Zheng He was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433.
admiral n.舰队司令，海上将军
collectively adv.共同地，集体地，总体来说
郑和是中国的航海家、探险家、外交家以及舰队总指挥。自1405年至1433年，他所从事的航海经历被统称为“三宝太监下西洋”或者是“郑和下西洋”。
For 28 years, he traveled more than 50,000km and visited over 30 countries, throughout South Pacific, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and distant Africa.
Persian Gulf 波斯湾
在28年间，他的航程超过5千公里，访问了30多个国家，途径南太平洋、印度洋、波斯湾以及遥远的非洲。
Columbus sailed to America in St. Maria in 1492, some 80 years after Zheng's voyages.
哥伦布在1492年抵达非洲的圣玛丽亚，迟于郑和的航海壮举80多年。
Life magazine ranked Zheng the 14th most important person of the last millennium.
《时代》杂志在评选上个世纪最重要的人物的时候郑和位居14.
He was buried in Nanjing.
他被葬在南京。
Zheng He was born in 1371 in modern-day Yunnan Province, which was at that time the last stronghold of the Yuan Dynasty in its struggle with the victorious Ming Dynasty.
stronghold n.要塞，堡垒，中心地
victorious adj.胜利的，得胜的
郑和生于1371年，他的出生地是今天的云南。那个地区，在明朝起义抗击元朝的时后，是元朝的最后一个据点。
Like most Hui people, Zheng He was a Muslim.
与众多回民相同，郑和是一位穆斯林。
The term Hui in Chinese refers to the Islamic religion because of its association with the Hui ethnic group.
在汉语中，回族这个词一般指伊斯兰教徒，因为在中国，大部分回族人都信奉伊斯兰教。
According to the History of Ming, he was originally named Ma Sanbao and his home was Kunyang, present day Jinning.
据明朝的史料记载，他的原名是马三宝，他的家乡位于昆阳，今天被称为晋宁。
In 1381, following the defeat of the Northern Yuan, a Ming army was dispatched to Yunnan to put down the Mongol rebel Basalawarmi.
dispatched v.派遣
Mongol a.蒙古人，蒙古语
在1381年，在北元政权被击溃以后，明朝派遣一支军队进入云南以消灭蒙古的叛乱。
Ma Sanbao, then only eleven years old, was captured and made a eunuch.
eunuch n.太监
当时年仅11岁的马三宝被抓获，并被迫成为一名太监。
He was sent to the Imperial court, where he eventually became a trusted adviser of the Yongle Emperor, assisting him in deposing his predecessor, the Jianwen Emperor.
depose vt.免职，作废；作证，供证
他被派遣进入宫廷，在那里，他成为明成祖的心腹，并协助他铲除了他的侄子建文帝朱允炆。
In return for meritorious service, the eunuch received the name Zheng He from the Yongle Emperor.
meritorious adj.有功绩的，有价值的，值得纪念的
由于他的功勋卓著，被明成祖赐姓郑。
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