwithashout.Thereupon,thecaptainofthePinta,MartínAlonsoPinzón,verifiedthediscoveryandalertedColumbusbyfiringalombard.Columbuslatermaintainedthathehimselfhadalreadyseenalightonthelandafewhoursearlier,therebyclaimingforhim
8、selfthelifetimepensionpromisedbyFerdinandandIsabellatothefirstpersontosightlandColumbuscalledtheisland(inwhatisnowTheBahamas)SanSalvador;thenativescalleditGuanahani.Exactlywhichisl
