1、Unit 3 Back to the past ReadingLanguage Points 启航启航 在船上在船上 一队一队 按照，按照，根据根据 在在长度上长度上 高超的高超的技术技术 set sail on board a fleet of according to in length advanced technologyPara.1Para 1In the summer of 1405,Zheng He,one of Chinas greatest explorers,set sail from Taicang on his first voyage.set sail from 启航
2、 set aside 放一边；（暂时）放著（等一下再用）Para 1A fleet of over 200 ships navigated the blue seas,with almost 28,000 people on board,which was a splendid scene.引导非限定性定语从句,which 指前面一句话Para 1 It would take 500 years before a larger fleet sailed the seas.译文：规模更大的航海船队要到译文：规模更大的航海船队要到500500年后才出现年后才出现注：注：before引导时间状语从句
3、的特殊句式：引导时间状语从句的特殊句式：It will be+一段时间一段时间 +before.do.“还要过多久才还要过多久才.”It would be+一段时间一段时间 +before.did.在在.和和.之间之间 总共，总共，总计总计 代表代表 装载装载着着 友好友好访问访问 记录罗盘记录罗盘刻度刻度 书写瀚海书写瀚海日志日志 绘制海岸绘制海岸地图地图 between.and.a total of on the behalf be loaded with pay friendly visits to take compass readings keep logs of ones voya
4、ges chart the coastPara.2Para 2His ships were loaded with china,silk,tea and other treasures as gifts for foreign rulers,and the fleet paid friendly visits to more than 30 countries and regions.load v.装上 装入 n.负载 承载量 be loaded with 装载有.对对.有深远有深远影响影响 走入，踏入走入，踏入 传承，传承，传递传递 发展发展和巩固和谐的关系和巩固和谐的关系 让某人接触让某人
5、接触某物某物 允许某人做允许某人做某事某事 have/has a far-reaching impact on sth set foot pass on develop and strengthen harmonious relations with expose sb.to sth.allow sb.to do sth.Para.3Para 2Zheng Hes seven voyages had a far-reaching impact on China and its neighbours.In the countries and regions where Zheng He set
6、foot,legends have been passed on about this great explorer.引导定语从句先行词Para 3As a teenager,he loved sailing,and he showed great interest in geography,which inspired him to begin his career as a seaman.be widely acknowledged to be/as n.acknowledgement引导非限定性定语从句,which 指前面一句话 以以为由不予考虑某事为由不予考虑某事 普遍认为普遍认为 作
7、为作为而被铭记而被铭记 dismiss sth as.be widely acknowledged be remembered as.Para.413 沿途沿途 对对表现出兴趣表现出兴趣 鼓励某人做某事鼓励某人做某事 along the way show great interest in sth.inspire sb.to do sth.Para.1Para 1Those who make great discoveries must often overcome many challenges along the wayas was the case with the explorer C
8、hristopher Columbus.引导非限定性定语从句，代替整个主句，“正如”坚持坚持做某事做某事 离开离开 食物短缺食物短缺 使使.处于极大的危险中处于极大的危险中 惊慌地惊慌地 不顾，不管不顾，不管 设法完成某事设法完成某事 在在远处远处 insist on doing sth depart from a shortge of food put.in grave danger in panic regardless of manage to do sth in the distancePara.2Para 2Columbus insisted on searching for a d
9、irect sea route to the East Indies by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.insiston/upon(sb/ones)(doing)sth.坚持.insist+that引导的宾语从句 如果译为“坚持认为”，则宾语从句使用陈述语气，即从句该用什么时态就用什么时态 如译为“坚持要求”，从句必须使用虚拟语气，即由“should+动词原形”构成，且should可以省略 在在.的过程的过程中中 翻开新的篇章翻开新的篇章 使使成为可能成为可能 over the course of open a new chapter of allow
10、forPara.3Para 3Finally,on 12 October,the crew spotted land in the distance.Columbus called the natives living on the islands Indians because he was convinced that he was in the East Indies.We were able to convince the students of the need for wider reading.我们能让学生们认识到广泛的阅读的必要性.Practicesubsequentharmo
11、nious influential on behalf ofproof strengthen acknowledge be loaded withThe early 1400s was a glorious era in Chinese history.During this time,the Yongle Emperor wanted to develop(1)_ relations with the overseas neighbors.Zheng He,one of the most(2)_ explorers,took charge of the task.One of the sta
12、tes mentioned in the historical records was Boni(present-day Brunei),a small kingdom in South-East Asia.There is(3)_ that China established very good relations with this state a long time ago:one of its kings was buried in Nanjing during the early Ming Dynasty,and there is a fascinating legend about
13、 the king.harmoniousinfluentialproofPracticesubsequentharmonious influential on behalf ofproof strengthen acknowledge be loaded withIn 1405,(4)_ the emperor,Zheng He sailed the oceans on his first voyage.His fleet(5)_ gifts to the neighboring countries and regions.In 1407,he travelled to Boni,which(
14、6)_ the friendly relationship between the two countries.In the(7)_ year,the King of Boni paid a friendly visit to China.He was accompanied by more than 150 people.The records show that the visitors were astonished by how rich and technologically advanced the Ming Dynasty was.They received a royal we
15、lcome from the Yongle Emperor.on behalf ofwas loaded withstrengthenedsubsequentPracticesubsequentharmonious influential on behalf ofproof strengthen acknowledge be loaded withUnfortunately,after over a month in the capital,the king fell ill.On his deathbed,he asked to be buried in China,and in line with his will the emperor built a tomb for him.This tomb bears witness to the long history of friendly interactions between the two countries and is now(8)_ as one of the many important historic sites in China.acknowledged
