BOOK TWO Unit 5丝绸之路(Silk Road)是我国古代一条连接中国和欧亚大陆(Eurasia)的交通线路,由于这条商路以丝绸贸易为主,故称丝绸之路。作为国际贸易的通道和文化交流的桥梁, 丝绸之路有效地促进了东西方经济文化交流和发展,对世界文明进程有着深远影响。当前,在新的历史条件下,我国提出了一带一路(One Belt, One Road)(即丝绸之路经济带和21世纪海上丝绸之路)的战略构想。一带一路以合作共赢为核心,强调相关各国的互利共赢和共同发展。这一战略一经提出即受到沿线各国的积极响应。The Silk Road is a traffic route in the ancient times connecting China and Eurasia. This trade route focuses on the trade of silk, hence the name the Silk Road. As an international trade channel and a bridge of cultural