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PARTONE:greatvoyagersinhistory李海成秦磊,Inthehistoryofhumanbeings,voyageractasaveryimportantrole.whofoundtheAmericanContinent?whomakethefirstcircumnavigationoftheEarthtoprovethattheclimateweliveinisaball?Theansweris:ChristopherColumbusandFerdinandMagellan.Buttheyhaveasamename:voyager.alsocouldbecalledseaman.,ChristopherColumbus(31October145120May1506)wasanavigator,colonizer（殖民者）,andexplorerfromtheRepublicofGenoa（热那亚）,innorthwesternItaly,whosevoyagesacrosstheAtlanticOceanledtogeneralEuropeanawarenessoftheAmericancontinentsintheWesternHemisphere（半球）.WithhisfourvoyagesofexplorationandseveralattemptsatestablishingasettlementontheislandofHispaniola,allfundedbyIsabellaIofCastile,heinitiatedtheprocessofSpanishcolonizationwhichforeshadowedgeneralEuropeancolonizationoftheNewWorld.,ChristopherColumbus,FerdinandMagellan,HewasborninSabrosa（葡萄牙萨布罗萨）,innorthernPortugal（葡萄牙）,butlaterobtainedSpanishnationalityinordertoserveKingCharlesIofSpaininsearchofawestwardroutetotheSpiceIslands(modernMalukuIslandsinIndonesia).,Magellansfamousexpedition,Magellansexpeditionof15191522becamethefirstexpeditiontosailfromtheAtlanticOceanintothePacificOcean(thennamed“peacefulsea”byMagellan;thepassagebeingmadeviatheStraitofMagellan),andthefirsttocrossthePacific.ItalsocompletedthefirstcircumnavigationoftheEarth,althoughMagellanhimselfdidnotcompletetheentirevoyage,beingkilledduringtheBattleofMactaninthePhilippines.Ofthe237menwhosetoutonfiveships,only18completedthecircumnavigationandmanagedtoreturntoSpainin1522,ledbytheBasquenavigatorJuanSebastinElcano,whotookovercommandoftheexpeditionafterMagellansdeath.SeventeenothermenarrivedlaterinSpain:twelvemencapturedbythePortuguese（葡萄牙人）inCapeVerde（佛得角）someweeksearlierandbetween1525and1527,andfivesurvivorsoftheTrinidad（特立尼达岛）.MagellanalsogiveshisnametotheMagellanicPenguin,whichhewasthefirstEuropeantonote,andtheMagellanicclouds（麦哲伦云）,nowknowntobenearbydwarfgalaxies.,PARTTWO:Afamouscruise,oasisoftheseas樊有涛徐田杰,OasisofTheSeas,海洋绿洲号,OasisofTheSeas,ShipStatistics(数据),Launched（下水）inDecember2009,OasisoftheSroducingthecruise（豪华游轮）linesnewneighborhood(社区)concept（理念）,whichwillprovidevacationerswiththeopportunitytoseekoutrelevantexperiencesinseventhemed(有特定主题的)areasbasedontheirpersonalstyles,preferencesormoods.Theareasincludingshopping,entertainment,sports,CentralPark-CentralPark,arevolutionarydesigninwhichthecenteroftheshipopenstothesky,featureslush,tropicalgroundsspanningthelengthofafootballfield.Withitsserenepathways,seasonalflowergardensandcanopytrees,CentralParkwillevolvefromatranquilandpeacefulatmosphereduringthedaytoagatheringspaceforalfrescodiningandentertainmentintheevening,whereguestswillenjoyconcertsandstreetperformances.,CentralPark,AquaTheater-OfftheBoardwalk,thefirstamphitheateratsea,AquaTheater,willcelebratewaterwiththelargestfreshwaterpoolfoundonashipofferingafullspectrumofactivitiesandperformancesforguests.AquaTheaterwillallowgueststoswiminthetheatersmagnificentkidney-shapedpool,relaxonsunloungerslocatedontieredplatformssurroundingthepool,.Atnight,itwilldeliveracompletesensoryexperienceplayingontheelementofsurpriseasaudiencememberswitnessthevenuecomealivewithheart-poundingtheatricalperformancesfeaturingdramaticacrobatics,synchronizedswimming,waterballet,andprofessionalhigh-diving,aswellaselaboratefountainshowssynchronizedtomusicandlights.,Diningroom,PARTTHREE:aircraftcarrier刘振,Nowadays,intheworld,therearealtogether18aircraftcarrier,butnooneinchina.However,tooursurprise,Americanpossess11aircraftcarrier!Inotherwords,Theunitedstatescontrolsthemostoftheworld,The11-carrierforcestructureisbasedonworld-widepresencerequirements,surgeavailability,trainingandexercise,andmaintenanceneeds,hesaidinanopeningstatement.TheNavyremainsfirmlycommittedtomaintainingaforceof11carriersforthenextthreedecades,TheU.S.NavytoldCongressitwantstokeep11aircraftcarriersthrough2045,justdaysafterDefenseSecretaryRobertGatescalledintoquestiontheneedforthatmany.“whethertheUnitedStatescouldaffordaNavythatrelieson3-to6-billion-dollardestroyers,alongwith7-billion-dollarsubmarinesand11-billion-dollarcarriers.“Dowereallyneed11carrierstrikegroupsforanother30yearswhennoothercountryhasmorethanone?GatesaskedtheannualconferenceoftheNavyLeague,asupportersgroup.,NavytoGates:Yes,weneed11aircraftcarriers,PARTFOUR:THEFUTUREOFUS