Unit4FollowingtheSilkRoadExtendedReading(2)LanguagePointsPara.11.Coveringvastdistancesandanastonishingvarietyoflandscapes,theSilkRoadwasanetworkofancienttraderoutesthatextendedfromEastAsiaallthewaytotheMediterranean.

譯文：絲綢之路是從東亞一路延伸至地中海地區的古代貿易路網，綿延萬里，沿途風光百變，令人驚嘆。注：covering為非謂語動詞，此句中邏輯主語為theSilkroad，cover和邏輯主語作主動關系。that引導限定性定語從句，主句為theSilkRoadwasanetworkofancienttraderoutes，從句為

extendedfromEastAsiaallthewaytotheMediterranean，缺少主語，先行詞為theSilkRoad，作從句主語。Para.1譯文：長安—天山廊道是絲綢之路龐大路網的重要部分，貫穿中國、哈薩克斯坦和吉爾吉斯斯坦三國，覆蓋約5000公里長的廣大區域，涵蓋貿易路網總里程達8700公里。2.AkeysectionoftheextensiveSilkRoadnetworkistheChang’an-Tianshancorridor,whichstretchesoveradistanceofaround5000kilometersthroughChina,KazakhstanandKyrgyzstan,coveringatotalof8700kilometersoftraderoute.注：which引導非限定性定語從句，主句為AkeysectionoftheextensiveSilkRoadnetworkistheChang’an-Tianshancorridor，從句為stretchesoveradistance缺少主語，Chang’an-Tianshancorridor為先行詞，作從句主語。Para.33.Assignedbytheemperor,theambassadorZhangQianjourneyedfromChang'antoCentralAsia,seekingtobuildbridgesbetweentheHanDynastyandtheWesternRegions..譯文：使者張騫奉旨由長安城出發，長途跋涉至中亞地區，力求建立漢朝和西域的橋梁。注：句子中有兩處非謂語的使用,分別為過去分詞assignedby和現在分詞

seekingtobuild，主干為theambassadorZhangQianjourneyedfromChang'antoCentralAsia，邏輯主語皆為theambassadorZhangQian，前者張騫表示受...委派，后者表示他主動試圖去...Para.3譯文：經過他的努力，商路初具規模，當時主要強國間的關系也得到了鞏固，路網甚至延伸到了羅馬帝國。4.

FollowingZhang'sefforts,traderoutestookshapeandrelationshipswerestrengthenedbetweenthemajorpowersofthetime,withtheroutesnetworkreachingasfarastheRomanEmpire.with的復合結構with+名詞+動詞不定式，表示將發生的動作.Withnoonetotalkto,Johnfeltmiserable.with+名詞+現在分詞，是邏輯上的主謂關系Withpricesgoingupsofast,wecan'taffordluxuries.with+名詞+過去分詞，是邏輯上的動賓關系IsatinmyroomwithmyeyesfixedontheceilingPara.4譯文：至絲綢之路鼎盛期，許多其他商品也被添加到貿易市場中。商路上熙來攘往，到處是駝隊和商人，駝隊載著一批批貨物，商人們販賣你能想象的任何商品。5.Atitspeak,manyotheritemswerecontributedtothemarketplaceofgoods.Therouteswerealivewithstringsofcamelscarryingloadsofgoodsandtraderssellingeverythingimaginable.注：bealivewith充滿著carrying和selling為非謂語動詞，作伴隨狀語。此句邏輯主語分別為stringsofcamels和traders，強調駝隊和商人的狀態。Para.5譯文：天文學和數學由印度和阿拉伯傳入中國；甘肅省的莫高窟有一批最精美的佛教藝術品，印證了印度佛教的東傳；6.AstronomyandmathematicswereintroducedtoChinafromIndiaandArabia;InGansuprovince,theMogaoCaves,hometosomeofthefinestexamplesofBuddhistart,reflectedtheeastwardspreadofBuddhismfromIndia.wereintroducedto被引進hometo是...的家園reflectv反射；反映；反思reflecton反思e.g.,Takeamomenttoreflectonwhatyoucoulddoinyourlife.花些時間想想你在生活中能做的。Para.6譯文：所有這些活動共同催生了一個欣欣向榮的大時代，因為貿易往來和文化交流使人們接觸到新商品、新知識和新觀念。7.Alloftheseactivitiescontributedtoagreatageofexpansionastradeandculturalexchangesgavepeopleaccesstonewgoods,knowledgeandideas.

accessn.通道；通路；入徑accesstosth（使用或見到的）機會，權利accessibleadj.有渠道的，有途徑的e.g.,Youmaybetryingtoaccessaprintertowhichyoudonothaverights.您可能在試圖訪問您沒有訪問權限的打印機。Phrases1.綿延萬里2.聯合致力于申報3.遞交提案4.冰雪覆蓋的高山5.穿過6.在蜿蜒起伏的山谷中顯現7.被皇帝指派8.試圖搭建橋梁9.成形，有了模樣10.仍然使用1.covervastdistances2.jointlypursueanapplicationfor3.submittheproposal4.high,snow-cappedmountains5.passthrough6.emergeintherollingvalleys7.beassignedbytheemperor8.seektobuildbridges9.takeshape10.remaininusePhrases11.在最初階段12.多虧了13.被添加到14.駝隊15.載著一批批貨物16.充當文化交流的橋梁17.最精美的佛教藝術品18.造紙術和印刷術19.發展的大時代20.使人們接觸到新商品21.“一帶一路”倡議22.認定，認可11.attheinitialageof12.thanksto13.becontributedto14.stringsofcamels15.carryloadsofgoods16.serveasabridgeforculturalexchange17.thefinestexamplesofBuddhistart18.papermakingandprinting19.agreatageofexpansion20.givepeopleaccesstonewgoods21.theBeltandRoadInitiative22.inrecognitionof

PracticeTheSilkRoad,_______(cover)vastdistances,wasanetworkofancienttraderoutes,extendingfromEastAsiatotheMediterranean.Threecountriesjointlypursuedan_________(apply)forUNESCOWorldHeritagestatus.Chang’anwasfamous____

thecapitaloftheHanandTangDynasties.TheSilkRoadbegantodevelopinthe2ndcenturyBCE,______theambassadorZhangqian.He_____(seek)tobuildbridgesbetweentheHanDynastyandtheWesternRegions.ItwasthankstoZhang’sefforts______traderoutestookshape.Initially,silkwasthemainitem.Inadditiontotradeexchange,thenetworkservedasabridgeforculturalexchange,_______(shape)theevolutionofscience,art,technologyandmanyotherareas.Astronomyandmathematics____________(introduce)toChinafromIndiaandArabia.Chinese___________(invent)suchaspapermakingandprintingwerefirstbroughttotheWestthroughthenetwork.