Totem Poles
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Monuments of Cedar.
锡达文物目录.
4 Totem Poles Speak.
4图腾波兰语.
5 Carving a Totem Pole.
5刻出图腾极.
12 Totem Poles Come Home.
12个图腾波兰人回家.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Index.
16 指数。
16 Monuments of Cedar Carving a bird from a block of wood is hard work, but imagine carving animals on a piece of wood as long as a tree trunk!
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Native peoples living along the Pacific coast of Alaska and Canada have been doing just that for hundreds of years.
数百年来,生活在阿拉斯加和加拿大太平洋沿岸的土著人民一直在这样做。
These carvings are called totem poles.
这些雕刻被称作图腾柱.
Totem Poles Speak Totem poles are carved in different styles and for different reasons.
图腾波兰语"Totem"的"Totem"栏杆被刻有不同的风格和不同的原因.
The figures carved on the poles have special meanings and help tell stories.
在柱子上雕刻出的数字有特殊的意义,并帮助讲述故事.
Memorial poles describe someone’s life or a special event.
纪念柱描述某人的生活或特殊事件.
Other totem poles tell the history of a clan, or family group, and still others welcome visitors.
其他图腾杆讲述了一族或家族群体的历史,还有一些则欢迎来访者.
Many houses have totem poles that are part of the house itself.
许多房屋有图腾柱作为房屋本身的一部分.
House poles are carved into the doorways, on the outside corners, or on poles that support the roof.
屋柱被刻入门道,外角或支撑屋顶的柱子上.
These poles show the wealth and status of the family.
这些柱子显示了家庭的财富和地位.
Each figure on a totem pole has its own meaning.
每一个图腾柱上的数字都有其自身的意义.
Mortuary poles are like gravestones.
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The carvings on the pole honor the life of a person who has died.
柱上雕刻着纪念已死之人的生命.
They tell about important events and family relationships in the dead person’s life.
他们讲述了死者生活中的重要事件和家庭关系。
Some totem poles welcome visitors to a village.
一些图腾柱子欢迎游客来到一个村庄.
These are typically single human figures.
这些人通常是单一的人类人物。
They are put near a beach to show visitors that they are welcome.
他们被安置在海滩附近,向来访者表明欢迎他们。
This totem pole tells the legend of how Killer Whale clan took Black Bear for its crest, or special symbol.
这个图腾柱讲述了"杀手鲸族"如何将"黑熊"当作它的花峰,或特殊象征的传说.
One day, a hunter went into the mountains looking for mountain goats.
一日有猎人入山取取取山羊.
Black Bear captured him and brought the hunter to his den.
黑熊捉住他,把猎人带到他的巢穴.
The man lived with Black Bear.
此人与黑熊同住.
Although they became friends, the man missed his village.
虽然他们成为了朋友,但那个男人错过了自己的村庄.
Mortuary totem poles Totem pole at entrance to Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Hunter Kind Man Black Bear Black Bear’ s human form Do You Know?
质地图腾杆 加拿大温哥华Van Dusen花园入口的图腾柱 善良的人黑熊 黑熊的人形 你知道吗?
Whenever a totem pole is raised, a potlatch, or special ceremony, is held.
每当提起图腾杆时,会举行"取出"(totem point),"取出"(totem point)或"取出"(totel)等特殊仪式.
In 1884, the government of British Columbia passed a law making potlatches illegal, and most tribes stopped carving totem poles.
1884年,不列颠哥伦比亚省政府通过了一项法律,规定陶拉管是非法的,大多数部落都停止了雕刻图腾柱.
But in 1951, the law was dropped and tribes began carving totem poles again.
但是在1951年,法律被放弃,部落开始再雕刻图腾柱.
These illustrations show some of the most common figures you can see on totem poles.
这些插图显示了一些在图腾杆上可以看到的最常见的数字.
Raven Bird with a straight beak Raven is a trickster who can change shape into almost everything—a bird, a human, or even a speck of dirt.
直喙乌鸦的乌鸦鸟是一种能改变形状的诡计——鸟类,人,甚至泥土的斑点.
Bear Round ears, many teeth Bear is a caring, godlike creature that can change from bear to human form.
熊圆耳,多口牙 熊是一种爱护的神性生物,可以从熊变成人形.
Beaver Long front teeth, flat tail with crisscross lines Beaver is a clever carver whose powerful tail-slap can cause earthquakes or turn him invisible.
长长的前牙 有扁平的尾巴 有十字线 海狸是一只聪明的木雕 它的强力尾巴会引发地震 或使他隐形
After two years, Black Bear let the man go home.
两年之后 黑熊让那个人回家
By now, the man looked like a bear.
现在,他看起来像一只熊。
The villagers ran from him.
村民们从他那里跑出来。
Finally, one kind man rubbed medicine on the man’s body.
最后,一个善良的人将药物涂到他身上。
Soon the man looked human again, and he took Black Bear as his crest.
很快,这名男子又看上了人,他把"黑熊"当做他的克峰.
His friend Black Bear always protected the man’s family.
他的朋友"黑熊"一直保护着他的家人.
