(
课件网) 1. However, merchants and explorers from the East set sail from east to west many years before Columbus first did. 然而，在哥伦布首次起航之前许多年，东方的商人和探险家就已经开始自东向西航行。 set sail: to begin a journey by boat or ship 起航；开航 e.g. The following week the ‘Queen Elizabeth’ set sail for Jamaica. 到了下周，“伊丽莎白女王号”启航前往牙买加。 sail vi. 起航 n. 帆 set sail for= sail for 起航 set sail across/ sail across 航行穿过…… sail into/ out of 驶入/驶出 sail around the world 乘船环游世界 【语境应用】完成句子。 1) After spending a brief period in Ireland, she _____ (启航前往) India. 2) They sail _____ (穿越) the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. set sail for across 2. A trading route across the sea was also extended along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, centred around Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). 以锡兰(今斯里兰卡)为中心的一条横跨海洋的贸易路线沿印度洋海岸延伸。 e.g. The road extends for miles and miles. 这条路向远处绵延伸展。 extend vt. make (sth) longer or larger (in space or time) 扩展; 使伸长; 延长 e.g. The extension of the garden will take several weeks. Alan wants a two-year extension to his contract. His extensive knowledge makes him a good teacher. The land is very extensive. extension n. 扩大，延长 extensive adj. 广泛的，广阔的 【语境应用】用extend的正确形式填空。 1) Albert has got a two-month _____ to finish his paper. 2) Tracy’s knowledge of music is _____. 3) The shop has recently _____ its opening hours. 4) His land _____ from the house to those trees. extension extensive extended extends 3. Here, merchants from China and many other places met to negotiate trade deals, which also led to more awareness of each other’s cultures. 在这里，来自中国和其他许多地方的商人汇聚一起，洽谈贸易协定，这也增进了对彼此文化的认识。 negotiate vt. 商定; 达成(协议) vi. 谈判; 磋商; 协商 to discuss something in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics e.g. Union leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working week. 工会领袖已经商定了一份缩短每周工作时间的协议。 e.g. The exact details of the agreement are still under negotiation. Everything is negotiable at this stage — I’m ruling nothing out. Some very skillful negotiators will be needed to settle this matter. negotiate for sth. negotiate sth. with sb. negotiation n. 谈判，商谈 negotiable adj. 可协商的，可讨论的 negotiator n. 谈判代表 【语境应用】补全句子（每空一词）。 1) The government has _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (拒绝和罢工者谈判). 2) The salary for the post _____ _____ _____ (将是可协商的). 3) The agreement was reached _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (经过一系列艰难的谈判). 4) Paul _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (正在商谈谋求一份工作) worth ￡18,000 a year. refused to negotiate with the strikers will be negotiable after a series of difficult negotiations is negotiating for a job 4. Over the centuries, further trading allowed more exploration of the regions to the west of C ... ...
