4H 郑和 (students' work) by Qi Qiu

fernpholawan — 2018-01-25 15:48:23 UTC

He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family, later adopted the conferred surname Zheng。

郑和是在穆斯林家庭出生的。他原来叫马和，后来他姓郑。

verb + 的时候
叫
家庭 family
sub + 是 + when, where, how + verb (object) +的
原来 originally
后来 later on

He had an older brother and four sisters

clareaiello1 — 2018-01-25 15:48:51 UTC

他有一个哥哥和四个姐妹。

mackenziesnyder09 — 2018-01-25 15:48:55 UTC

He died between 1433 and 1435.
他是在一四三三年到一四三五年之间死亡的。

死 to die
A和B之间 = between A and B

Zheng He exposed China to new foreign goods through his travels

levlu0206 — 2018-01-25 15:54:19 UTC

郑和从海外把很多新国外货物带到中国。

Zheng He may have had Mongol and Arab ancestry and that he could speak Arabic

clareaiello1 — 2018-01-25 15:55:54 UTC

郑和的祖先可能是蒙古人和阿拉伯人，他可能会说阿拉伯语。

祖先 ancestor

Zheng He brought a variety of exotic animals back with him to China, including Giraffes, Lions, Ostriches, and Zebras from the African kingdom of Malindi.

crawfben — 2018-01-25 15:56:11 UTC

郑和带到中国很多种动物，比如长颈鹿，狮子，鸵鸟，和斑马，都是从非洲马林迪国来的。

把 + object + 带到 somewhere bring something to somewhere
从 + somewhere + verb + 到 + somewhere
包括 to include
稀有 rare; exotic

Zheng He held the highest title of any eunuch in Chinese history

levlu0206 — 2018-01-25 15:59:32 UTC

尊敬 - respect
最受 - receive the most
宦官 enuch
在country历史上 in the history of....

郑和是在中国历史上最受尊敬的宦官。

mackenziesnyder09 — 2018-01-26 15:28:24 UTC

He died on his 7th voyage.
他是在他的第七次航行死亡的。

He had great knowledge of warfare and was accustomed to battle.

fernpholawan — 2018-01-26 15:30:49 UTC

他有很多战争的知识，熟练海上军事。

Zheng He's fleets visited Brunei, Java, Thailand and Southeast Asia, India, the Horn of Africa, and Arabia

clareaiello1 — 2018-01-26 15:32:28 UTC

郑和的船队去了文莱，爪哇，泰国和东南亚，印度，非洲号角，阿拉伯。

mackenziesnyder09 — 2018-01-26 15:32:43 UTC

His voyage to India is his most famous voyage.
他去印度的航程是他最有名的航程。

航海/航程 voyage/voyaging journey
when there are multiple 的，keep the last one

Zheng He was captured by the Ming armies at Yunnan in 1381.

fernpholawan — 2018-01-26 15:36:52 UTC

郑和是在一三八一年在云南被明军捕获的。

object + 被 + subject + verb (passive voice structure)
STPVO
明军 = 明朝军队 Ming Armies

Emperor Yongle sent Zheng He on his voyage

levlu0206 — 2018-01-29 15:57:51 UTC

明朝的永乐帝下旨意让郑和出海。

The Hongxi Emperor Zhu Gaochi cancelled Zheng He's voyages after Yongle died, because he considered them too expensive.

crawfben — 2018-01-30 02:56:38 UTC

明成祖死以后，明仁宗取消郑和的航行，因为他觉得太贵。

Even though Zheng He was Muslim, he also worshipped the sea goddess Mazu.

crawfben — 2018-01-30 03:30:41 UTC

虽然郑和是穆斯林，他也朝拜了妈祖。