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。
8 Attacks, a Shipwreck, and—Finally—China.
8 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".
15 Conclusion.
15 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 A Traveler Like None Before Abu Ibn Battuta was one of the greatest travelers in history.
16 阿布·伊本·巴图塔之前的"旅行者"(A Travelers Like None Before Abu Ibn Battuta)是历史上最伟大的旅行者之一.
He was born in 1304 in Tangier, Morocco.
他于1304年生于摩洛哥丹吉尔.
Continuing a family tradition, he studied law.
他延续家庭传统,学习法律。
The young student was drawn to the city of Mecca on the Arabian Peninsula.
这名青年学生被吸引到阿拉伯半岛上的麦加市.
Mecca is where the Muslim religion was founded in the ad 600s.
麦加是穆斯林宗教在广告600上建立的地方.
Muslims have a duty to travel to Mecca at least once if they can.
如果可以的话,穆斯林有义务去麦加至少一次.
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 Ibn Battuta’s first great trip was to the city of Mecca and beyond.
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 摩洛哥伊本·巴图塔的首次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 for Mecca.
旅程开始 1325年,21岁时,伊本·巴图塔出征麦加.
After a sixteen-month journey across northern Africa, Ibn Battuta reached Mecca.
经过16个月的穿越北非之行后,伊本·巴图塔到达了麦加.
He married his first wife during the trip.
出行期间他娶了第一任妻子.
He would marry several more times over the years as he moved to new countries.
几年来,随着他移居到新的国家,他将再结婚几次。
Having made the trip to Mecca, decided to travel all over the entire Muslim world.
前往麦加之后,决定在整个穆斯林世界旅行。
He wanted to see new things, and there was much to see.
他想看到新的事物, 有很多事情要看到。
Since the 600s, Muslim armies had conquered a large part of the Middle East and Africa.
自600年代起,穆斯林军队已经征服了中东和非洲一大部分地区.
Muslims could move freely in these areas, though bandits were often a threat.
穆斯林可以在这些地区自由出行,尽管匪徒往往是一种威胁。
The Muslim faith inspired many people to give money and gifts to travelers.
穆斯林信仰激励了许多人向旅行者提供金钱和礼物.
Because Ibn Battuta was a student and eventually a famed traveler, he received many gifts and honors.
由于伊本·巴图塔是一名学生,并最终成为出名的旅行者,他得到了许多礼物和荣誉.
Ibn Battuta traveled mostly by camel with large groups.
伊本·巴图塔多由骆驼与大群相会出行.
Traveling with many other people provided safety from bandits.
与许多其他人一起出行,为躲避匪徒提供了安全.
The groups often traveled in the cool of the night, lighting the way with torches.
团体经常在夜晚的清凉中出行,用火炬点亮了道路.
As Ibn Battuta rode away from Mecca, he saw the desert “gleaming with light and the darkness turned into radiant day.”
当伊本·巴图塔从麦加出发时,他看到沙漠“闪耀着光明和黑暗变成灿烂的一天。 “
Beyond Mecca Ibn Battuta journeyed to present-day Iraq and Iran.
超越麦加·伊本·巴图塔出行,来到了当今的伊拉克和伊朗.
These countries had once been rich and beautiful, but at this time they were still recovering from attacks by invaders.
这些国家曾经富有而美丽,但此时仍在从入侵者的攻击中恢复.
On a visit to Muslim Eastern Africa in 1332, Ibn Battuta heard tales about the sultan, or ruler, of India, Muhammad ibn Tughluq (TOOG-luk).
在1332年访问东非穆斯林时,伊本·巴图塔听到了关于印度苏丹或统治者穆罕默德·伊本·图格卢克(TOOG-luk)的故事.
The sultan was famous for granting favors, but he could also be cruel and unpredictable.
苏丹以给予恩惠而出名,但他也可能是残酷和不可预测的.
Ignoring the possible dangers, Ibn Battuta set off for India.
无视可能的危险,伊本·巴图塔启程前往印度.
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 the “land of the Turks” (present-day Turkey) and the Russian steppe (grasslands).
他走过"土耳其地"(今土耳其)和俄罗斯草原(草地).
He visited the Christian city of Constantinople, the capital of the once- mighty Byzantine Empire.
他参观了一度强大的拜占庭帝国的首都君士坦丁堡的基督教城市.
Ibn Battuta toured the famed city and met the emperor.
伊本·巴图塔游历了名城并遇到了皇帝.
He then continued his journey to India.
随后他继续前往印度.
In Trouble in India In 1334, Ibn Battuta crossed the mountains of Afghanistan into northern India.
1334年,伊本·巴图塔(英语:Ibn Battuta)越过阿富汗山脉进入印度北部.
He presented himself at the sultan’s court in Delhi.
他在德里的苏丹法院出庭。
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。
The sultan lived up to his reputation for generosity.
这位苏丹以慷慨的口碑为生。
He gave Ibn Battuta many gifts and later made him a judge.
