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英国退休海军军官孟席斯昨天带着新书《1421：中国发现世界》———一部号称“可能改写世界历史的惊世之作”来到上海书城。在这本孟席斯花了14年时间写就的书中，他提出了很多石破天惊的结论。他认为，中国人郑和才是世界环球航海第一人。中国人发现美洲大陆，早于哥伦布70年；发现澳洲，先于库克船长350年；到达麦哲伦海峡，比麦哲伦的出生日还早一个甲子！尽管，观点一出，就遭到了来自各界的批评，但这丝毫没有影响该书热卖。

　　三大论据支撑观点
　　在昨天的发布会上，孟席斯非常自信地向沪上媒体介绍，他认为自己提供的证据“无可置疑”，完全可以印证他的结论。而为了求证这个观点，孟席斯做了大量的调查，追踪了郑和船队在全球的航线，足迹遍及120个国家，访问了900家图书馆、档案馆和博物馆，还走访了中世纪末期世界上所有的主要港口。
孟席斯的发现是，郑和船队在第六次远航时到达了拉丁美洲、加勒比海，最后到达了澳大利亚，实现了环球航行，但郑和本人没有亲历环球，是他的两个随从在第六次出航时把远航进行到底的。

作者用三大论据来支撑自己的观点：一是各种地图、星象图、航海图等资料。二是当地有关记载和遗留下来的遗物，比如他在佛得角上发现了一块石碑，上面的文字表明，中国人或者亚洲人曾早于欧洲人到过此地。三是物种的相似。他表示，两位秘鲁专家通过研究，发现美洲土著人的DNA与广东人相似，同时明代皇宫里出现过袋鼠，而且中国还出现了美洲的玉米。

　　恶评促成图书热卖
　　孟席斯最早是在一个学术报告会上宣布了他的这项重大发现，2002年，他的书在英国出版，首印10万册，紧接着美国20万册，世界60多个国家和地区相继出版，中文简体字版已是第66个版本，总销量突破百万册。随着书的面世，各方面的观点扑面而来，尤其是批评。
　　孟席斯非常坦诚地告诉记者，观点一出，很多人都批评他，出版社也傻眼了，在2003年第一季度的一次调查结果中，该书竟然得了“5个垃圾桶”这样最坏的评价。但让孟席斯欣慰的是，如暴风雨般袭来的批评，反而让此书大卖。现在，全球几乎每40秒钟就能卖出一本。孟席斯还专门建立了一个网站，每天平均有1000人写信给他，99.4%的人同意他的观点。尽管直到现在，无论中国还是西方，仍有很多学者无法认同他的观点，但孟席斯说，现在反对的声音没有以前多了。
　　作品已被好莱坞相中
　　更让孟席斯高兴的是，《1421：中国发现世界》已经被好莱坞相中。在该书的大幅宣传广告上，打着这样的字样：好莱坞已投巨资将此书改拍成史诗巨作。在中文版图书的序言中，还特意约请好莱坞电影制片人萨曼塔·奥尔森写了一篇序言。这位已经买下该书电影版权的制片人说，这个埋藏了600多年的故事，现在是向世人揭示的时候了。他们相中的是故事的传奇。
　　目前该片正在挑选导演和演员。在新闻发布会现场，记者甚至已经听到了一段音乐，据悉，该音乐是音乐制作人看了这本书后，闪现在脑海中的音乐，极有可能会出现在电影中。

Answer 1

A retired British naval officer Menzies yesterday with a new book "1421: China discovered the world" -- a so-called "Trainspotting" Rewriting the history of the world came to Shanghai book city. In this book, Menzies spent 14 years writing the book, he put forward a lot of ground breaking conclusions. He thinks, Chinese Zheng He was the first person to sail around the world. Chinese discovered America, 70 years earlier than the Kolumb; discovered Australia, before Captain Cook 350 years; at the Strait of Magellan, than the day of birth was a Jia zi! Although, viewpoint, it suffered from criticism, but this did not affect the book sale.
Three arguments supporting ideas
At yesterday's conference, Menzies very confidently to Hushang media, that he provides evidence "be above suspicion doubt", can prove his conclusion. In order to prove this point of view, Menzies did a lot of investigation, tracking Zheng He's fleet in the global route, footmark pervades 120 countries, visited 900 libraries, archives and museums, also visited the main ports all late medieval world.
Menzies was found, Zheng He fleet arrived in Latin America, the Caribbean in the sixth voyage, finally arrived in Australia, the voyage, but Zheng He himself did not experience the world, is his two followers in sixth voyage to sail to the bottom.
The three arguments to support their views: one is the various map, chart, nautical chart data. The two is the local relevant records and relics left behind, for example, he found a piece of stone in Cape Verde, the text above shows, Chinese or Asians had earlier than the Europeans had come here. Three is a species of similar. He said, two Peru experts through research, found that DNA and Cantonese Native American similar, at the same time, the Ming Dynasty palace in the kangaroo, but China also appeared in the American corn.
Bad comments contributed to the book sale
Menzies is the first in a symposium announced his discovery, in 2002, his book published in the United Kingdom, the first print run of 100000 copies, followed by the United States in 200000 volumes, the world more than 60 countries and regions have been published, simplified Chinese version is the sixty-sixth version, the total sales break million copies. With the publication of various aspects, blow on the face and come, especially the criticism.
Menzies very frankly told reporters, view a, many people have criticized him, press is dumbfounded, once in the first quarter of 2003 survey, evaluation of the book actually got "5 trash" that the worst. But let Menzies gratified is, like the storm hit the criticism, but let the book sell. Now, the world almost every 40 seconds to sell a. Menzies also set up a website, the daily average of 1000 people to write to him, 99.4% people agreed with his views. Even until now, both China and the west, there are still many scholars do not agree with him, but Menzies said, now the opposition is not much.
Work has been Hollywood phase
Let Menzies joy, "1421: China discovered the world" has been Hollywood phase. In the advertisement, a such words: Hollywood has invested heavily in the book turned into the epic. In the preface to the Chinese version of the book, also specially invited to Hollywood movie producer Samantha Olsen wrote a preface. He had bought the film rights producer said, the hidden story more than 600 years, now is the time to show the world. Their phase is the story of the legend.
At present, the film is the selection of the directors and actors. At a press conference at the scene, reporters and even hear a piece of music, it is reported, the music is the music producer after reading the book, the flash in my mind music, is likely to appear in the movie.