The_Silk_Road丝绸之路简介

TheSilkRoadDifficultwords:1、thoroughfare英['θʌrəfɛə]美['θʌrəfɛə]n.通路,大道2、Inaugurate英[i'nɔ:gjureit]美[i'nɔ:gjəreit]（1）为（某人）举行就职典礼（2）.为...举行落成仪式（或创建仪式）（3）引进，开创，开始3、embark英[im'bɑ:k]美[im'bɑ:k]着手，从事，乘船，上飞机4、retinue英音['retinju:]美音['rɛtn,ju]随员,扈从5、Islam英['isləm]美['isləm]n.伊斯兰教,回教,回教徒6、grotto英['grɔtəu]美['grɔtəu]n.洞穴,岩穴,做成岩穴的洞室7、immemorial英音：[,imi'mɔ:riəl]美音：[,ɪmə'morɪəl无法追忆的;古老的;远古的8、Yield[ji:ld]（1）产生（效果等）；带来（2）给予（3）让出，放弃（4）使屈服；使顺从Question:1、whodidfirstblazeatrailbetweenchinaandtheWest?2、whereisthebeginningoftheancientSilkRoad?TheSilkRoadTheSilkRoadisahistoricalimportantinternationaltraderoutebetweenChinaandtheMediterranean.Itisa10,000-lisilverribbon,startingatChang’an(Xi’antoday),theancientcapitalofChina,andendingattheeasternshoreoftheMediterraneanSea（地中海）,linksupfields,deserts,grasslands,andmountains.ThisistheSilkRoadfamedinworldhistory,thefirstthoroughfarethatlinksupChinawiththeWest.SilkRoad’shistoryTheSilkRoadwasfirstconceivedduringtheZhouandQindynasties.From138--139B.C.,ZhangQian,aoutstandingWesternHandiplomatandtraveler,first“blazedatrail”intheWest,andtheSilkRoadwasformallyinauguratedasChina’s“nationalroad”linkinguptheeastandwest.In73A.D.,BanZhaoembarkedonamissiontothewesternregionwitha36-manretinue,ensuringthesmoothoperationoftheSilkRoadwhichhadoncebeenblockedbywarDifferentRoutesoftheSilkRoadThefollowingthreeroutesareactuallyoneroutebeforetheyreachLoulan（楼兰）,Xinjiang,thatisfromXi’an---Lanzhou---theHexiCorridor---Wuwei（武威）---Zhangye（张掖）---Jiuquan（酒泉）---Dunhuang---YumenGuan(YangGuan)---Loulan.ThenorthrouterunsfromLoulan---Turpan（吐鲁番）---Hami---Urumqi---Yining（伊宁）---Yili（伊犁）--westtocoastoftheCaspianSea(里海).ThemiddlerouterunsfromLoulan---Kuche（库车）---Aksu（阿克苏）---Kashi（喀什）---westtoIran（伊朗）andtoRomealongthecoastofMediterraneanSea.ThesouthrouterunsfromLoulan---Qiemo（且末）---Yutian（玉田）---Shache（莎车）---southtoIndiaandSoutheasttothedirectionofAfghan（阿富汗）.TheInfluenceoftheSilkRoadTheancientSilkRoadlinkedChineseculturewiththatofIndia,Greece,RomeandPersian（波斯）fromonecenturytotheother,carriedthegreatChineseinventionsofsilk,gunpowder,papermakingandprintingtotheWestandbroughtBuddhism,IslamandtheirrelatedartsandculturesintoChina.Atthesametime,anumberofplantsandlocalproductscommoninChinatodayactuallyoriginatedtothewestofChina.Suchashutao(walnut),hugua(cucumber),hucong(onion),hujiao(blackpepper),andhuluobo(carrot),aswellasxigua(westernmelon,orwatermelon)andsoon.Fromtimeimmemorial,theSilkRoadhasbeenarouteoffriendlyintercoursebetweentheChineseandforeignpeople.TheancientSilkRoadyieldsawealthyofworldfamoustreasures.Aseriesofpassages,castles,grottotemples,burialsitesandbeacontowersshinewithbrilliance.Nowadays,theSilkRoadbecomesafamoustouringroute.Xi’anMoKaoGrottoatDunhuangSingingSandandNewMoonPoolHeavenLakeofCelestialMountains(天山天池)Devils'CityLoulanMoKaoGrottoatDunhuangSingingSandandNewMoonPoolHeavenLakeofCelestialMountainsDevils'CityLoulanTheendThankshutao(walnut)hugua(cucumber)hucong(onion)hujiao(blackpepper)huluobo(carrot)xigua(watermelon)xigua(watermelon)