研究生英语核心教材_（下）Unit_5_Marco_Polo’s_Legacy教材教学课件.ppt

Unit 5 Marco Polo’s Legacy Contents 1. About the author Background of the Text: 1). 2). 3. Questions Word Distinctions Oral Translation 1). 2). Written Translation 1). 2). 3). Further questions for discussion About the author John Hubbard Senior Academic Librarian University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Macro Polo. 1. Background of the Text Marco Polo was an Italian traveler and author, born in Venice Italy. In 1275, Marco Polo and his father arrived in China and entered Kublai Khans service. The Polos stayed in China until 1292, when they left the country as escorts for a Mongol princess traveling by sea to Persia. In 1298 Marc Polo was taken prisoner by Genoa after a battle between Venice and Genoa. During his imprisonment, he dictated to a fellow prisoner the detailed accounts of his travels. Marco Polos literary work, The Travels of Marco Polo is perhaps the most famous and influential travel book in history. It gave medieval Europe it s first consequential knowledge of China. For a long time it was the only existing source in Europe for information on the geography and life in the far east. Since 20th century, Marco Polo’s famous book aroused considerable controversy. Some scholars have pointed out apparent mistakes and important omissions in Marcos writings. But they also conclude that his work is an accurate, important and useful source from an extraordinary period of Chinese history. Macro Polo’s Route Questions 1.What information does the book about Marco Polo’s journeys provide us? 2.What did Marco Polo see during his journey in Orient? 3.Why do so many different books about Marco Polo’s journey exist nowadays? 4.Why was Marco Polo named “the father of Modern anthropology” ? 5.Why was Marco Polo’s story rejected by European in his time? 6.What did the phrase “It’s a Marco Polo” mean? 7.Describe the communication between the West and China before and during the time of Marc