A：Hey, Daniel, how's it going?

嗨，丹尼尔，怎么样了?

B：Hey, Daddy, today I had really a fantastic history class.

嗨，爸爸。今天我上了一堂超棒的课。

A：Wow, it's so strange for you to say things like that. What had happened?

哇，你能说这种话太奇怪了。发生什么事情了?

B：We've learnt the story of Zheng He Sailing to West Ocean. He is a real great navigator.

我们学了郑和下西洋的故事。他真是个伟大的航海家。

A：Did your teacher tell you the route he took?

老师告诉你他的航海路线了吗?

B：Yeah, he, with his fleet, came across the Indian Ocean, and arrived at the east coast of Africa.

是的，他跟他的舰队穿过了印度洋到达了非洲东海岸。

A：Great, do you still remember when he started his voyage?

好的，你记得他什么时候开始的旅行的?

B：Of course, that is from 1405 to 1433, which is in Ming dynasty.

当然，从1405年到1433年，那是在明朝时期。

A：Good, by the way, do you finish reading the book Robinson Crusoe I've bought for you?

好的，问一下，你读完了我给你买的那本鲁滨逊漂流记了吗?

B：Not yet, you know I have a lot of homework to do.

还没有，你知道我有很多家庭作业要做。

A：You should speed up, because the story of Robinson can give you a better understanding about what you learned today.

你应该加快速度，因为鲁滨逊的故事能够帮助你理解今天所学的东西。

B：OK, great Daddy, after supper, I'll embark on it.

好的，伟大的父亲大人，晚饭后，我就开始。

A：That's my boy! Wait, Daniel, when is Pirates of the Caribbean on?

这才是我的小孩，等等，丹尼尔，加勒比海盗什么时候开演?

B：Is it about Captain Jack Sparrow, who wants to find the treasure on the sea?

是不是关于想在海上找到宝藏的杰克船长?

A：Exactly, now, tell me the time.

对啊，告诉我时间。

B：I won't tell you, unless you promise to let me watch it with you.

除非你答应我跟你一起看，我才告诉你。

注释:

navigator n. 航海家

fleet n. 舰队

speed up 加速

embark vi. 从事

Zheng He "Sailing to West Ocean:" 郑和是中国历史上最杰出的航海家。从明永乐三年(1405年)至宣德八年(1433年)，郑和先后率领庞大船队七下西洋(明代称加里曼岛以西的海域为西洋)，经东南亚、印度洋远航至亚非地区，最远到达红海和非洲东海岸，航海足迹遍及亚、非30多个国家和地区。