他给伊本·巴图塔许多礼物,后又让他出任法官.
The future looked good for Ibn Battuta.
未来对伊本·巴图塔来说是好的.
Things changed when Ibn Battuta married a woman whose father was a suspected traitor.
当伊本·巴图塔嫁给一个父亲被怀疑是叛徒的女人时,情况就变了.
Ibn Battuta was placed under guard and feared for his life.
伊本·巴图塔被置于戒备之下并担心自己的性命.
Eventually, the sultan forgave him.
最后,苏丹原谅了他。
Around 1342, the sultan asked Ibn Battuta to carry gifts and messages to the ruler of China.
1342年左右,苏丹要求伊本·巴图塔向中国的统治者携带礼物和信息.
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
Fearing the anger of the sultan for his failure, Ibn Battuta stayed for nearly two years in the Maldive Islands, south of India.
伊本·巴图塔担心苏丹对他的失败感到愤怒而在印度以南的马尔迪夫群岛停留了近两年.
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 marveled that silk, a very expensive material in most parts of the world, was “used for clothing even by poor monks and beggars.”
他感到惊奇的是,在世界上大多数地区,丝绸是一种非常昂贵的材料,“甚至被贫穷的僧侣和乞丐用来穿衣服。 “
INDIAN OCEAN India Sumatra China Beijing Delhi Kabul Calicut Guangzhou Singapore Chittagong Quanzhou SOUTH CHINA SEA 1332–1346 Years of Travel ASIA 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 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 年出行 ASIA 印度 马尔迪维群岛 中华之旅 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.
In 1348, he traveled through Syria, which was suffering from a terrible plague, or deadly disease.
1348年,他出行于叙利亚,叙利亚正遭受着可怕的瘟疫,或致命疾病.
In the city of Damascus, around two thousand people were dying from the disease every day.
在大马士革市,每天约有两千人死于该疾病.
Ibn Battuta saw the plague in other cities along his homeward route.
伊本·巴图塔在他的家乡路线上的其他城市都看到了瘟疫.
In Cairo, Egypt, the disease was raging, but Ibn Battuta never caught the plague himself.
在埃及开罗,这种疾病正在肆虐,但伊本·巴图塔从未亲自接过瘟疫.
In 1349, he finally arrived back home in Morocco.
1349年,他终于回到了摩洛哥的家乡.
By this time, both of his parents were dead.
这时,他父母双亡.
His father had died sixteen years earlier, but his mother died just a few months before his return.
他的父亲在16年前就已经去世了,但他的母亲在他回国前几个月就去世了.
Final Trips Ibn Battuta had been gone for twenty-four years and was now forty-five years old.
最后旅行 伊本·巴图塔已经离开了24年,现在已经45岁了。
He was not done traveling, though.
但他没有完成旅行
He traveled next to Granada, a part of Spain still under Muslim control.
他行走于格拉纳达旁边,该地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.
In Granada, Ibn Battuta met with Muslim leaders.
在格拉纳达,伊本·巴图塔会见了穆斯林领袖.
He also met a young writer named Ibn Juzayy.
他还遇到了一位名叫伊本·朱扎伊的年轻作家.
They would meet again when Ibn Battuta’s travels were finished.
他们将在伊本·巴图塔的旅行结束后再次相会。
ATLANTIC OCEAN AFRICA Spain Morocco Bamako Timbuktu Oualáta Marrakesh Fez Granada Tangier MEDITERRANEAN SEA 1349–1353 Years of Travel The Final Journey to Timbuktu Ibn Battuta did not want to make the long, difficult trip to Mali.
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 前往廷巴克图伊本·巴图塔的终极旅程,
However, the sultan of Morocco ordered him to.
然而,摩洛哥苏丹命令他这样做。
The sultan wanted to learn more about the wealthy land.
苏丹希望更多地了解富裕的土地。
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.
He was impressed by the richness of the sultan’s court.
他对苏丹法院的丰富性印象深刻。
Ibn Battuta returned to Morocco in 1354— this time for good.
伊本·巴特图塔于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
Telling the Story In Morocco, Ibn Battuta hired Ibn Juzayy to write the story of his travels.
在"摩洛哥的故事"中,伊本·巴图塔聘请了伊本·朱扎伊来写出他出行的故事.
Ibn Juzayy put Ibn Battuta’s stories into a book called the Rihlah (Journey).
Ibn Juzayy将Ibn Battuta的故事写入一本名为"Rihlah"(Journey)的书中.
The book is still one of the best sources of information about the lands and rulers that Ibn Battuta visited in the 1300s.
该书仍然是1300年代伊本·巴特图塔所访问的土地和统治者的最佳信息来源之一.
In his final years, Ibn Battuta is thought to have served as a judge, but little is known of his later life.
在他的最后几年,伊本·巴图塔被认为担任过法官,但对其后世所知甚少.
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.