Could you tell me something about the person named Zheng He?

你能告诉我一些关于郑和的事情吗？

Of course. We learnt about Zheng He and his voyages.

当然可以，我们学了郑和他的航行。

On Zheng He's first voyage, he set sail across the Indian Ocean.

第一次航行时，郑和起航穿越了印度洋。

From then on, they were happy to follow Zheng He wherever he led them.

从那时起，他们愿意追随郑和去他带领的任何地方。

But the sailors in Zheng He's fleet believed it was a sign of protection from the gods.

但郑和船队的船员们认定那是神灵庇佑的预示。

When Zheng He came back from his seventh voyage in 1433, he was sixty-two years old.

1433年，郑和第七次航行回来时，他已经62岁了。

Zheng He also brought back many gifts from the countries he visited, such as medicines, pearls and strange animals.

郑和还从他游览的国家带回来很多礼物，像药品，珍珠和珍禽异兽。

Zheng He completed seven famous voyages between 1405 and 1433. He visited many countries in Asia and Africa.

1405至1433年间，郑和完成了七次著名的航行。他游览了亚洲和非洲的许多国家。

Zheng He had over 300 ships, some of which were over 150 metres long and could carry up to 1,000 people.

郑和有300多只船，其中有些船长超过150多米，可以承载1千人。

Couple of important things about Zheng He, First, he was a Muslim.

关于郑和的几件重要事情，首先，他是一名穆斯林。

If you value administrative competence over ill-advised adventure, than Zheng He is certainly the winner.

如果你更看重行政能力而不是不明智的冒险，那么郑和无疑是赢家。

At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things that were seen in China for the first time, such as a giraffe from Africa.

每次航次结束，郑和返回时都带回在中国从没见过的很多东西，譬如来自非洲的长颈鹿。

The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore the lands outside China, his task was to develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries.

皇帝下令郑造访并探索中国以外的土地，他的任务是发展关系，建立与国外贸易通道。

Zheng He wasn’t an explorer: The Indian Ocean trade routes were already known to him and other Chinese sailors.

郑和不是探险家：他和其他中国水手早就知道印度洋贸易路线。

600 years ago Zheng He, a famous eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, traveled to Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean seven times.

600年前，明朝著名太监郑和七次游历东南亚洲和印度洋。

Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven voyages throughout the Indian Ocean, the expeditions of the so-called treasure ships, and they were huge.

1405年至1433年间， 郑和七下西洋，号称宝船远征， 规模巨大。

Zheng He led an armada of over 300, with a crew of over 27,000 — more than half of London’s population at the time.

郑和率领一支 300 多人的舰队，船员超过 27, 000 人——超过当时伦敦人口的一半。

And that makes me wonder what kind of person you’d want to be: A capable administrator and brilliant sailor like Zheng He?

这让我想知道您想成为什么样的人：像郑和这样的能干的管理者和出色的水手？

Also, these tribute missions brought lots of crazy things to China, including exotic animals: from Africa, Zheng He brought back a zoo’s worth of rhinos, zebras, and even giraffes.

此外，这些进贡任务给中国带来了很多疯狂的东西，包括外来动物：郑和从非洲带回了一个动物园的犀牛、斑马， 甚至长颈鹿。

The opportunity to humble yourself before the Chinese emperor was so valuable that many a prince was happy to jump on a treasure ship and sail back to China with Zheng He.

在中国皇帝面前谦卑的机会是如此宝贵，以至于许多王子都乐于跳上宝船，与郑和一起扬帆回国。