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英语口译资料整理一、旅游英语相关丝绸之路 Silk Road朝廷的使者envoy of the royal court河西走廊the Hexi Corridor塔里木盆地the Tarim Basin帕米尔山区the Pamir mountain阿富汗、伊朗、伊拉克以及叙利亚Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria西域Western Region丝绸织物silk cloth and goods火药、造纸术和印刷术gunpowder, and paper making and printing techniques佛教Buddhism伊斯兰教Islam地中海MediterranneanWelcome to the Silk Road Tour. You will find this two-week trip one of your most memorable experiences in your life. The silk Road dates back to the 2nd century B.C., when a Chinese official and envoy of the royal court Zhang Qian embarked on his business trip to Western Region (a Han Dynasty term for the area west of Yumenguan Pass, including what is now Xinjiang and parts of Central Asian) following the trade road linking Asia and Europe. Originating from Chang’an (present-day Xi’an), the route traversed Shanxi Province, the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, the Pamir mountain region, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria, ending at the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. More than 4,000 of its 7,000 kilometers were in China. For over a thousand years up till the 15th century, Chinabrought its silk cloth and goods, gunpowder, and paper making and printing techniques to the countries in Western Region via this road. This road, in return, introduced into China Buddhism and Islam as well as grapes, walnuts, pomegranates, cucumbers, glass, perfume and other products from the outside world. Because China’s silk reached the countries in Western Region along this road, European scholars came to call it “the Silk Road”.