(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Mapmakers are currently discussing the authenticity of a map that might prove a Chinese sailor, admiral Zhu Di, was the first person to discover America. Gavin Menzies, a British amateur historian, wrote a book called 1421 — The Year China Discovered the World. In it, he writes that Zhu Di sailed around the world in the fifteenth century and discovered new lands. His claims are now supported by the recent discovery of an ancient map in Shanghai. The map dates back to 1418, seventy years before Columbus stepped foot on American shores. Scientists are currently testing the age of the map.
Mr. Menzies makes further claims about Zhu Di that turn our knowledge of history upside down. He states that the Chinese sailor sailed around the globe a century before Magellan, discovered Antarctica and reached Australia three hundred and fifty years before Captain Cook. Menzies says the admiral’s maps were never used by his country’s navy, as China had little interest in the world beyond its borders. Until now, Chinese experts have said there is little truth in Mr. Menzies’ book. However, the new map clearly shows America, Africa and Europe. It was bought for $500 in a Shanghai antiques shop.
中文翻译
日前,制图师正对地图真假进行辨别,若地图为真,朱棣将成为首位发现美洲的君主
此外,孟席斯的进一步论证更加颠覆历史
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重点讲解
1.turn upside down 完全颠倒
例句:You can’t turn the facts upside down.
你不能颠倒事实
。2.around the world 全世界
例句:It happens all the time around the world.
世界各地随时都有这种情况发生
。3.date back to 追溯到
例句:His pictures date back to 2006 and it is not clear why the cash point photo emerged last week.
而且他拍摄的这张狐狸在取款机前排队的照片要追溯到2006年,但不知道为什么上周开始火了起来
。4.antiques shop 古董店
例句:She browsed in an up-market antiques shop.
她逛了一家高级古董店
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