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托福阅读：欧亚早期海上贸易

2016-04-25 17:18:30来源：网络

　　P3: The principal seagoing ship used throughout the Middle Ages was the galley, a long, low ship fitted with sails but driven primarily by oars. The largest galleys had as many as 50 oarsmen since they had relatively shallow hulls, they were unstable when driven by sail or when on rough water: hence they were unsuitable for the voyage to the East. Even if they hugged the African coastline, they had little chance of surviving a crossing of the Indian Ocean. Shortly after 1400, shipbuilders began developing a new type of vessel properly designed to operate in rough, open water: the caravel. It had a wider and deeper hull than the galley and hence could carry more cargo: increased stability made it possible to add multiple masts and sails. In the largest caravels, two main masts held large square sails that provided the bulk of the thrust driving the ship forward, while a smaller forward mast held a triangular-shaped sail, called a lateen sail, which could be moved into a variety of positions to maneuver the ship.

　　难词解析：

　　Principal ['prɪnsəp(ə)l]: 主要的

　　Seagoing ['siːgəʊɪŋ]: 航海的

　　Galley ['gælɪ]: 双层桨帆船

　　Oar [ɔː]: 浆

　　Rough [rʌf]: 粗糙的/恶劣的

　　Caravel ['kærəvel]: 轻帆船

　　Mast [mɑːst]: 桅杆

　　Lateen [læ'tiːn]: 大三角帆

　　Maneuver [mə'nʊvə]: 移动/机动

　　难句解析：

　　The [principal seagoing] ship [used throughout the Middle Ages] was the galley, [[a long, low ship] [fitted with sails] but [driven primarily by oars]]

　　主要的船只，贯穿于中世纪使用的船只，是galley，这是一种长而浅的船，帆很合适，但是主要被浆驱动。

　　生词和文章读懂了吗?

　　测试篇

　　1. The principal seagoing ship used throughout the Middle Ages was the galley, a long, low ship fitted with sails but driven primarily by oars.

　　The word “principal” is closest in meaning to____

　　A. practical

　　B. abbreviated

　　C. chief

　　D. departed

　　2. This development, coming as it did when the bottom had fallen out of the European economy, provided an impetus to a long-held desire to secure direct relations with the East by establishing a sea trade.

　　The word “establish” is closest in meaning to____

　　A. found

　　B. estimate

　　C. grab

　　D. separate

　　P1：14世纪，_____切断了欧洲的陆地贸易路线。

　　P2：欧洲到达亚洲最主要的问题是_____。

　　P3：中世纪使用最广泛的航海船只是_____。

　　Answer Key:

　　1. C

　　2. A

　　P1: political developments

　　P2: technology

　　P3: galley

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