After a lifetime of incredible adventures, Ibn Battuta was finally ordered by the Sultan of Morocco to return home to share his wisdom with the world. Fortunately, he consented and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages, allowing people everywhere to read about his unparalleled journeys.
词汇:
pilgrimage n.朝圣,远游
ferry n.渡船
sultan n,苏丹
slain:slay的过去分词slay v.杀死,杀戮
unparalleled adj.无比的,空前的
finance v.给提供资金
scatter vt. 撒播,驱散; vi.消散
consent vi.同意,赞成
注释:
1. ... with the intention of making the pilgrimage打算去朝圣
2. Little celebrated in the West,... 虽然在西方社会不怎么知名,
3. ... seeking profitable employment with the Sultan of Delhi. 在德里的苏丹王那里谋到了一份收入颇丰的工作。
练习:
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A) Visitors to Mecca.
B) The adventures of Ibn Battuta.
C) Ibn Battutas character.
D) Asian countries of the 14th century.
2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to set off for in line 5?
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