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美国西部探险(MP3+中英字幕) 第7期:加利福尼亚的淘金热潮

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Chapter Six The California Gold Rush

第六章 加利福尼亚的淘金热潮
In 1848 John Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Fort in California.
1848年,约翰·马歇尔在加利福尼亚的苏特堡发现了金子。
This western territory became famous.
这个西部地区变得出名。
Thousands of people traveled to California to look for gold. This was the California Gold Rush.
数千人前往加利福尼亚寻找金子。这就是加利福尼亚淘金热。
These people were called "Forty-Niners".
这些人被称作淘金者。
The first "Forty-Niners" arrived in San Francisco in February 1849 on the steamship California.
首批淘金者在1849年2月乘坐加利福尼亚号汽船抵达旧金山。
Others came to California on the Oregon and California Trail.
其他人来到加利福尼亚俄勒冈小道和加利福尼亚小道。
In 1849 almost 100,000 people arrived in California to look for gold!
在1849年,差不多有十万人来到加利福尼亚寻找金子!
San Francisco became a very important city.
旧金山变成了非常重要的城市。
There were many small mining towns in the California Gold Country.
在加利福尼亚的黄金之地有许多小型的矿业城镇。
Many "Forty-Niners" found gold, but only some of them became rich and important.
许多淘金者找到了金子,但只有一部分人变得富有而有权。
The discovery of gold changed the destiny of California and the West.
金子的发现改变了加利福尼亚和西部的命运。

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The population of California grew very quickly.

加利福尼亚的人口增长的非常快。
It became the 31st state of the United States in 1850.
在1850年,它成了美国第31个州。
A lot of people traveled to the West. A lot of gold traveled from California to the East.
许多人游历西部。许多金子从加利福尼亚运往东部。
From 1852 the Wells Fargo stagecoaches traveled from the East Coast to the West Coast.
从1852年开始,Wells Fargo公共马车就从东海岸前往西海岸。
Wells Fargo was a very important company in the West.
Wells Fargo是西部一个非常重要的公司。
The stagecoaches carried passengers, money, mail and gold across the continent.
公共马车载着乘客、钱、邮件和金子穿过大陆。
A journey across America by stagecoach was a great adventure!
乘坐公共马车穿越美国的旅途是一个伟大的冒险!
Four or six horses pulled the Wells Fargo stagecoaches.
四匹或六匹马拉着Wells Fargo的公共马车。
There were four to six passengers in every stagecoach.
每个公共马车上有四到六名乘客。
The journey was very uncomfortable.
这趟旅行非常不舒服。
The stagecoaches traveled all day and all night.
公共马车日夜兼程。
Passengers slept inside the coaches on hard seats.
乘客睡在马车里的硬座上。
Indians and outlaws attacked the stagecoaches.
印第安人和不法之徒会袭击公共马车。

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adventure [əd'ventʃə]

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n. 冒险,奇遇
vt. 冒险,尝试

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uncomfortable [ʌn'kʌmftəbl]

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adj. 不舒服的,不自在的

 
population [.pɔpju'leiʃən]

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n. 人口 ,(全体)居民,人数

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territory ['teritəri]

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n. 领土,版图,领域,范围

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