2023年職稱英語綜合類的閱讀理解習題及答案2
The Travels of Ibn Battuta【伊本白圖泰游記】
After a lifetime of incredible adventures, Ibn Battuta was finally ordered by the Sultan of Morocco to return home to share his wisdom with the world. Fortunately, he consented and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages, allowing people everywhere to read about his unparalleled journeys.
ferry n.胛.渡船
slain:slay v.的過去分詞 slay vt.殺死,殺戮
sultan n.蘇丹(伊斯蘭教國王,某些伊斯蘭國家統治者的稱號)
suspend vt.吊,掛;暫停
unparalleled adj.無比的,空前的,絕無僅有的
finance v.給提供資金
scatter vt.撒播,驅散;vi.消散
the open country野外
consent vi.同意,贊成 foot soldier 步兵
注釋:
1.with the intention of making the pilgrimage打算去朝圣
2.Little celebrated in the West,雖然在西方社會不怎么知名,
3.seeking profitable employment with the Sultan of Delhi. 在德里的蘇丹王那里謀到了一份收入頗豐的工作。