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UnitTwoCrossingLimitsJuly12,2006I…TrytotranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese,recitethemandthenpayattentiontotheunderlinedexpressions.1.Topeopleofearlycivilization,theworldmapisagreatpuzzle.2.ItiswellknownthatAfricahascontactswithIndiaandtheRedSeacivilizationfromtheearliesttimes.TheArabiccontactstotheAfricancoastledtothenextmeetingbetweenblackpeopleandaChinese.ThecontactsbetweenChinaandAfricaoverthecenturiesledtotheawarenessofeachother’sexistence.3.SilkfromChinafounditswayoverlandalongtheSilkRoadtoIndia,theMiddleEastandRome,inexchangeforspicesandglass.4.Ceylon,withitscentralposition,wastheplacewhereChinesemerchantsmetwithArabmerchantsandheardaboutthewesternmostlands5.Intheeleventhcentury,theAfricansmadeseveralvoyagestothecourtoftheSongDynasty.6.ItwasamajordevelopmentthattheAfricanswerereachingouttoChina.7.Bythebeginningofthefifteenthcenturythetimewasripeforagrandmeeting.Bythemiddleofthe1920s,thefarthestcornersoftheearthhadalreadybeenexplored.8.TheMinggovernmenthadalargenavyandthewilltouseit.9.Intheyearsbetween14005and1433,seventreasurefleetssailedwestwardsonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.10.UnderthecommandofZhengHe,thefleetssetsailfromtheSouthChinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantothemouthoftheRedSea,andthentraveledfurthersouth,discoveringtheeasterncoastofAfrica.11.ThewonderfulgiftandthecontactwiththeblackcourtsoexcitedChina’scuriosityaboutAfricathatZhengHesentamessagetothekingandtootherAfricanstates,invitingthemtosendambassadorsandopenembassiesinthenewMingcapital,Beijing.12.Theexchangeofgoodshadasymbolicmeaningfarmoreimportantthanthevalueofthegoodsthemselves.13.Allthatwaslefttobeconqueredwasthe“thirdpole”,thehighestmountainonearth,MountQomolangma.14.Apartfromthecold,thinairandlowoxygenlevelscancausemountainsicknesswhichcankill.15.FromthefirstBritishQomolangmaexpeditionin1921,Sherpastrength,skill,honesty,anddedicationhavemadethemidealcompanionsonthemountain.16.Theyhadnoideawhattheywereupagainst.17.ThelocalTibetansandSherpaslaughedatthestrangebottlescontainingwhattheyreferredtoas“Englishair”.18.After1953severalhundredpeoplehavesucceededinclimbingthemountain,sometobethefirstoftheirnationandmanyinattemptstoclimbthemountainoverdifferentslopes.19.TheNewZealanderEdmundHillaryandtheSherpaTenzingNorgay,asmembersofaBritishteam,werethefirsttomakeittothesummitofMountQomolangma.20.Inlateryearsthequestionarosewhowasthefirsttoreachthetop.21.Attheageof25,QuYinhuawastheyoungestevertohavereachedthesummit.22.HebelievedsouthoftheIndiaOceanacontinentexistedwithamildclimate,wherethepeoplewereverywealthy.23.Hewaspositiveabouttheexistenceofalargeunknowncontinent,andbelieveditsnortherncoasttobelyingsomewhereinthePacificOcean.24.……hewassurethattherewasnogreatsoutherncontinentwithamildclimate,asscientistshadbelievedforhundredsofyears.II.Usefulexpressions1.形成。。。。。的基础formthefoundation2.。。。。。。的交易中心atradingcenterfor3.发展成为developinto4.提供有关。。。。。的信息giveinformationon5.势力达到了顶峰reachtheheightofone’spower6.在新朝代的统制下underanewdynasty7.启航setsail8.再向南航行travelfurthersouth9.进行几次探险makeseveralexpeditions10.被俘虏betakenprisonby11.漫游在。。。。wanderthrough12.恢复和。。。。。。。的关系renewrelationswith13.一个皇家的礼物aroyalpresent14.作为回报inreturn15.由陆路overland16.寻找海上通道searchforsearoutesto17.经过几个世纪overcenturies18.沿海城市coasttowns19.以。。。。。的名义，代表inthenameof20.培养，提出bringup21.红海口themouthoftheRedSea22.短暂时间forashorttime23.明朝廷theMingcourt24.世界主要河流的起源theoriginoftheworld’smajorrivers25．极限条件extremeconditions26．在死亡地带inthedeathzone27．几天acoupleofdays28．在这样的高度atsuchahighheight29．神圣的besacred30．尝试makeanattempt31．技术进展technologicaladvances32．在某人返回的时候onone’sreturn33．在这样搞得海拔atsuchhighaltitude34．没有冒险withoutrisk35．用完runout36．29个其他中国人29otherChinesepeople37．我们是作为一个集体登山的Weclimbedasateam,period.38.火环aringoffire39．直到那时uptillthen40．队。。。有把握，确信bepositiveabout41．或多或少出自偶然moreorlessbyaccident42．派送某人再进行一次探险sendsbonasecondexpedition43．尽可能向南方更远的地方航行sailasfarsouthaspossible44．迟在1767年aslateas176745．这次且为最后一次onceandforallIII.Spelling1.Itistooearlytoevaluate(估计)hissuccessnow.2.Youcanseevariousflowersinthegarden.3.Thereisalotofoldequipmentintheworkshop.4.Hegainedhiswealthbyprintingtheworksofsomefamouspeople.5.Thenewgovernmentrecalleditsambassador(大使0tothatcountry.6.Men’ssocialexistence(存在)determinestheirconsciousness.7.Mywatchisnotaccurate.8..Theyjoinedinthevolunteers(志愿兵).9.Thereisn’tenoughevidence(证据),toprovehimguilty.10.Anairraidisanattackdeliveredbyaircraft.IV.Translation1.吸烟通常被看成是一个坏的习惯，你最好把它戒了。Smokingisusuallyreferredtoasabadhabit.Youhadbetterstopit.2．使医生们最为困惑的是他们找不到这种疾病的起因。Whatpuzzledthedoctorswasthattheycouldn’tfindthecauseofthedisease.3．除了英语之外，他还会几种其他外语。同事们都很羡慕他。ApartfromEnglish,heknowssomeotherforeignlanguages.Hiscolleaguesadmiredhimverymuch..4．这家工厂配有现代化机器，因而产量去年翻了一翻。Thisfactoryisequippedwithmodernmachines,sotheoutputisdoublethatoflastyear.5．她们不遗余力地试图重修两国之间的外交关系。Theysparednoeffortstoattempttorenewtheforeignrelationsbetweenthetwocountries.