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听力文本
Columbus Reaches The "New World"
Christopher Columbus leads the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic.
In 1492, Christopher Columbus led 3 ships across the Atlantic in search of a short route to Asia.
They first found land on an island in The Bahamas in Central America.
Columbus referred to the native people living there as "Indians", believing he had actually reached "The Indies" in Asia.
He continued to believe this until the end of his life.
参考译文
哥伦布抵达“新世界”
克里斯托弗哥伦布带领第一批欧洲人横渡大西洋。
在1492，为了寻找一条通往亚洲的捷径，克里斯托弗·哥伦布率领3艘船横渡大西洋。
他们首先在美国中部巴哈马的一个岛上发现了陆地。
哥伦布称当地居民为“印第安人”，而且相信他实际上已经抵达亚洲的“印度”。
直到生命的尽头他也一直对此坚信不疑。
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词语解释
1.short route 捷径
例句:Practice in Production of Steel Sheet for Container Use by EAF-CSP Short Route.
电炉&CSP短流程生产集装箱薄板钢的实践。
2.refer to 指的是;涉及
例句:I like to refer to a number of pages at one time, which is difficult on a computer.
我喜欢同时参考好几页书，这在电脑上难以实现。
3.continue to 继续
例句:We'll continue to fight for a decent standard of living for our members.
我们会继续努力，争取使我们的成员过上体面的生活。
4.native people 土著人
例句:The native people have been unjustly shorn of their rights to their ancient lands.
当地人被不公平地剥夺了拥有自己那古老土地的权利。
课后问题
1.Columbus was trying to find a new route to
a) North America
b) Central America
c) Asia
2.The people living in the first place Colombus reached were
a) Native Americans
b) Indians
c) Asians
3.If someone asks you what route you took to get somewhere, you should tell them
a) some of the places you passed on the way
b) whether you went by plane, car, ship, etc.
c) the time it took you to get there
参考答案
参考答案:C A A
