1. Trading colonies were developed on the string of islands in the centre of the Mediterranean-Crete. 贸易殖民地是在地中海-克里特岛中部的一连串岛屿上发展起来的。
2. If Minos didn't attack Athens, he would send seven boys and seven girls to Crete every nine years to be eaten by the Minotaur. 如果米诺斯不进攻雅典，他就会每9年把7个男孩和7个女孩送到克里特岛，让米诺陶吃掉。
3. Both of these activities were based on seafaring, an ability the Phoenicians developed from the example of their maritime predecessors, the Minoans of Crete. 这两项活动都以航海为基础，这是腓尼基人从他们的海上前辈——克里特岛的米诺斯人那里发展出来的一种能力。
4. Talking of travel, have you ever been to Crete? 谈到旅游，你去过克里特岛吗？
5. Crete Island is the cradle of the ancient Aegean culture. 克里特岛是古代爱琴文化发源地。
