When Captain James Cook landed in New Zealand in 1769, he took possession of it in the name of the British Crown.(p11) take possession of sth. 把 … 据为己有 Don ’ t take possession of the wallet, though it was you who picked it up. in the name of 以 … 的名义 He donated a lot of books to the Hope Project in the name of his father.

Marco Polo’ stories inspired Christopher Columbus and other European Explorers to search for sea routes… The police searched the prisoner to see if he had a gun. I searched many shops for my sister’s birthday present. The parents searched (through) the woods for their lost boy, but they didn’t find him. search sb./sth. search sb./sth. for sth. search (through) sth for sth. vi vt

I will make a search for your book. I looked everywhere in search of my glasses. n.

However, long before that brave merchants were the real explorers to search for sea routes to the distant, wealthy Asian lands. 但在此很久以前，勇敢的商人才是真正的寻 找通往遥远富饶的亚洲的海路的探险家。 long before 很久前 (long 在前是 “ 很久前 ”) before long 不久后 (long 在后是 “ 不久后 ”) long before 一般用于过去时 before long = soon, 可用于多种时态。

1. It _____ long before when he owned nothing but youth. 2. Don’t be so sad. I _____ back before long. A. will be B. is C. had been D. was D A

Silk from China found its way over land along the Silk Road to India, the Middle East and Rome, in exchange for spices and glass. exchange n. 交换 ; 更换 in exchange for 与 …… 交换 She is giving him English lessons in exchange for his teaching her Chinese.

exchange v. 交换 ; 调换 ; 互换 exchange A for B exchange sth. with sb. He exchanged the blue sweater for a red one. John exchanged seats with Tom.

It was a major development that the Africans were reaching out to China. reach for sth.= reach out to sb./sth. 伸出 ( 手 ) 以触到, 抓到, 拿到某人, 某物 Jim reached for a gun but he was stopped. We must reach out to those in need. 我们必须对有需要的人伸以援手.

set sail from 从 …… 起航 set sail to/for 起航到 … The Titanic set sail from England for New York. in return 作为回报 in return for sth. 作为对某事的回报 I treated him to lunch in return for his help.