Key to the Exercises 练习参考答案 Unit 1 Part II. 1. prehension He, originally named Ma He, was born into a Muslim family just beyond the borders of China (later Yunnan Province in the southwestern part of China) in 1371. 2. He served as a court eunuch. 3. Because Zheng He helped Zhu Di, who later became Emperor Chengzu, gain the throne during the coup. 4. The fleet reached the countries of Southeast Asia, east Africa and Arabia, initiating a feat in the history of navigation and regarded as an unprecedented great historical period in Chinese history of trade and cultural exchanges. 5. 7 times. 6. 116 years earlier than that of Magellan. 7. Zheng He brought back the so-called kylin and Fulu (African giraffe and zebra),which became decorative animals for the Chinese imperial garden. 8. Zheng He "walked like a tiger" and did not shrink from violence when he considered it necessary to impress foreign peoples with China's military might. He ruthlessly suppressed pirates who had long plagued Chinese and southeast Asian waters. He also waged a land war against the Kingdom of Kotte in Ceylon, and he made displays of military force when local officials threatened his fleet in Arabia and East Africa. From his fourth voyage, he brought envoys from thirty states who traveled to China and paid their respects at the Ming court. 9. The Hongxi Emperor (reigned 1424–1425), decided to stop the voyages during his short reign. 10. (omitted) 2. Vocabulary 1. served as 2. in large quantities 3. pay our respects 4. seek to 5. impress…with 6. unprecedented 7. Navigation 8. subordinates 9. plaguing 10. suppressed 3. English-Chinese Translation A. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. ,明朝(1368-1644)在1378年征服了他所在的那个省。他被带到了当时明朝的首都,成为了一名宦官。 ,就被他安排专门负责掌管中国海军。 ,比伽马早93年,比麦哲伦早116年之久。 4. 郑和一般是通过外交手段来达到自己的目标并且他所率领强大军队吓得那些最有可能成为敌人的人屈服于他。 ,他就带回来自30多个国家的外交使节,专门前往中国向明朝礼拜。 B. Translate the following parag
