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郑和七下西洋

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ID: 1269 Advanced
第一个环绕地球一周的人是谁?第一个发现美洲大陆的人是谁?第一个开辟西欧到印度航线的人是谁?都不知道吗?哈哈,没关系,因为有一位航海家出发的时间比他们都早,而且还七下西洋。他的名字你一定得知道!他就是......
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
航海家 hánghǎijiā navigator, seafarer
麦哲伦 Màizhélún Magellan
环绕 huánrào to encircle
达伽马 Dájiāmǎ Vasco da Gama
老爸今天学校给了我们一个作业题目是我心中的航海家你说写谁好
lǎobà 老爸jīntiān 今天xuéxiào 学校gěi 给le 了wǒmen 我们yī ge 一个zuòyè 作业tímù 题目shì 是wǒ 我xīnzhōng 心中de 的hánghǎijiā 航海家nǐ 你shuō 说xiě 写shéi 谁hǎo 好
Dad, I got an assignment at school today. The topic is: 'the navigator closest to my heart.' Who do you think I should write about?
你的作业怎么问起我来了你先想想你对哪个航海家比较熟悉
nǐ de 你的zuòyè 作业zěnme 怎么wèn 问qǐ 起wǒ 我lái 来le 了nǐ 你xiān 先xiǎng xiang 想想nǐ 你duì 对nǎ ge 哪个hánghǎijiā 航海家bǐjiào 比较shúxī 熟悉
It's your homework. Why are you asking me? First, think about which navigators you're relatively familiar with.
我都不太了解
wǒ 我dōu 都bùtài 不太liǎojiě 了解
I'm not really acquainted with any of them.
历史课你都是怎么学的
lìshǐkè 历史课nǐ 你dōu 都shì 是zěnme 怎么xué 学de 的
What have you learned in history class?
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