5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
Name a fleet, ports and voyages.
A route map shows places, while the text explains roles and shared work. Follow preparation, departure, port visits and the return rather than treating travel as scenery alone. You can pause after any study block and continue later.
Poems, practice & discovery · Lessons 9–12
Follow the sequence and context. Distinguish what this account states from an inference or judgement about the past.
Read this part, identify the main event or idea, and note one useful detail.
Read this part, identify the main event or idea, and note one useful detail.
Read this part, identify the main event or idea, and note one useful detail.
Link the parts, try the reading checks, then write or explain a supported response. Complete the dialogue recordings in short blocks.
5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
10–15 minutes per sitting
Read one part per sitting. Use the reading sessions in this plan, then connect the parts and practise the dialogue in short blocks.
5–10 minutes
Practise the writing focus and revisit your first-choice answers.
Try each item in a short block. Listen when needed, record when ready, and use the hints to retry. Pinyin and English can be turned off independently.
Pinyin shows how to say a word. The mark above a vowel shows its tone.
Watch the tone marks and listen for the rhythm of the whole phrase. Light syllables are short; pauses belong between meaningful groups.
Flip each card for stroke order. This lesson’s writing focus: 航 · 口 · 队 · 远 · 船.
远航
yuǎn háng
long-distance voyage
船队
chuán duì
fleet
港口
gǎng kǒu
port
交流
jiāo liú
exchange
航线
háng xiàn
sea route
记载
jì zǎi
record; account
郑和率领船队多次远航。
zhèng hé shuài lǐng chuán duì duō cì yuǎn háng。
Zheng He led the fleet on several long voyages.
庞大的船队带着水手、货物和生活用品出发。
páng dà de chuán duì dài zhe shuǐ shǒu、 huò wù hé shēng huó yòng pǐn chū fā。
The large fleet sets out with sailors, goods and daily supplies.
船只在沿途港口补给淡水和食物。
chuán zhī zài yán tú gǎng kǒu bǔ jǐ dàn shuǐ hé shí wù。
The ships replenish fresh water and food at ports along the way.
远航促进了不同地区之间的交流。
yuǎn háng cù jìn le bù tóng dì qū zhī jiān de jiāo liú。
The voyages encouraged exchange between different regions.
水手根据季风和海图选择航线。
shuǐ shǒu gēn jù jì fēng hé hǎi tú xuǎn zé háng xiàn。
The sailors choose their sea route according to the monsoon winds and charts.
历史文献记载了船队到达过的一些地方。
lì shǐ wén xiàn jì zǎi le chuán duì dào dá guò de yì xiē dì fang。
Historical documents record some of the places reached by the fleet.
十五世纪初,郑和率领船队从中国出发,开始了漫长的海上航行。
shí wǔ shì jì chū, zhèng hé shuài lǐng chuán duì cóng zhōng guó chū fā, kāi shǐ le màn cháng de hǎi shàng háng xíng。
Early in the fifteenth century, Zheng He leads a fleet from China on long sea voyages.
出发前,船员准备物资,检查船只,还要安排每个人在航行中的工作。
chū fā qián, chuán yuán zhǔn bèi wù zī, jiǎn chá chuán zhī, hái yào ān pái měi gè rén zài háng xíng zhōng de gōng zuò。
Before departure, crew members prepare supplies, check vessels and organise their duties at sea.
大船驶离岸边,岸上的人影慢慢变小,前方只剩下宽广的海面。
dà chuán shǐ lí àn biān, àn shàng de rén yǐng màn màn biàn xiǎo, qián fāng zhǐ shèng xia kuān guǎng de hǎi miàn。
As the ships leave shore, the figures on land grow smaller until only the wide sea lies ahead.
