The Lost Continent 遗失的大陆-4
The myth of Atlantis would be lost, disappearing into the shadows of the Dark Ages. It wouldn't be until European explorers inaugurated an age of discovery, that the search for a lost island paradise began with fervor 1, a search that would begin with a dogged pursuit of the mythical 2 isle 3 by history's most famous explorer, Christopher Columbus.
The Holy Inquisition of Spain. Men of God scour 4 the land, searching for any sign of deviation 5 from the one true faith. In less than a decade, thousands have already perished, Jews and Moors 6, lapsed 7 Christians 8 and social outcasts, all consumed by the cleansing 9 fire of religious zeal 10. In such an atmosphere of terror Spain would seem an unlikely starting point for Christopher Columbus's unprecedented 11 voyage of discovery. Yet it was the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, the very people who accepted the inquisition in motion, that Columbus would have to appeal to finance his bold plan to cross the ocean. Long neglected by the history books, the great navigator had a secret reason to undertake such a perilous 12 voyage. Columbus had heard of a lost island paradise of untold 13 riches and wealth, a mythical land called Anthillia, a land that had replaced Atlantis in the Medieval imagination.
Since the collapse 14 of the Roman Empire in the 6th century, much of the learning of antiquity 15 had been forgotten. Suspicious of pagan wisdom, Christianity evolved a very different vision of the world, one defined by the battle between good and evil.
At the centre of this world was Jerusalem surrounded by the three known continents--Europe, Asia and Africa. Beyond these was another world, populated by people who were not descended 16 from Adam and Eve, making them in the minds of many, children of the devil. But some like Columbus had radical 17 ideas about the real geography of the world, ideas that had made them obvious figures of suspicion.
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inaugurate: v. 创新、开辟
cleanse:v. 纯净、清扫
deviation: n. 背离
- They were concerned only with their own religious fervor.他们只关心自己的宗教热诚。
- The speech aroused nationalist fervor.这个演讲喚起了民族主义热情。
- Undeniably,he is a man of mythical status.不可否认，他是一个神话般的人物。
- Their wealth is merely mythical.他们的财富完全是虚构的。
- He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
- The boat left for the paradise isle of Bali.小船驶向天堂一般的巴厘岛。
- Mother made me scour the family silver.母亲让我擦洗家里的银器。
- We scoured the telephone directory for clues.我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
- Deviation from this rule are very rare.很少有违反这条规则的。
- Any deviation from the party's faith is seen as betrayal.任何对党的信仰的偏离被视作背叛。
- the North York moors 北约克郡的漠泽
- They're shooting grouse up on the moors. 他们在荒野射猎松鸡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He had lapsed into unconsciousness. 他陷入了昏迷状态。
- He soon lapsed into his previous bad habits. 他很快陷入以前的恶习中去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
- Revolutionary zeal caught them up,and they joined the army.革命热情激励他们，于是他们从军了。
- They worked with great zeal to finish the project.他们热情高涨地工作，以期完成这个项目。
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
- We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机，我们如今已安然无恙。
- She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
- They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- The museum contains the remains of Chinese antiquity.博物馆藏有中国古代的遗物。
- There are many legends about the heroes of antiquity.有许多关于古代英雄的传说。