点评:Korčula was a part of the Venetian republic in the 13th century, and the Polo family had long trading links with the Croatian town on the island.
The Croatian tradition is that Marco Polo was born to a local family of merchants and shipbuilders who moved to Venice soon afterwards. The records show that some members of the Polo family were active in the shipbuilding industry in Korčula at the time and, indeed, the name Depolo has been prominent in the town to the present day. It is also likely that Marco’s father and uncle had business interests in both Korčula and Venice.
Marco Polo was commanding a ship in the naval battle of Korčula when he was captured and taken to prison in Genoa. It was here that he related his experiences to his fellow prisoner Rusticello who wrote them down and created the book that we now know as Marco Polo’s Travels.
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翻译:科尔丘拉岛在 13 世纪时属于威尼斯共和国,波罗家族与岛上的克罗地亚城镇有着长期的贸易联系。
克罗地亚人的传统是马可波罗出生于当地一个商人和造船商家庭,不久后移居威尼斯。记录显示,波罗家族的一些成员当时在科尔丘拉的造船业中很活跃,事实上,直到今天,德波罗这个名字在该镇仍然很出名。马可的父亲和叔叔可能在科尔丘拉和威尼斯都有商业利益。
马可波罗在科尔丘拉海战中指挥一艘船时被捕并被关押在热那亚监狱。正是在这里,他向他的狱友鲁斯蒂切罗讲述了他的经历,鲁斯蒂切罗将这些经历记录下来,创作了我们现在所知的《马可波罗游记》一书。
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