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The Silk Road
絲綢之路
The routes
通道
For centuries, the Silk Road was the most important line of communication connecting East and West.
幾個世紀以來，絲綢之路是東西方交流的最重要的線路。
Although the Silk Road covered a huge distance linking modern day Xi'an with the Middle East and Europe,
雖然絲綢之路覆蓋了經現在的西安通往中東和歐洲的很長一段距離，
today one area in particular is associated most closely with the name of the Silk Road.
但是，一個特別地區與絲綢之路的名字有著最緊密地聯系。
This area is Xinjiang in Northwest China,
這個地區是中國西北部的新疆，
through which two major routes of the Silk Road passed on the northern and southern side of the Taklamakan desert.
經過這里，絲綢之路的兩個主要通道通往塔克拉瑪干沙漠的北邊和南邊。
The name
名稱
The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century
絲綢之路這一名稱得于19世紀，
when a German geographer identified it as the route through which the Romans got their silk from China.
當時，一位德國地理學家把它看作羅馬人從中國獲得絲綢的通道。
However, silk wasn't the only thing that passed along the Silk Road;
然而，經過絲綢之路的不僅僅有絲綢；
anything that had buyers was traded along the road.
買家交易的任何東西都可以經過此路。
Goods were traded from market to market passing through many hands before they reached their final destinations.
交易的貨物到達終點前，從一個市場到另一個市場要轉很多次手。
