Marco Polo (1254-1324) Born in 1254 in Venice, Italy, Marco Polo was the son of a prosperous merchantfamily.He was an Italian explorer of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries; one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia. He visited the court of Kublai Khan (see “Kubla Khan” under “Literature in English”), the Mongol ruler of China, and became a government official in China. His account of his travels was distributed after his return to Italy. 马可波罗(1254-1324)1254年在意大利威尼斯出生。马 可波罗是一个富裕 的商人家庭的 儿子。他是一个13 世纪晚期14世 纪早期的意大利探 险家。最早的 旅行到亚洲的欧洲 人之一。他拜 见了大汗忽必烈在 元朝,并且成 为了一名政府官员 他回到意大利 之后他的旅行记录 被广泛的流传。
Marco Polo ,is probably the most famous Westerner traveled on the Silk Road. He excelled all the other travelers in his determination, his writing, and his influence. His journey through Asia lasted 24 years. He traveled the whole of China and returned to tell the tale, which became the greatest travelogue. 马可波罗大概是在丝绸之路 上最著名的西方旅行者。他 在他的旅行目的地、著作及 影响方面超过了其他所有的 旅行者。他在亚洲持续旅行 了24年。他旅行了整个中国, 在回国后向人们讲述了他的 见闻,使得他成为最伟大的 旅行家。