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第五篇The Travels of Ibn Battuta 伊本白图泰游记
“I left Tangier, my birthplace, the 13th of June 1325 with the intention of making the pilgrimage [ to Mecca]... to leave all my friends both female and male, to abandon my home as birds abandon their nests. ”“1325年6月13日，我离开了家乡丹吉尔，打算前往麦加朝圣。我告别了所有的朋友，如鸟儿离巢般，告别故土。”So begins an old manuscript in a library in Paris—the travel journal of Ibn Battuta.这便是伊本白图泰游记的序言。这份旧的手稿存放在巴黎一家图书馆里。
Almost two centuries before Columbus, this young Moroccan set off for Mecca, returning home three decades later as one of history's great travelers.这Y年轻的摩洛哥人所处的年代比哥伦布的年代要早了几乎两个世纪，从他出发去麦加算起，30年之后伊本白图泰才回到故乡，那时的他已经晋升到历史上伟大旅行家的行列。Driven by curiosity, he journeyed to remote comers of the Islamic world, traveling through 44 modem countries, three times as far as Marco Polo. 出于好奇，他游历了伊斯兰世界的各个角落，足迹遍布了44 座现代城市，总行程是马可波罗的3倍。Little celebrated in the West2, his name is well known among Arabs.虽然在西方社会不怎么有名，伊本白图泰在阿拉伯国家却家喻户晓。In his hometown of Tangier, a square, a hotel, a cafe, a ferry boat,
and even a hamburger are named after him. 在伊本白图泰的故乡丹吉尔，有以他命名的广场、旅店、咖啡馆、渡船，甚至汉堡。
Ibn Battuta stayed in Mecca as a student for several years, but the urge to travel soon took over. 伊本白图泰以学生的身份在麦加待了几年，但对于游历的渴望很快又让他重新出发。In one adventure, he traveled to India seeking profitable employment with the Sultan of Delhi.有一次他来到印度，在德里的苏丹王那里谋到了一份收入颇丰的工作。On the way, he described his group being attacked in the open country by 80 men on foot, and two horsemen：他写到，在去德里的路上，他的队伍在野外被80名步兵和2位马夫攻击：“we fought ... killing one of their horsemen and about twelve of the foot soldiers ….“我们进行了殊死搏斗……杀死他们的一位马夫和差不多12名步兵……I was hit by an arrow and my horse by another, but God in his grace preserved me .... 我和马都中了箭，但是多谢真主的恩赐，最后我活了下来……We carried the heads of the slain to the castle of Abu Bak, har ... and suspended them from the wall. ”我们背着亡者的头颅前往阿布巴卡尔的城堡……并把这些头颅挂在城墙上。”In Delhi, the sultan gave him the position of judge, based on his prior study at Mecca. 因为有在麦加的学习经历，德里的苏丹
王给伊本白图泰安排了法官的工作。But the sultan had an unpredictable character, and Ibn Battuta looked for an opportunity to leave.但是这位苏丹王脾气古怪，性情多变，所以伊本白图泰想借机逃走。When the sultan offered to finance a trip to China, he agreed. 当苏丹王提出要资助伊本白图泰去中国旅行时，他同意了。Ibn Battuta set off in three ships, but misfortune struck while he was still on the shore. 伊本白图泰将要乘着三艘船起航，但他还未离岸，不幸便降临了。A sudden storm grounded and broke up two ships, scattering treasure and drowning many people and horses. 一场突如其来的暴风雨摧毁了两艘船，吹走了财宝，许多船员和马匹都溺水而亡。As he watched, the third ship, with all his belongings and slaves一one carrying his child—was carried out to sea and never heard from again. 他眼睁睁看着载着他的财物和奴隶的第三艘船被吹到了海上，从此便再无音讯。更糟的是，他的孩子也在这艘船上。
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. 最后摩洛哥的苏丹王要求一生游历的伊本白图泰回家和世人分享他的智慧。Fortunately, he consented and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages, allowing people everywhere to read
about his unparalleled journeys. 幸运的是，他同意了此事并写了本书。这本书已被翻译成了很多种语言，可以让世人了解他那无与伦比的旅行经历。
词汇：pilgrimage n.朝圣，远游
ferry n.渡船
sultan n,苏丹（伊斯兰教国王，某些伊斯兰国家统治者的称号）
slain：slay的过去分词
slay v.杀死，杀戮
unparalleled adj.无比的，空前的
finance v.给……提供资金
scatter vt. 撒播，驱散; vi.消散
consent vi.同意，赞成
注释：
1. ... with the intention of making the pilgrimage………打算去朝圣……
2. Little celebrated in the West,... 虽然在西方社会不怎么知名，……
3. ... seeking profitable employment with the Sultan of Delhi. ……在德里的苏丹王那里谋到了一份收入颇丰的工作。
练习：
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A) Visitors to Mecca. B) The adventures of Ibn Battuta. C) Ibn Battuta's character. D) Asian countries of the 14th century.
2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to set off for in line 5? A) left to go to. B) discussed. C) arrived at. D) decided upon.
3. The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a position of judge because ? . A) the sultan needed a translator. B) Ibn Battuta had been a judge before. C) Ibn Battuta had studied in Mecca. D) Ibn Battuta had traveled to many countries.
4. Which of the following would the writer of this passage most likely agree with? A) Ibn Battuta's journeys were very common for people of that time. B) Ibn Battuta's stories are probably not true. C) Ibn Battuta's journey was less important than Marco Polo's. D) Ibn Battuta should be better known in the West today.
5. Why did Ibn Battuta finally return to his home? A) He was tired of traveling. B) He didn't have any more money. C) He feared the Sultan of Delhi. D) The Sultan of Morocco asked him to return.
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