Christopher Columbus

Step into reading. Step 3. Christopher Columbus by Stephen Krinsky.

《进阶阅读》第3级：斯蒂芬·克林斯基著《克里斯托弗·哥伦布》

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It is August 3, 1492. A new day begins in a busy Spanish harbor. Three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, are starting out to sea.

1492年8月3日，繁忙的西班牙港口迎来了崭新的一天。 妮娜号、平塔号、圣玛利亚号三艘船正准备出海。

Someday, these ships will be famous. People will know their names 500 years later. But the men on board cannot even imagine that. They are afraid of getting lost. The ocean is a great mystery. How big is it? How long will it take to cross it? What is on the other side? Will they ever get back to Spain?

总有一天，这些船会声名远扬。 500年后的人们会知晓它们的名字。 但船上的人对此根本无从想象。 他们害怕会迷路。 海洋是个巨大的谜团。 它到底有多大？ 横穿大洋需要多久？ 大洋的彼岸有什么？ 他们还能回到西班牙吗？

Christopher Columbus is not afraid of getting lost. He is the captain of the Santa Maria and the leader of the voyage. Columbus knows a lot about the sea. He is a navigator and a map maker. Now he dreams of becoming an explorer too.

克里斯托弗·哥伦布不怕迷路。 他是圣玛利亚号的船长，也是此次航行的领队。 哥伦布对海洋十分了解。 他是一名航海家，也是一名制图师。 现在他还梦想着成为一名探险家。