Ibn Battuta
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents A Traveler Like None Before.
目录 A 旅行者 像以前一样
4 The Journeys Begin.
四道行道所起.
5 Beyond Mecca.
5 超越麦加。
7 In Trouble in India.
7 印度的麻烦。
9 Attacks, a Shipwreck, and—Finally—China.
9 攻击、沉船和最终中国。
10 The Journey Home.
10"出行归来".
12 Final Trips.
12 终会旅行.
13 Telling the Story.
13"讲史记".
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 INDIAN OCEAN MEDITERRANEAN SEA BLACK SEA CASPIAN SEA AFRICA EUROPE Turkey Iraq Arabia Iran Spain Algiers Tangier Cairo Jerusalem Baghdad Damascus Alexandria Mecca Medina Basra Tabriz Morocco 1325–1327 Years of Travel A Traveler Like None Before Do you like to travel and see new places?
16 印度洋、地中海和东南亚 阿尔及尔 丹吉尔 开罗 耶路撒冷 巴格达 大马士革 亚历山大 麦加麦地那 巴士拉·大不里士 摩洛哥 1325–1327年 旅行者 A Travelers Like None Before 你喜欢旅行看新地方吗?
Can you imagine traveling for more than twenty years?
你能想象旅行20多年吗?
That’s what one of the greatest travelers in history did.
这是历史上最伟大的旅行者之一所做的。
Abu Ibn Battuta was born in 1304 in the country of Morocco in northern Africa.
阿布·伊本·巴图塔于1304年生于北非摩洛哥.
He studied law when he was a young man.
年轻时学习法律.
Ibn Battuta’s first great trip was to the city of Mecca and beyond.
伊本·巴图塔的第一个伟大之行是去麦加市内外.
The Journeys Begin In 1325, at the age of twenty-one, Ibn Battuta set out on a long journey.
旅程开始 1325年,21岁时,伊本·巴图塔出走长途.
He was going to the city of Mecca in what is now the country of Saudi Arabia.
他当时正在沙特阿拉伯的麦加市。
Mecca is a holy place for Muslims—people who practice the religion of Islam.
麦加是信奉伊斯兰教的穆斯林的圣地。
Many Muslims try to visit Mecca at least once.
许多穆斯林试图访问麦加至少一次.
Ibn Battuta and his parents were very sad when he left.
伊本·巴图塔和父母离开时非常伤心.
After traveling for sixteen months, Ibn Battuta finally reached Mecca.
在旅行了16个月后,伊本·巴图塔终于到达了麦加.
After seeing Mecca, he decided to keep on going.
在看到麦加后,他决定继续前进.
He wanted to visit new places.
他想参观新的地方。
Many Muslims gave money and gifts to travelers during that time.
在此期间,许多穆斯林向旅行者赠送了金钱和礼物.
Ibn Battuta received many gifts to help him on his trips.
伊本·巴图塔收到了许多礼物来帮助他出行.
Ibn Battuta traveled mostly by camel with large groups to stay safe from bandits.
伊本·巴图塔多由骆驼出行,与大队一起避出土匪.
The groups often traveled in the cool of the night using torches to light the way.
团体经常在夜晚的凉爽中出行,用火炬来点燃道路.
Beyond Mecca Ibn Battuta went to what is now Iraq and Iran.
在麦加以外 伊本·巴图塔去了伊拉克和伊朗
These countries had once been rich and beautiful but were recovering from attacks by invaders when he visited them.
这些国家曾经富有而美丽,但在他访问它们时正在从入侵者的攻击中恢复。
On a trip to Africa, Ibn Battuta heard tales about the ruler of India.
在一次非洲之行中,伊本·巴图塔听到了关于印度统治者的故事.
The ruler was famous for giving gifts to visitors, but he could also be cruel.
统治者以给来访者送礼物而出名,但他也可能残忍.
Ibn Battuta decided to set off for India.
伊本·巴图塔决定启程去印度.
This university, built in ad 1227, was there when Ibn Battuta visited Baghdad, in what is now Iraq.
这所大学建于1227年,当时伊本·巴图塔访问了巴格达,现在的伊拉克。
His path took him through present-day Turkey and the Russian grasslands.
他的路经过了当今的土耳其和俄罗斯的草地.
He visited the Christian city of Constantinople, the capital of an old empire.
他访问了一个旧帝国的首都君士坦丁堡的基督教城市.
Ibn Battuta met the emperor during his stay.
伊本·巴图塔在位期间遇到了皇帝.
Then he continued his journey to India.
后又继续前往印度.
INDIAN OCEAN AFRICA ASIA India Iraq Turkey Arabia Iran Kilwa Mombasa Mogadishu Astrakhan Delhi Kabul Constantinople Mecca Aden Samarkand MEDITERRANEAN SEA BLACK SEA CASPIAN SEA Ibn Battuta visited Eastern Africa before setting off for India.
印度洋 伊拉克 土耳其 沙特阿拉伯 伊朗 喀布尔 君士坦丁堡 麦加·亚丁·撒马尔罕·地中海·斯拉克·斯拉克·斯拉基安·伊本·巴图塔在前往印度之前访问了东非。
In Trouble in India In 1334, Ibn Battuta arrived in India.
1334年,印度的麻烦中,伊本·巴图塔到达了印度.
The ruler welcomed him with gifts and made him a judge.
统治者用礼物欢迎他,并让他出任法官.
Later, though, the Indian ruler suspected Ibn Battuta of treason and placed him under guard.
然而后来,印度统治者怀疑伊本·巴图塔叛国并把他置于警戒之下.
Ibn Battuta feared for his life.
