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1. The Travels of Marco Polo
2. vocabulary notes
3. A Million Lies
4. vocabulary notes
5. 감상문

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◎The Travels of Marco Polo
마르코 폴로의 여행

Marco Polo(1254-1324) was born in Venice, Italy. His father, Niccolo Polo, was a businessman, so Marco was educated in business skills, as well as foreign languages.
마르코 폴로(1252-1324)는 이탈리아 베니스에서 태어났다. 그의 아버지인 니콜로 폴로는 상인이였다, 그래서 마르코는 외국어뿐만 아니라 상업기술도 배우게 되었다.

-1단락은 마르코폴로의 고향과 그의 아버지가 상인이여서 상업기술을 배울 수 있었다는 내용이다.

Niccolo Polo and his brother, Marco`s uncle Maffeo, made their money by traveling great distances to buy and sell goods. Their first Eastern journey was made in 1260, when Marco was still too young to go with them. From Venice, they traveled to the great city of Constantinople near the Black Sea, and from there made their way across parts of Russia to China, which was then ruled by Emperor Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan. In Beijing, the Emperor was delighted to meet them and hear their stories of faraway lands. After giving them expensive gifts, he sent them back to Europe with messages of peace for the Pope in Rome and requests for priests to teach him and his people more about Christianity. Kublai Khan also made them promise to return.
니콜로 폴로와 그의 동생, 마르코의 삼촌 Maffeo는 물건을 사고 팔기위해서 꽤 먼거리를 여행하며 돈을 모았다. 그들의 첫 번째 동쪽 여행은 1260년에 만들어졌는데, 그때 마르코는 그들과 같이 가기에는

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