雅思口语素材：Columbus Day(哥伦布纪念日)
<p> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="Day">Day</span></p><p> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span></p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="round">round</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifteenth">fifteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="monsters">monsters</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dared">dared</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="persons">persons</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="round">round</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="notion">notion</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seas">seas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hemisphere">hemisphere</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="venture">venture</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="spice">spice</span> <span word="merchants">merchants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="eastward">eastward</span>. <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Isabella">Isabella</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="treasures">treasures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>.</p><p> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Isabella">Isabella</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1486, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="conquer">conquer</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>. <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Admiral">Admiral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Seas">Seas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riches">riches</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="discoveries">discoveries</span>.</p>
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