Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)

christopher columbus brought a handful of cacao beans back to spain -- and and the spanish looked at them, unimpressed.

克里斯托弗·哥伦布带了一些可可豆回西班牙-西班牙人对这些豆子反应冷淡。

this may be the spot where christopher columbus rached america.

这里也许是克里斯托弗.哥伦布到达美洲的地点.

ever since christopher columbus landed on the island of hispaniola in 1492, haiti’s history has been brutal.

自从1492年哥伦布踏上伊斯帕尼奥拉岛，海地的历史就浸满了血泪。

「we’re confident that christopher columbus is simply not a feature of the emergence and timing of the disease in europe, 」 he told the times of london.

他告诉伦敦时报说，「我们确信，我们既不能简单的把哥伦布看作是当时欧洲社会崛起的一个重要特征，也不能草率的认为他是欧洲社会瘟疫蔓延的导火索」。

it is pretty common knowledge that when christopher columbus headed out he thought he was heading for the far east by way of the west.

一个普遍的共识是，当克里斯托弗?哥伦布出海之时，他认为他正取道西部前往远东。

the voyages of christopher columbus launched a new era of european expansion into the american continent. they brought a collision of worlds unprecedented in human history.

哥伦布的远航开启了欧洲向美洲大陆扩张的新时代，也开启了人类历史上史无前例的征伐时代。

the little boat in front of it, was the one in which, 80 years later, christopher columbus crossed the atlantic.

这前面的小船是80年后，克里斯托弗·哥伦布穿行大西洋的船只。

if aliens ever visit us, i think the outcome would be much as when christopher columbus first landed in america, which didn’t turn out very well for the native americans.

「如果这些天外来客造访我们，我想结果可能类似于克里斯托弗·哥伦布首次抵达美洲，对当地的土着居民来说，这并不是一件好事」。

the outcome for us would be much as when christopher columbus first landed in america, which didn’t turn out very well for the native americans.

也许那时我们的下场就像当初的印第安人一样。当哥伦布登上美洲大陆之后，没给他们带来什么好结果。

columbus day is a federal holiday observed on the second monday in october, marking the anniversary of the arrival of christopher columbus to the americas.

每年十月第二个星期一是纪念哥伦布到达美洲的哥伦布日，属于联邦假日。

but the real question for christopher columbus was: how do i best get to the west indies?

但对克里斯多夫·哥伦布而言，真正的问题是，我怎样才能最快到达西印度？

christopher columbus described jamaica's terrain by crumpling a piece of paper and tossing it on a table.

克里斯托弗·哥伦布这样形容牙买加的地势：揉皱一块布，再扔到桌子上。

his mission: to prove that natives in south america could have settled in polynesia well before the time of christopher columbus by sailing on primitive rafts.

他的任务：证明早在哥伦布时代之前，南美洲的原住民就可以使用简易的木筏航行至波利尼西亚并定居。

and an eclipse is credited with saving the life of christopher columbus and his crew when they were stranded without supplies on the coast of jamaica.

而多亏了月食才让搁浅在牙买加海滩上粮草尽断的哥伦布及其船员们渡过难关。

christopher columbus sailed from spain across the atlantic ocean in 1492, landing in the 「new world」 of the americas and gaining lasting fame.

1492年克里斯多佛.哥伦布从西班牙出发，穿过大西洋到达了美洲人的新世界，从而获得了一生的荣誉。

when explorer christopher columbus first landed in what was then dubbed hispa?ola, around three-fourths of it was covered in trees.

当探险者哥伦布首次登上当时叫西班诺拉的小岛时，这个岛将近四分之三的土地都被森林覆盖着。

christopher columbus believed for the remainder of his life, that he had reached asia.

直到他死，哥伦布始终相信他到达了亚洲。

the community of old san juan was founded over 500 years ago, sparked by the discovery of christopher columbus and championed by the hard work of locals and foreigners alike.

由于哥伦布的航海发现，500年前在本地人和外来移民的辛勤工作下，建立起圣胡安社区。