一分钟英语趣问答 103

Where exactly did the Silk Roads run? Was it a) From South America to Europe, b) From Africa to Asia, or c) From Asia to Europe?

译句：丝绸之路的确切路线是哪里？a）从南美洲到欧洲，b）从非洲到亚洲，或c）从亚洲到欧洲？（答案附在文末）

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Silk Road n. 丝绸之路

[例句]：

• The Silk Road  went through Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.

丝绸之路经过亚洲、中东、北非和欧洲。

• Although it's called the Silk Road, people traded much more than silk.

尽管名字叫丝绸之路，人们进行贸易的商品却不仅仅是丝绸。

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South America 南美洲

[例句]：

• Have you been to South America before?

你以前去过南美吗？

• Next year we plan to make a journey  south America.

明年我们打算进行一次南美之旅。

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Europe/'juərəp/ n. 欧洲

[惯用语]：

western europe 西欧

continental europe  欧洲大陆

council of europe  欧洲理事会

European Union  欧盟

[例句]：

• He flew to Europe via the North Pole.

他经由北极飞到欧洲。

• She's writing a new history of Europe.

她正在写一部新的欧洲史。

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Africa/'æfrikə/ n. 非洲

[惯用语]：

west africa 西非；非洲西部

republic of south africa 南非共和国

[例句]：

• Africa will be able to feed itself.

非洲将实现粮食自给自足。

• These flowers are found only in Africa.

这些花仅见于非洲。

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Asia /ˈeɪʒə/ n. 亚洲

[惯用语]：

southeast asia 东南亚

asia pacific 亚太地区；亚太区

central asia 中亚；亚洲中部

[例句]：

• He has travelled widely in Asia.

他在亚洲许多地方旅行过。

• Economically, Asia is still the most dynamic region in the world.

亚洲依然是世界上最具经济活力的地区。

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答案：c) From Asia to Europe

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