【正文】 riages also need to be taken good care of. 6. My most favorite program is the one that deals with scientific subjects that ordinary people can relate to . 7. Finally, I would like to sum up by saying that it has been a tremendous pleasure to work with you all. 8. He is a person that you can always count on when you need help. 9. Betty loves her words, Reading is the most wonderful thing in the world.10. This restaurant is very popular because it has some separate, smaller rooms reserved for families with small children. As one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia through China, Marco Polo is perhaps the most wellknown foreign merchant and voyager to the Chinese people. He traveled extensively (廣泛地) with his family, journeying from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295. He remained in China for 17 of those years. His book The Travels of Marco Polo depicts his journeys throughout Asia, giving Europeans their first prehensive look into the Far East, including China, India, and Japan. From his written accounts the Westerners learned of porcelain, coal, gunpowder, printing, paper money, and silk for the first time. The wealth of new geographic information recorded by Polo was widely used in the late 15th and the 16th centuries during the age of the European voyages of discovery and conquest (征服). In the centuries since his death, Marco Polo has received the recognition that failed to e his way during his lifetime. Marco Polo39。s story has inspired countless other adventurers to set off and see the world. 作為通過中國游歷亞洲的首批歐洲人之一，馬可波羅可能是中國人最熟知的外國商人和航海家。從1271年到1295年，他和他的家人游歷廣泛，遍及歐洲和亞洲。期間，他在中國留居了17年。他的著作《馬可波羅游記》描述了他游歷亞洲的旅程，讓歐洲人首次全面領略了包括中國、印度和日本在內(nèi)的遠東地區(qū)的情況。從他的文字敘述中，西方人第一次了解到瓷器、煤炭、火藥、印刷術、紙幣以及絲綢。在15世紀末和16世紀歐洲發(fā)現(xiàn)與征服的大航海時代，馬可波羅所記錄的大量新的地理信息得到了廣泛使用。在他去世后的這幾個世紀里，馬可波羅獲得了他在有生之年未曾獲得的贊譽。馬可波羅的故事鼓舞了其他無數(shù)的探險者去踏上征程，發(fā)現(xiàn)世界。 鄭和是中國歷史上最著名的航海家（maritime explorer）。公元1405 年，明朝的統(tǒng)治者為了穩(wěn)固邊防（border defense）和開展海上貿(mào)易，派鄭和下西洋（the Western Seas）。在此后的28 年里，鄭和帶領船隊七下西洋，前后出海的人員有10 多萬人，訪問了30 多個國家和地區(qū)。船隊縱橫南亞、西亞，一直到非洲大陸。鄭和下西洋是世界航海（navigation）史上的壯舉，它展現(xiàn)了鄭和卓越的航海和組織才能，同時展現(xiàn)了明朝的國力和國威（national strength and prestige），加強了明朝和海外各國之間的關系。 Zheng He was the most famous maritime explorer in Chinese history. In 1405 AD, the ruler of the Ming Dynasty sent Zheng He on a voyage to the Western Seas in order to strengthen border defense and develop trade by sea. In the following 28 years, Zheng He led his fleet, made seven voyages to the Western Seas with over 100,000 crew members in total, and visited more than 30 countries and regions. The fleet traveled far into South Asia and West Asia, and made all the way to the continent of Africa. Zheng He39。s voyages to the Western Seas were a great feat in the world39。s navigation history. It showed Zheng He39。s outstanding navigation and organization talents。 meanwhile, it exhibited the national strength and prestige of the Ming Dynasty, and strengthened the relationships between the Ming Dynasty and the overseas countries.Unit 51. 選詞填空substantial大量的多的，物質(zhì)的 annual一年一度的，每年的amateur業(yè)余愛好者，業(yè)余愛好的 assemble集合收集，組裝裝配react作出反應 furnish提供，供應distinction優(yōu)秀，差別，卓越 contract契約，合同apparent表面的，可看見的 magnificent宏偉的，壯觀的，華麗的1. The annual conference which I attend every year is going to be held in London in January next year. 2. According to the terms of your contract , you must give three months39。 notice if you intend to leave this pany. 3. We were honored that so many people of distinctionand talent were present to discuss the issues. 4. The local government has been providing substantial support to them, without which they couldn39。t have been so successful. 5. The secret agent promised that the information he furnished was obtained from reliable sources. 6. Whether amateur or professional, American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the US. It attracts a total attendance of over 40 million and is watched by many more millions on television each year. 7. Shops try to meet the DIY (doityourself) fashion by offering consumers parts and hardware which they can assembleat home. 8. I wonder how she will react to the news if I tell her she is not going to get a raise this year. 9. It was apparent that the professor39。s lecture failed to impress the students as some of them had left before it was over. 10. We all admitted that the trip was worthwhile after we saw a(n) magnificent palace and a fantastic museum.2. 15選10Amateur業(yè)余愛好者，業(yè)余的 endurance耐久持久，忍耐力Individual個人的，個人 independent自主的，不相關聯(lián)的Present現(xiàn)在的，目前的 despite不管，盡管Developed先進的，發(fā)達的 contests爭奪競爭Remarkable異常的，引人注目的 coined創(chuàng)造Insurance保險 inherent固有的，內(nèi)在的，天生Established已建立的 contracts契約Separate分開分離For several centuries, cricket (板球) has been a very popular sport in England. It has been enjoyed by both professional and (1)(amateur) players. This superpopular game is a batandball game played between two teams of 11 players. It can provide you with health benefits like building (2)(endurance), balance, and physical fitness. But for a team sport, cricket also places (3)(individual) players under unusual pressure because every team player is (4)(independent) of each other. Cricket might have started in early 16thcentury England. Written records (5)(present) evidence of a game known as creag being played by Prince Edward at Newenden, Kent in 1301。 and it is possible, (6)(despite) no hard evidence, that this was a form of cricket. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had (7)(developed) into a national sport of England. The growth of the British Empire led to cricket being played abroad and by the mid19th century the first international (8)(contests) were held. Cricket has had a(n) (9)(remarkable) impact on popular culture in England. It has had an influence on the vocabulary of the English language, with such phrases as that39。s not cricket (10)(coined) to describe unfair behavior in general.3. 選詞組regardless of不管