Transcript 1 What is the text mainly about?

The world map was a great
puzzle for early people
Curiosity
Trade
Inspired …to search for
Marco Polo’s stroies
Formed the foundation for
1 What is the text mainly about?
2 With whom the text focuses on
the Chinese relation?
The text is mainly about _____.
A how the Silk Road was formed
B how China developed trading relations
with Arabic countries
C Zheng He’s exploration across the
Indian Ocean
D the history of China’s opening to the
outside world
The text focuses on Chinese relationship
with _____.
A Indians
B Arabians
C Africans
D Europeans
1. Who were(was) the earliest explorer(s)
of the western ocean?
A. Marco Polo
B. Christopher Columbus
C. European explorers
D. Brave merchants
However, long before that brave merchants
were the real explorers of the Western
Ocean.
long before
before long
1）There was a lively market long before.（很久
以前）
2）Before long you will understand what I said is
good for you.（不久=soon）
4)It won’t be long before you see him again.
不久你就会看到他了.
5)It was long before they escaped from
the cruel prison.
过了很久，他们才从监狱逃跑出来
It ___long before we ___the
C
result of the
experiment.
A. will not be ; will know B. is ; will know
C. will not be;know
D. is ; know
2. In order to reach out across the ocean,
How many times did China make contacts
with Africans .
A Five
B Three
C Four
D Six
Period
the earliest
time
Name
Way of
travel
Goods
Chinese merchants Silk road spices and glass
(Han Dynasty)
In 97 A.D.
(Tan Dynasty)
In 751-762
Gan Ying
Du Huan
over land
over land
by sea
In 1405-1433
(Ming Dynasty)
Zheng He
By fleet
Rhinoceros horns
/
Giraffes, zebras
Shells, elephant
ivory, etc.
In exchange for
had contacts with
Silk Road
met …, heard about the first meeting
the second meeting
Chinese ambassador-Gan Ying
over land
the East Roman Empire
developed into…
Lead to the
third meeting
Du Huan was taken prisoner by…
wandering through…
made voyages to
Song Dynasty
Reach the height of their power
Prospered under a new dynasty
the fourth meeting
sail westwards
on voyages of…
the Red Sea
set sail
from…
under the
command
of…
the South
China Sea
a royal
present
Indian Ocean
Invite …. send ambassadors,
open embassies
generous
send
In return
4. In return,the Ming court sent gold ,spices ,silk,
(p13 )
in return
adv.作为回报/报答地 (for+n.)
If you give me your photo, I’ll give you mine
in return.
I gave her some roses in return for her kindness.
Paragraph 1
• 形成人们努力
（探索世界）
的基础
• 鼓舞某人做某
事
• 寻找
• form the
foundation for
• inspire sb. to
do
• search for
Paragraph 2
• 众所周知
• 与……交换
• 与…有联系
• (偶然)遇到
• It is well
known that …
• in exchange for
• have contact
with
meet with
Paragraph 3
• 发展成为世界贸
易中心
• 坐落在非洲海岸
的王国和岛屿
• develop into the
world’s trading
centre
• the kingdoms
and the
islands off the
African coast
Paragraph 4
被抓, 被俘虏
• 提供有关…的信
• be taken
prisoner
( take sb.
prisoner)
give information on
息
• 流浪，闲逛
wander through
• 拓展到，伸出到
• 文化遗迹
• 追溯到
• 铜像
• reach out to
• cultural relics
• date from
(=date back to)
•
bronze
statues
• 意识到彼此的存在
the awareness of each other’s
existence
• 正式往来的时机成熟了。
The time was ripe for a grand
meeting.
• 到达了繁盛时期
reach the height of power
• 中国的新朝代开始繁荣了。
China prospered under a new dynasty.
• treasure fleets
• sail westwards on
voyages of
exploration
• 在……的领导之 • under the command
下
of
• 商船队
• 下西洋从事探
险
起航
set sail (to /
from / for)
红海海口
the mouth of
the Red Sea
• 和…重新确立关系 • renew relations
with
• 送某人贵重礼物 • send sb. a
royal present
• 送信
• send a message
to sb.
• 设立使馆
• open embassies
• 作为回报
• in return
1. puzzle
１）名词,难题,谜, 一般用单数
Her decision was a puzzle to him.
她的决定对他来说是个谜。
２）作动词，表示“（使）迷惑，（使）为
难”，后面接名词或代词。
这问题使所有学生迷惑
The question puzzled all the students.
1. puzzle
puzzling adj.令人迷惑的
a puzzling statement/affair/attitude
puzzled adj. 迷惑的,困惑的
She was puzzled what to do next.
她不知道下一步该怎么办.
2. search
它的宾语一般是被搜查的人或
某一场所.
search for 用极大的
注意力去找，往往指寻找
遗失的人或物.
in (one’s) search for,in search of
注：名词search前带有限定词a,the
或one’s,后面一般用介词for;search
前如不带限定词，后面一般用介词of
e.g.
Some birds fly south in search of
winter sun.有些鸟南飞去寻找冬天的温暖。
The husband joined the wife in her
search for the unknown element.
丈夫和妻子一起去寻找那未知的元素。
3.exchange n.&v. 交换，互换
in exchange for表示“以……交换”，
Would you give me your pen ~ my book?
v.)常与for或with连用，表示“交换，互换”
exchange sth. with sb.
exchange A for B
May I exchange seats with you?
Development of
the relations
Three times
of meetings
How were
the meetings?
rhinoceros
ivory
zebra
shell
giraffe
spice
rhinoceros
horn
Put these sentences in good order
1. In the eleventh century, the Africans made several
voyages to the court of the Song Dynasty.
2. Merchants from the Arabic countries began to travel
to the Swahili kingdom and the islands off the
African coast to trade with them.
3. People of the Han Dynasty exchanged silk for spices
and glass with Indians and Romans by way of the
Silk Road.
4. The Chinese traveller, Du Huan, wandered through
Arabic countries for about 10 years.
5. Christopher Columbus and other European
explorers searched for routes to Asia.
6. Zheng He made seven voyages and discovered the
eastern coast of Africa.
1. What people’s relations does this passage focus on?
African and Chinses
2. In what times did the two countries meet with each other?
In 97 AD, Gan Ying, a Chinese ambassador went to the East Roman
Empire over land.
In the 11th century, the Africans made several voyages to the court
of the Song Dynasty.
In the years between 1405 and 1433, seven large treasure fleets sailed
westwards to the eastern coast of Africa.