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郑和七下西洋

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ID: 1269 Advanced
第一个环绕地球一周的人是谁？第一个发现美洲大陆的人是谁？第一个开辟西欧到印度航线的人是谁？都不知道吗？哈哈，没关系，因为有一位航海家出发的时间比他们都早，而且还七下西洋。他的名字你一定得知道！他就是......
Tue Oct 13 2009 | Connie, David
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
航海家 hánghǎijiā navigator, seafarer
麦哲伦 Màizhélún Magellan
环绕 huánrào to encircle
达伽马 Dájiāmǎ Vasco da Gama
老爸，今天学校给了我们一个作业。题目是我心中的航海家。你说写谁好？
lǎobà ，jīntiān xuéxiào gěi le wǒmen yī ge zuòyè 。tímù shì wǒ xīnzhōng de hánghǎijiā 。nǐ shuō xiě shéi hǎo ？
Dad, I got an assignment at school today. The topic is: 'the navigator closest to my heart.' Who do you think I should write about?
你的作业，怎么问起我来了。你先想想你对哪个航海家比较熟悉？
nǐ de zuòyè ，zěnme wèn qǐ wǒ lái le 。nǐ xiān xiǎng xiang nǐ duì nǎ ge hánghǎijiā bǐjiào shúxī ？
It's your homework. Why are you asking me? First, think about which navigators you're relatively familiar with.
我都不太了解。
wǒ dōu bùtài liǎojiě 。
I'm not really acquainted with any of them.
历史课你都是怎么学的。
lìshǐkè nǐ dōu shì zěnme xué de 。
What have you learned in history class?
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