These Indians were not at all like those wonderful people of Cathay and Cipango whom Marco Polo had described. Instead of wearing clothes of silk and of gold embroidered satin, these people wore no clothes of any kind. But it was plain enough that the island they had found was not Cipango. It was probably some island off the coast of Cipango, so on Columbus sailed and discovered Cuba. He was certain that Cuba was a part of the mainland of Asia, for the Indians kept saying “Cubanaquan.” Columbus thought that this was their way of pronouncing Kublai Khan—the name of a mighty eastern ruler. So he sent two messengers with a letter to that powerful monarch. Returning to Spain, Columbus was welcomed as a great admiral. He made three other voyages to America. But he never came within sight of the mainland of the United States.
embroidered
英 [im'brɔidəd] 美 [im'brɔidəd]
adj. 绣花的；刺绣的
v. 刺绣；润色；渲染（embroider 的过去分词）
I have a pillow with my name embroidered on it.
我有一个绣着我名字的枕头。
satin
英 [ˈsætɪn] 美 [ˈsætn]
n. 缎子；缎子衣服
adj. 光滑的；绸缎做的；似缎的
Satin is a smooth, shiny kind of cloth, usually made from silk. 缎子
...a peach satin ribbon.
…一根桃色缎带。
Cuba
英 [ˈkjuːbə] 美 [ˈkjuːbə]
n. 古巴（拉丁美洲国家）
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
古巴共和国（西班牙语：La República de Cuba；英语：The Republic of Cuba），简称古巴。国名源自泰诺语“coabana”，意为“肥沃之地”、“好地方”。是北美洲加勒比海北部的岛国，哈瓦那是古巴的经济、政治中心和首都。古巴岛是大安的列斯群岛中最大的岛屿，被誉为“墨西哥湾的钥匙”。古巴岛酷似鳄鱼，又被称为“加勒比海的绿色鳄鱼”。
1492年克里斯托弗·哥伦布航海发现古巴岛。1510年西班牙远征军征服古巴并进行殖民统治。
Kublai Khan
[՝ku։blai ՝kɑ։n]
忽必烈(1216-1294, 元世祖, 中国元朝皇帝, 成吉思汗之孙)
mighty
英 [ˈmaɪti] 美 [ˈmaɪti]
adj. 强大的，巨大的；（动作）用力的，需用力的
adv. 很，非常，十分
比较级mightier或more mighty
最高级mightiest或most mightymight力量 y形容词后缀→mighty强有力的
Mighty is used to describe something that is very large or powerful. 强大的
There was a flash and a mighty bang.
一道闪光伴随着一声轰然巨响。
monarch
英 [ˈmɒnək] 美 [ˈmɑːnərk; ˈmɑːnɑːrk]
n. 君主，女王；黑脉金斑蝶；王鹟
The monarch of a country is the king, queen, emperor, or empress. 君主
admiral
英 [ˈædmərəl] 美 [ˈædmərəl]
n. 海军将军，海军上将；舰队司令；海军上将蛱蝶
An admiral is a very senior officer who commands a navy. 海军上将
6.印第安人和印第安人居住区——
这些印第安人与马可· 波罗所描述的那些美妙的日本人和中国人根本没有相似之处，他们没有穿丝绸和花缎子这类衣服。很显然，他们已经发现的陆地不是日本，它可能是某个远离日本海岸的岛屿。哥伦布继续前行并发现了古巴，他确信古巴是亚洲大陆的一部分，因为印第安人一致在叫嚷着“古巴坤”，哥伦布认为这是他们称道忽必烈（某个东方威武统治者的名字）的方式，于是他向自己伟大的皇帝写了两封信。回到西班牙，哥伦布被当作海军司令受到欢迎。之后，哥伦布三次航海到美洲，但是，他从来就没有到过今天的美国大陆。
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