在船上,工作有不同分工:有人留意方向,有人照看物资,有人检查船只。海面宽广,看不见熟悉的路标,大家便更需要按安排互相联系,不能把航行只当成欣赏远处的风景。
zài chuán shàng, gōng zuò yǒu bù tóng fēn gōng: yǒu rén liú yì fāng xiàng, yǒu rén zhào kàn wù zī, yǒu rén jiǎn chá chuán zhī。 hǎi miàn kuān guǎng, kàn bú jiàn shú xī de lù biāo, dà jiā biàn gèng xū yào àn ān pái hù xiāng lián xì, bù néng bǎ háng xíng zhǐ dāng chéng xīn shǎng yuǎn chù de fēng jǐng。
Different crew members attend to direction, supplies and vessels. With no familiar landmarks at sea, coordinated communication matters more than admiring the view.
有时海面平静,有时风浪很大,船员需要留意天气,也需要彼此配合。
yǒu shí hǎi miàn píng jìng, yǒu shí fēng làng hěn dà, chuán yuán xū yào liú yì tiān qì, yě xū yào bǐ cǐ pèi hé。
Sometimes the sea is calm and sometimes rough, so crews watch the weather and cooperate.
到达不同港口以后,他们与当地人交流,带回关于地方、物产和生活的见闻。
dào dá bù tóng gǎng kǒu yǐ hòu, tā men yǔ dāng dì rén jiāo liú, dài huí guān yú dì fang、 wù chǎn hé shēng huó de jiàn wén。
At different ports, they meet local people and bring back accounts of places, goods and daily life.
这些航行到达亚洲和非洲的一些地区,把相距很远的地方联系起来。
zhè xiē háng xíng dào dá yà zhōu hé fēi zhōu de yì xiē dì qū, bǎ xiāng jù hěn yuǎn de dì fang lián xì qǐ lai。
These voyages reach parts of Asia and Africa and connect distant places.
每到一处,陌生的声音与景物都会引起好奇,船员也要听清当地人的说明。记录地名、物品和所见的生活,使一次停留不只留下模糊的印象,也留下以后能够交流的见闻。
měi dào yí chù, mò shēng de shēng yīn yǔ jǐng wù dōu huì yǐn qǐ hào qí, chuán yuán yě yào tīng qīng dāng dì rén de shuō míng。 jì lù dì míng、 wù pǐn hé suǒ jiàn de shēng huó, shǐ yí cì tíng liú bù zhǐ liú xià mó hú de yìn xiàng, yě liú xià yǐ hòu néng gòu jiāo liú de jiàn wén。
At ports, crews listen and record places, goods and daily life, preserving experiences they can share rather than vague impressions.
归航时,船上不只有物品,也有船员在旅途中积累的经验和记忆。
guī háng shí, chuán shàng bù zhǐ yǒu wù pǐn, yě yǒu chuán yuán zài lǚ tú zhōng jī lěi de jīng yàn hé jì yì。
On the return voyage, the ships carry not only goods but also the crews’ experiences and memories.
辽阔的大海仍在起伏,航线上的港口却已经不再只是地图上的陌生名字。
liáo kuò de dà hǎi réng zài qǐ fú, háng xiàn shàng de gǎng kǒu què yǐ jīng bù zài zhǐ shì dì tú shàng de mò shēng míng zi。
The vast sea still rises and falls, but the ports along the route are no longer merely unfamiliar names on a map.
A 航线图能告诉我们什么?
háng xiàn tú néng gào su wǒ men shén me?
What can a route map tell us?
B 船队大致经过的地区和港口。
chuán duì dà zhì jīng guò de dì qū hé gǎng kǒu。
Broad regions and ports visited.
A 它能告诉我们每次谈话吗?
tā néng gào su wǒ men měi cì tán huà ma?
Can it tell us every conversation?
B 不能,谈话内容需要其他可靠的记载。
bù néng, tán huà nèi róng xū yào qí tā kě kào de jì zǎi。
No; conversation details need other reliable accounts.
A 远航只靠郑和一个人吗?
yuǎn háng zhǐ kào zhèng hé yí ge rén ma?
Did the voyages depend on Zheng He alone?
B 不是,船队成员承担不同工作。
bú shì, chuán duì chéng yuán chéng dān bù tóng gōng zuò。
No; fleet members had different roles.