英语六级必读美文034：丝绸之路话从头
<p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="routes">routes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="conjures">conjures</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="camel">camel</span> <span word="caravans">caravans</span>, <span word="windswept">windswept</span> <span word="deserts">deserts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Genghis">Genghis</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Marco">Marco</span> <span word="Polo">Polo</span>. <span word="Extending">Extending</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="kingdoms">kingdoms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Xian">Xian</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="had">had</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="centry">centry</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="C">C</span>.,<span word="already">already</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p> 世界上最古老、历史上最重要的贸易路线之一_丝绸之路，总给人.种富有异国情调的印象：骆驼商队、狂风肆虐的沙漠，还有诸如成吉思汗和马可波罗等传奇人物。丝绸之路绵亘远长，西至印度王国，东到中国现在的西安，早在公元前3世纪，丝绸之路就已经成为了亚洲交通的十字路口。</p><p> <span word="Skirting">Skirting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edges">edges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inhospitable">inhospitable</span> <span word="Taklimakan">Taklimakan</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="oasis">oasis</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Changan">Changan</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="northem">northem</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="wound">wound</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Turfan">Turfan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kuqa">Kuqa</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Kashgar">Kashgar</span>. <span word="Them">Them</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="thnges">thnges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taklimakan">Taklimakan</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>. <span word="Numerous">Numerous</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="plied">plied</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span></p><p> <span word="Samarkand">Samarkand</span>, <span word="Tashkent">Tashkent</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caspian">Caspian</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p> 丝绸之路其实有数条支线，它们分别沿着环境恶劣、不适合人类居住的塔克拉玛干沙漠外缘，穿越不同的绿洲。所有的路线都是始于长安(西安)，北线蜿蜒经过了吐鲁番、库车，最后到达喀什格尔，南线沿着塔克拉玛干下缘前行，并到达同一终点。其他的许多支线也是历代都通行的，通往撒玛尔罕、塔什干、印度，及里海等地。</p>
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