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1、高三英语UnitTwoCrossingLimitsI…TrytotranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese,recitethemandthenpayattentiontotheunderlinedexpressions.1.Topeopleofearlycivilization,theworldmapisagreatpuzzle.2.ItiswellknownthatAfricahascontactswithIndiaandtheRedSeacivilizationfromtheearliesttimes.TheArabiccon
2、tactstotheAfricancoastledtothenextmeetingbetweenblackpeopleandaChinese.ThecontactsbetweenChinaandAfricaoverthecenturiesledtotheawarenessofeachother’sexistence.3.SilkfromChinafounditswayoverlandalongtheSilkRoadtoIndia,theMiddleEastandRome,inexchangeforspicesandglass.4.Ceylon,withitscentra
3、lposition,wastheplacewhereChinesemerchantsmetwithArabmerchantsandheardaboutthewesternmostlands5.Intheeleventhcentury,theAfricansmadeseveralvoyagestothecourtoftheSongDynasty.6.ItwasamajordevelopmentthattheAfricanswerereachingouttoChina.7.Bythebeginningofthefifteenthcenturythetimewasripefo
4、ragrandmeeting.Bythemiddleofthe19thefarthestcornersoftheearthhadalreadybeenexplored.8.TheMinggovernmenthadalargenavyandthewilltouseit.9.Intheyearsbetween14005and1433,seventreasurefleetssailedwestwardsonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.10.UnderthecommandofZhengHe,thefleetssetsailfromtheSouthC
5、hinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantothemouthoftheRedSea,andthentraveledfurthersouth,discoveringtheeasterncoastofAfrica.1.ThewonderfulgiftandthecontactwiththeblackcourtsoexcitedChina’scuriosityaboutAfricathatZhengHesentamessagetothekingandtootherAfricanstates,invitingthemtosendambassadorsandopen
6、embassiesinthenewMingcapital,Beijing.2.Theexchangeofgoodshadasymbolicmeaningfarmoreimportantthanthevalueofthegoodsthemselves.3.Allthatwaslefttobeconqueredwasthe“thirdpole”,thehighestmountainonearth,MountQomolangma.4.Apartfromthecold,thinairandlowoxygenlevelscancausemountainsicknesswhichc
7、ankill.5.FromthefirstBritishQomolangmaexpeditionin1921,Sherpastrength,skill,honesty,anddedicationhavemadethemidealcompanionsonthemountain.6.Theyhadnoideawhattheywereupagainst.7.ThelocalTibetansandSherpaslaughedatthestrangebottlescontainingwhattheyreferredtoas“Englishair”.