伊本·巴图塔担心自己的生命.
Eventually, the ruler forgave Ibn Battuta.
最终,统治者原谅了伊本·巴图塔.
Around 1342, the Indian ruler asked Ibn Battuta to carry gifts and messages to the ruler of China.
1342年左右,印度统治者要求伊本·巴图塔向中国统治者携带礼物和信件.
By this time, Ibn Battuta had been in India for eight years.
此时伊本·巴图塔已经在印度待了八年.
He was glad to leave before his luck took another turn for the worse.
他很高兴在运气变坏之前离开
Attacks, a Shipwreck, and—Finally—China Unfortunately, Ibn Battuta’s troubles were far from over.
袭击、沉船和 -- 最后——中国. 不幸的是,伊本·巴图塔的麻烦远未平息.
On the way to China, Ibn Battuta’s group was attacked by rebels and had to split up.
在去中国的途中,伊本·巴图塔的集团被叛军袭击并不得不分道扬镳.
Later, the ships they were supposed to travel in were destroyed by a big storm.
后来,他们本来要出行的船被大风暴所摧毁.
All the treasure aboard the ships was lost.
船上所有的宝藏都不见了
Ibn Battuta was afraid to tell the Indian ruler that he had failed to deliver the gifts to China.
伊本·巴图塔害怕告诉印度统治者他未能将礼物送到中国.
He stayed for nearly two years in islands south of India.
他在印度以南的岛屿上逗留了近两年.
Later he went to the island of Sumatra, in what is now the nation of Indonesia.
后来他去了现在的印度尼西亚的苏门答腊岛。
He got his chance to visit China when the Muslim ruler of Sumatra gave him a ship.
当苏门答腊的穆斯林统治者给他一艘船时,他获得了访问中国的机会.
Ibn Battuta reached China in 1346.
伊本·巴图塔于1346年到达中国.
He was impressed with what he saw in China.
他在中国所见所闻给他留下了深刻印象.
He was surprised that even poor monks and beggars in China had clothing made of silk.
他感到惊讶的是,即使中国的贫穷僧人和乞丐也有由丝绸制成的衣物.
Silk was a very expensive fabric in most parts of the world.
丝绸在世界大部分地区都是非常昂贵的织物.
INDIAN OCEAN ASIA India Sumatra China Beijing Delhi Kabul Calicut Guangzhou Singapore Chittagong Quanzhou SOUTH CHINA SEA 1332–1346 Years of Travel India, the Maldive Islands, and China The Journey Home After less than a year, Ibn Battuta was ready to move on—this time back home to Morocco.
印度尼西亚 印度 苏门答腊 中国 北京 德里 喀布尔 卡利克特 广州 新加坡 吉大港 泉州 南方 CHINA SEA 1332–1346 旅行印度,马尔迪夫群岛,中国 旅行家园 不到一年后,伊本·巴图塔准备继续前进——这一回回到了摩洛哥.
On the way home, he saw many cities where people were dying from a terrible disease.
在回家的路上,他看到许多城市里的人正在死于可怕的疾病.
In 1349, Ibn Battuta finally arrived back home in Morocco.
1349年,伊本·巴图塔终于回到了摩洛哥的家乡.
He had been gone for twenty-four years and was now forty- five years old.
他已经走了二十四年,现在只有四十五岁。
Both of his parents had died while he was gone.
他的父母在他离开时都去世了。
Final Trips Ibn Battuta made two more big trips.
最后旅行 伊本·巴图塔又做了两次大旅行.
He traveled first to Granada, a part of Spain still under Muslim control.
他先去格拉纳达,这是西班牙仍然由穆斯林控制的一部分.
Then he went to the Empire of Mali in West Africa.
后去西非马里帝国.
Ibn Battuta spent eight months in Mali as the guest of its ruler.
伊本·巴特图塔作为统治者的来宾在马里度过了8个月.
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Ibn Battuta returned to Morocco in 1354—this time for good.
伊本·巴图塔于1354年回到了摩洛哥——这次是永远的.
He was now fifty years old.
他现在50岁了
ATLANTIC OCEAN AFRICA Spain Morocco Bamako Timbuktu Oualáta Marrakesh Fez Granada Tangier MEDITERRANEAN SEA 1349–1353 Years of Travel The Final Journey to Timbuktu Telling the Story In Morocco, Ibn Battuta hired a young writer to write the story of his travels.
大西洋非洲 西班牙 巴马科 廷巴克图 瓦拉塔 马拉喀什 Fez Granada Tangier Ibn Battuta聘请了一位年轻作家写出他旅行的故事。
The writer put Ibn Battuta’s stories into a book called the Rihlah (Journey).
写作者将伊本·巴特图塔的故事收录在一本名为"里赫拉"(Journey)的书中.
In his final years, Ibn Battuta is thought to have served as a judge.
在他的最后几年里,伊本·巴图塔被认为担任了法官.
Little is known of his later life, though.
虽然对他后世所知不多.
He died in Morocco in either 1368 or 1369.
他于1368年或1369年在摩洛哥去世.
Conclusion Ibn Battuta journeyed 75,000 miles (120,000 km) during his lifetime.
结论 伊本·巴图塔一生中出行了75,000英里(12万公里).
That’s like going all the way around the world three times!
这就像三次环游世界一样!
He visited and lived in dozens of countries.
他访问并居住在数十个国家。
He was not an explorer.
他不是一个探险家。
He visited no unknown lands.
他没有访问任何未知的土地。
Nevertheless, he remains one of the greatest travelers in history.
尽管如此,他仍然是历史上最伟大的旅行者之一.