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一、張騫 Zhang Qian China's First Explorer 中國第一位探險家 No More Insults and Conciliation 再也不要忍辱求和 A Decade Under House Arrest 十年軟禁 The Pioneer who Opened the Road to the West 開通西路第一人 Exchange Between the East and the West 中西交流
二、玄奘 Xuanzang Walking Through His Heart's Desire 走出胸中的世界 Searching for the Truth for all Beings 為眾生尋訪正典 A Pilgrimage over Hills and Through Valleys 翻山越嶺的朝聖路 Opening the New Generation of Buddhism 開啟佛教新紀元 An Exciting Historical Account and Novel 精彩的史料與小說
三、鄭和 Zheng He The Eunuch from a Glorious Era 輝煌時代的宦官 Paying Tribute and Monetary Diplomacy 朝貢與金錢外交 Navigation Guided by Constellations 以星座定位的航行 The Navigation Pioneer 航海壯舉第一人 Trade and the Mazu Faith 貿易與媽祖信仰
四、馬可波羅 Marco Polo The Son of a Merchant 貿易商之子 Describe Europe to Me 為我轉述歐洲 A Long Journey 漫長的旅程 I Haven't Finished Yet 我還沒說完呢! Another Name for Adventure 旅遊冒險的代名詞
五、哥倫布 Columbus A Hero with a Mysterious Past 身世成謎的英雄 The World must be Round 地球應該是圓的 Departing from the Shores of Spain 從西班牙港口出發 Discovering the American Continent 發現美洲新大陸 Big Changes Induced by the Big Discovery 大發現的大改變
六、麥哲倫 Magellan The Downfallen Royal Ship Captain 沒落的貴族船長 A Dream of Going on a Ship Expedition 乘船探險的夢想 Sailing from Spain 從西班牙啟航 The First Voyage Through the Pacific Ocean 首次橫渡太平洋 The Invasion of the Navigation Era 大航海時代的侵略
七、詹姆斯.庫克船長 Captain James Cook A Remarkable British Navigator 傑出的英國航海家 Exploring the Unfilled Parts in the Map 探索地圖空白之處 Circumnavigating the World from West to East 自西向東環繞世界 The Terminal Point in the Hawaiian Islands 夏威夷群島的終點 If We Hadn't Appear 如果我們不曾出現
八、歐內斯特.沙克爾頓爵士 Sir Ernest Shackleton I Want to Lead a Life at Sea 我要過海上生活 Am I not Able to Challenge the South Pole 我無法挑戰南極嗎 Reaching the South Pole by Foot 徒步邁向南極 All Twenty-eight were Rescued 二十八人全部獲救 The Greatest Leader 最偉大的領導者
九、阿梅莉亞.埃爾哈特 Amelia Earhart Life is Spectacular Because of Flight 人生因飛行而精彩 I was Just Baggage 我只是一件行李 Solo Flight Across the Atlantic 單獨飛越大西洋 A desire to Fly Around the World 嚮往環球飛行 The Representative of Feminism 女權主義代表人物
十、尼爾.阿姆斯壯 Neil Armstrong The Eternal American Astronaut 永遠的美國太空人 Exploring Space and Challenging Himself 探索太空挑戰自己 Exploring Space on a Spacecraft 搭乘太空梭升空 The First Footprint on the Moon 月球的第一個腳印 A Small Step and a Giant Step 一小步與一大步
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