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1模块3U7L11TheSpiritofExplorersVikingVoyagestoAmericaTheVikingswerethefirstEuropeanstoreachAmerica.TheyachievedthislongbeforeColumbuseversetsail.TheVikingswereagroupofpeoplewhoseancestorscamefromScandinavia.TheycontrolledtheseasandcoastsofNorthernEuropebetweenthe8thand10thcenturiesAD.Byaround900AD,thereweremanyplacesinNorthernEuropewheretheVikingschosetolive.In982AD,whenamancalledErictheReddecidedtosetsailfurtherwest,therewereasmanyas10,000VikingslivinginIceland.AccordingtotheoldstoriesofIcelandandNorway,ErictheRedwasforcedtoleaveIcelandbecausehehadcommittedamurder,forwhichhegotintotrouble.EricreachedGreenlandanddiscoveredthatpeoplecouldliveintheplacewherehelanded.HereturnedtoIcelandandtoldpeoplethereaboutGreenland.HepersuadedsomepeopletogobackwithhimtoGreenland.Ericsetsailonceagain,thistimewith25ships,ofwhichonly14madeittoGreenland.NotlongafterErictheRedhadlandedinGreenland,amancalledBiarnisetsailfromIcelandinsearchofEric'sparty.BiarniwashopingtojoinhisfatherwhowaswithEric,buthewasblownoffcourseandfoundhimselfinanunknownland,fromwhereheeventuallyreachedGreenland.Intheyear1002,whenErictheRed'ssonLeifwasplanningatripfurtherwest,BiarniwasthemanwithwhomLeifdiscussedhisplans.LeiffollowedBiarni'sdirectionsandsailedtowhatisbelievedtobethecoastofpresent-dayCanada.HethensailedfurthersouthtoanislandwhichisnowknownasNewfoundland.WeknowaboutErictheRedandLeif'sdeedsthroughstorieswhichwerewrittendowncenturieslaterinNorwayandIceland.TheyarethefirstrecordswehaveofEuropeanssailingtotheAmericas.U7L33TheSeaWorldUNDERWATERWORLDTheBestplacetoSeeSeaCreaturesPolarWorldWehavepolarbearsandarealicebergtoo!Youcanonlyseeasmallpartofitabovethewater.It'sthreetimesasbigunderwater.Watchtheacrobaticsealsatfeedingtime.Meetourlessenergeticbutmorefriendlypenguins.You'lllovethem!OceanFloorSeesomeofthemostbeautifulcoralandthemostunusualfishintheworld.Watchsomefish“flying”throughthewater.Theyarelesscolourfulthansomeotherfishbuttheymovebeautifully.SeaTheatreSeeourintelligentdolphins.Therearefantasticshowseverytwohours.DiscoveryPoolEspeciallyforyoungerchildren.Theycantouchcrabsandothersmallercreatures.Theycanbeeducatedaboutdailylifeonthebeachinthisexcitingarea.VirtualRealityVoyageOurmostup-to-dateattraction.Comewithusona“virtualreality”triptotheoceanfloorandseesomeofthestrangestfishintheworld.•NoisiestFish.Somefishcanproducesoundsalmosttwiceasloudasyourspeakingvoice!Youcertainlywon'tfindanoisierfish.•PrettiestFish.Somefishattractotherfishwithalightontheirbody–andtheneatthem!Theyhaveahugemouthandcaneatfishasbigasthemselves.Watchout!2•TiniestFish.Lookcarefullyforthetiniestfishintheworld.Itisnotasbigasaflyinyourhouse!•Swimwithdolphinsandfaceanattackbythemostdangerouscreatureinthesea–thegreatwhiteshark!U7L44SeaStoriesItmayseemstrange,butatthatmoment,whenwewereontheedgeofthewhirlpool,Ifeltcalmerthanwhenweweremovingtowardsit.Wewentroundandround,nearerandnearertothehorribleedgeofthewhirlpool.Suddenly,wewentovertheedge.Ithoughtmylifewasover.Butmomentaftermomentpassed,andIwasstillsafe.Theboatwasontheinsideofthehugewhirlpoolandweweregoingroundincirclesatgreatspeed.Isawclearlythattherewereotherobjectsinthewhirlpool–treesandbarrels.Inoticedthattheheavierobjectswentdownmorequicklythanthesmaller,lighterones.SoItiedmyselftoabarreltohelpmefloat.Itriedtomakemybrotherunderstand,buthewasterrifiedandstayedintheheavyboat.Withoutwaiting,Idivedintotheseatotryandescape.Aboutthreeyearsago,somethingterriblehappenedtome.Thosesixhoursofterrorhavebrokenmybodyandsoul.YouthinkIamaveryoldman–butIamnot.Ittooklessthanasingledaytochangemyhairfromblacktowhite.Oneday,mytwobrothersandIwerecomingbackfromtheislands,ourboatfulloffish.Allatonce,theskywascoveredwithdarkcloudsandinlessthanaminutewewereinaterriblestorm.Anenormouswavecoveredourboatandmyyoungerbrotherfellintothesea.Ourboatsurvived,andIwastryingtorecoverwhenmyelderbrotherputhismouthclosetomyear,andscreamedouttheterrifyingword“Whirlpool!”Withthewindandwavesweweregoinginthedirectionofthewhirlpool,andnothingcouldsaveus!Asyoucansee,Ididescape.Iwillbringmystoryquicklytoaconclusion.SometimeafterIlefttheboat,withmybrotherinit,itsankintothebottomofthewhirlpool.Soonafterwards,thewhirlpoolbecamelessviolent.Thentheskywasclear,thewindcalmerandthemoonwasshining.Iwasstilltiedtothebarrelandthewavessooncarriedmetoanareawheretheotherfishermenwere.Intheend,aboatpickedmeup.Iwasverytired.Thefishermenweremyoldfriends,buttheywereunabletorecognizeme.WhenItoldthemmystory,theydidnotbelieveit.NowIhavetoldyou,andIcannotexpectyoutobelievememorethanthefishermendid.U8L11AdventureHolidaysJustimagine.YouarewalkingalongamountainpathintheHimalayas.Youarefeelingtired.Youarethinkingabouthowfarthereistogo.Then,suddenlyyouarethere!AndtheamazingMountQomolangmaisonthehorizon.Itlooksgreat.Afewminuteslater,youarriveatthecamp.Thefoodcookingonthefiresmellsgreatandwhileyouarehavingahotcupoftea,yourelaxandwatchthesungodown.Atdinner,thefoodtastesfantastic.Youtalkwithotherpeopleinthegroupabouteverythingyouhaveseenanddoneduringyourday'shiking.Ifyouarelookingforexperiencesliket