Watchmen Crouching men with very tall hats Watchmen are human figures who can spot danger from far away.
守望者用高高的帽子蹲着男人 守望者是人类人物,可以从远处发现危险.
Thunderbird Curly feathers that look like horns Thunderbird is one of the Native Americans’ most powerful spirits.
雷鸟卷起的羽毛 看起来像角 雷鸟是美国原住民最有力量的精神之一.
He causes thunder and lightning, and is large enough to catch a whale in his talons.
他引发了雷电和闪电,而且足够大,能用他的地爪捕取鲸鱼.
Wolf Pointed ears, long snout, many sharp teeth Wolf is not friendly to humans, though it knows the secrets of healing.
狼指出耳,长鼻,多尖牙 狼虽然知道治愈的秘密,但对人类并不友好.
Carving a Totem Pole In the past, a clan would hire a master carver to make a totem pole.
雕刻图腾极 过去,一个部族会雇一个卡弗大师来制作图腾杆.
Today, many museums, businesses, and people around the world also want totem poles created for them.
今天,世界各地许多博物馆、企业和民众也希望为他们建立图腾杆。
First, they hire a carver and work with him or her to plan the pole.
首先,他们雇用了一名木工,并与他(她)合作策划木桩.
The carver finds a tree with no knots or bends.
木雕会发现一棵树没有结或弯.
The carver cuts down the tree, cuts off the branches, and hauls it to the workshop.
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Then the carver chips away the soft outer wood.
然后把软的外生木切开
A Tlingit man carves a totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska.
在阿拉斯加克奇坎,一个特林吉特人雕刻出一个图腾杆.
When the pole is ready, it is brought to the place where it will stand.
当取出竿来后取入所立地.
A potlatch is held to celebrate the raising of the pole.
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There is feasting, dancing, singing, and gift giving, and the totem pole’s stories are told.
有宴会、舞蹈、歌唱和赠与,图腾柱子的故事被讲述。
Prayers and blessings may be said for the pole and for the people who own it.
可为柱子和拥有柱子的人祈祷和祝福。
Often, a team of carvers works on the totem pole.
通常,一队行尸在图腾柱上工作.
The master carver draws the designs on the log with charcoal.
卡弗大师用木炭来画木上的设计.
The master carver works on the bottom figure of the pole because this figure is the biggest and most important, and everyone can see it up close.
因为这个数字是最大的,也是最重要的,每个人都可以亲眼看到。
Helpers carve and paint other figures on the totem pole.
帮手在图腾柱上雕刻并画出其他人物.
Carving a big pole can take as long as nine months.
雕刻出一个大柱子可以长达九个月.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
You can see totem poles being carved at Saxman Native Village near Ketchikan, Alaska.
可以看到阿拉斯加克奇坎附近的萨克斯曼原住民村被雕刻出图腾柱.
The village was settled by Tlingit Indians in 1894.
1894年该村由特林吉特印第安人定居.
Today it is a small, independent community that has its own laws.
今天,它是一个拥有自己法律的小型独立社区。
Many visitors from all over the world go there each year to see the village’s many beautiful totem poles and to watch carvers at work.
每年有许多来自世界各地的游客前往此地,
Raising a totem pole Alaskan natives carve a totem pole.
举起个图腾杆阿拉斯加原住民雕刻出个图腾杆.
Glossary carver (n.)
词汇卡弗(n.)
person who carves a hard material, such as wood (p.
刻出硬材料的人,如木(p.
12) clan (n.)
12)氏族 (n.
a family group (p.
a 家庭团体(第5页)。
5) crest (n.)
5)克峰 (n.
a symbol representing a clan’s history (p.
代表氏族历史的符号(p.
8) memorial totem poles that represent poles (n.)
8) 代表杆子的纪念图腾杆 (n.
the memory of a person, place, thing, or event (p.
一个人、地点、事物或事件的记忆(p.
5) mortuary totem poles that honor poles (n.)
5) 纪念杆的太平图腾杆 (n.
dead people (p.
(中文(简体) ).
7) potlatch (n.)
7) 壶口 (n.
a ceremony to celebrate important events (p.
庆祝重要事件的仪式(p.
7) totem poles (n.)
7)图腾杆 (n.
wooden poles carved from cedar by Pacific coast natives (p.
太平洋沿岸原住民从雪松上雕刻出木柱(p.
4) Totem Poles Come Home When European explorers came to the coast of Alaska and Canada in the 1800s, they were impressed by the many totem poles they found.
(4) 图腾波兰人回家 当1800年代欧洲探险家来到阿拉斯加和加拿大的海岸时,他们发现的许多图腾杆都给他们留下了深刻的印象.
Many of the poles were taken away and ended up in museums.
许多杆子被取走,最后被放入了博物馆.
In 1990, the U.
1990年,乌.
S.
师曰.
passed a law that said native peoples would be able to get back property that had been taken from them.
通过了一项法律,规定土著人民可以收回从他们手中取走的财产。
Because of this law, many totem poles are returning to their original homes and to the people who created them.
由于这部法律,许多图腾柱子正回到了原来的家园并回到了创造它们的人身边.