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profession(n.职业；行业)＋-al(表示“……的”)→professional adj.专业的；职业的
例如：tradition n.传统→traditional adj.传统的，习俗的
However， merchants and explorers from the East set sail from east to west many years before Columbus first did.然而，在哥伦布首次出海之前的很多年，来自东方的商人和探险家就从东向西扬帆远航。
set sail起航；开航
set sail for/to开船；动身前往……
set sail from从……启航
set off动身；出发；引爆；引发
set out to do sth. 出发；开始做某事
set about doing sth. 着手做某事
set up建立；竖立
set down写下；放下；记下
(1)The biggest problem with the Titanic wasn’t that the captain was expecting a safe journey when he set sail.泰坦尼克号最大的问题并不是船长在启航时期待一次安全的旅程。
(2)We made a great deal of money，so we decided that it was time to home.
我们大赚了一笔，因此我们决定该是启程回家的时候了。
(3)On this date in 1492，Christopher Columbus Palos，Spain，on a voyage that would take him to the present-day America.
在1492年的今天，克里斯托弗·哥伦布从西班牙的帕洛斯启航，这次航行将把他带到现在的美洲。
A trading route across the sea was also extended along the coasts of the Indian Ocean，centred around Ceylon(now Sri Lanka).一条跨越海洋的贸易路线也沿着印度洋海岸延伸到以锡兰(现在的斯里兰卡)为中心的沿海地区。
(1)When you enter a second-hand shop，do not care about the price tag，it often shows the owner is prepared to negotiate.
当你走进一家二手商店时，不要在意价签。那通常表示店主准备和你砍价。
