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The Roman merchants are granted an audience In the imperial palace.

这些罗马商人在皇帝的宫殿内 做了次观众

Emperor Huan.He came to the throne age 14,

汉桓帝 十四岁登基

And purged his family from the court.

把他的家人从宫廷里肃清出去

The most powerful man in the eastern world.

是东方世界里最具权势之人

Trade has fascinating effects,

贸易有着吸引人的力量

it involves the exchange of goods,

它不仅包括商品间的交换

but it also involves the contact of people from different places.

也包括来自五湖四海的人们之间的联系

People are meeting each other,speaking each other's languages,

人们彼此会面 说着各自的语言

adapting to each other's cultural practices,

逐渐适应对方的文化习惯

learning about each other's traditions.

去学习对方的传统

The world becomes a more interconnected place,when trade is going on.

随着贸易往来的进行 世界各地间的联结更加紧密

The emperor welcomes the Romans,But doesn't let on how silk is made.

皇帝热情迎接了这些罗马人 但并未让他们知道丝绸的制作方法

Today, it is no longer a secret.

如今 这已经不是什么秘密了

Silk is a natural fiber spun by silkworms.

丝绸是蚕吐出的一种天然纤维

Their larvae produce a single thread to make cocoons.

蚕宝宝吐出一种细丝结成茧

It takes 2,000 silkworms to make a pound of silk.

产出一磅丝绸需要两千只蚕

For the next 300 years,China remains the world's great exporter of silk.

在接下来的三百年里中国仍旧是世界的丝绸出口大国

重点讲解

1、involve

需要;包含

Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed.

料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩，且要讲求速度。

Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.

尼基作为公共关系主管，需要花很多时间与别人打交道。

牵涉;涉及

If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.

如果有人想要隐瞒实情,那其中就涉及政府部门最高层的人物。

a riot involving a hundred inmates.

有 100 名囚犯参与的暴动

使参与;使介入

Noel and I do everything together, he involves me in everything.

我和诺埃尔什么事情都一起做,他让我参与所有的事。

Before too long he started involving me in the more confidential aspects of the job.

不久,他便开始让我介入工作中更机密的方面。

2、practice

通常做法；常规；惯例

Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany.

一些公司把工人薪水减至低于合同规定的水平，这种做法在德国是非法的。

Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.

戈登·布朗已要求对银行的惯例做法进行公开调查。

练习；训练

She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day...

她每天都带3个女儿进行篮球训练。

the hard practice necessary to develop from a learner to an accomplished musician.

从初学者成长为有造诣的音乐家所必需的艰苦训练