lbn Battutahs interest in travel began on his required Muslim joumey to Mecca in 1325,and during his lifetime he journeyed through all the countries where Islam held sway. 3 His travel book
the Rihlah is a personalized account of desert journeys,court intrigues,and even the effect of the Back Death in the various lands he visited . In almost 30 years of traveling it is estimated that Ibn
Battutah covered more than 75,000 miles.
词汇:
venerable adj. 庄严的,值得尊敬的
enliven v. 使生动
account n. 记述
voyage n. 航行
exotic v. 异国的,外来的
注释:
1. Almost from the earliest annals of recorded time individuals have found ready audiences for their accounts of journeys to strange and exotic locales. 几乎从最早有时间记载开始,人们就发现,他们对去一个陌生地方旅行的记录是不乏读者的。
2. Marcos book impelled Europeans to begin their great voyages of exploration.马可的书促使欧洲人开始了他们伟大的航海探索之旅。
3. he journeyed through all the countries where Islam held sway.他去了所有伊斯兰教掌权的国家旅行。
练习:
1. This passage is mostly about__________.
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