第1个回答 2023-01-14
Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254. He was the most famous westerner to visit Asia during The Middle Ages. His father, Nicolo Polo, and his uncle were wealthy traders who regularly traveled to parts of the East. They visited China and became friends with Kublai Khan, the great Mongol Emperor. It was only when they returned to Italy from China that Marco, who was now 15 years old, first met his father.
马可·波罗 1254年出生于威尼斯。他是中世纪访问亚洲的第一个西方人。他的父亲——尼可罗·波罗和他的叔叔是很富有的商人，经常到东方的各地区旅行。他们访问了中国，而且和忽必烈可汗，大蒙古皇帝成为了朋友。而且只是在他们从中国回到意大利之后，15岁的马可才第一次见到他的父亲。
Marco decided to join them for their next trip. It took them more than three years to travel the 9,000 miles to Shangdu, capital of the Mongol Empire. The great Khan gave them a fine welcome and they stayed in a huge marble place. Soon the young Marco became a great favorite of the Emperor and was one of his most trusted friends. Marco quickly learned the language and customs of the Chinese because he traveled around and talked to many people.
马可决定下一次和他们一起去旅行。这花了他们三年的时间旅行9，000里到达了上都——蒙古帝国的首都。大汗热烈地欢迎了他们，并且让他们居住在一个巨大的大理石房子中。很快年轻的马可成了这位帝王所喜欢的人，而且成为了他最为信任的朋友之一。马可很快就学会了中国的语言和风俗，因为他到各地游走，和很多人交谈。
After nearly 17 years in the East, Marco and his father prepared to return home. Not long after Marco came home, the Genoese caught him during a battle at sea. While he was a prisoner he met a writer called Rustichello who wrote down the long story that Marco told him about his travels.
在东方待了将近17年之后，马可和他的父亲准备返回家乡。马可回家后不久，热那亚人在一次海边战役中抓到了他。他牢狱期间，遇到了一名名叫鲁斯梯切诺的作家，他写下了马可口述给他的有关他的旅行的长篇故事。
He did not make any more journeys after the publication of his books, but he had a place in history-he was the first European ever to travel to the East and to return with a story to tell.
在书本出版之后，马可没有再进行任何旅行，但是他在历留下了一席之地——他是第一个到东方旅行的欧洲人，而且回来后口述了很多故事。