北師大版高中英語(yǔ)模塊3--Unit 7 The Sea 1

[00:03.66]Unit 7 The Sea Culture Corner [00:07.29]Zheng He and His Seven Voyages [00:10.60]Zheng He (1371-1435) was one of China's [00:15.69]most famous explorers. [00:17.74]Towards the end of the fourteenth century, [00:20.26]his fleet sailed to countries very far away. [00:24.33]Zheng He had over 300 ships, [00:27.06]some of which were over 150 metres long [00:30.80]and could carry up to 1000 people. [00:34.01]In addition to the supplies [00:35.67]for the long journeys,the ships carried gold, [00:38.60]silver,silk,china and other treasures [00:42.28]to give as gifts to the rulers [00:44.23]of the neighbouring countries. [00:46.86]Some of the ships even had earth on board [00:49.56]so that the sailors could grow their won crops [00:52.22]for food. [00:53.85]On Zheng He's first voyage, [00:55.52]he set sail across the Indian Ocean. [00:58.41]His fleet traveled for many days [01:00.52]far away from land. [01:02.29]One day,they were hit by a storm. [01:05.17]All the sailors thought the fleet [01:06.64]was going to sink. [01:08.30]Then a strange light appeared [01:09.87]at the top of the ships' masts, [01:12.20]and after that, the storm passed. [01:15.17]The strange light that appeared [01:16.95]on the masts was probably electricity [01:19.33]from the thunderstorm. [01:21.25]Many sailors today see such lightning [01:23.38]on the masts of their ships during a storm. [01:27.38]But the sailors in Zheng He's fleet [01:29.67]believed it was a sign of protection [01:31.43]from the gods. [01:32.97]From then on,they were happy [01:34.39]to follow Zheng He where he led them. [01:36.35]

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