Mayflower
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents At Sea.
《海上目录》。
4 In Search of a New Home.
4"寻找新家园".
5 A Long Winter.
5"长冬".
8 Local Help.
8 地方帮助.
10 More English Arrive.
10多点英语到达。
12 Conclusion.
12 结论。
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 At Sea The Mayflower left Plymouth, England, in September 1620.
16 在"海上""五月花"于1620年9月离开英国普利茅斯.
There were about 30 crew members and 102 travelers on board.
机上共有约30名机组人员和102名出行人员.
They were traveling to America to live in the Virginia Colony.
他们去美国住弗吉尼亚殖民地
Storms rocked the Mayflower as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
风暴在穿越大西洋时震撼了五月花.
The small ship was not built for such rough seas.
这艘小船不是为这种粗糙的海洋而建造的。
Many of the travelers got sick.
出行者多有病.
They played games, sang, or read to take their minds off their suffering.
他们玩游戏,唱歌, 或读取他们的思想 摆脱他们的痛苦。
The travelers hoped life in America would be worth the long trip.
旅行者希望在美国的生活值得长途跋涉。
Today, we remember these people as the Pilgrims.
今天,我们记得这些人是朝圣者。
The Pilgrims planned to set sail in July but were held up.
朝圣者计划在7月起航,但遭到阻拦.
When they finally left England in September, they had been living on the Mayflower for almost a month and a half.
当他们最终于9月离开英国时,他们已经在"五月花"上活了将近一个半月.
In Search of a New Home The Mayflower took sixty-six days to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
寻找新家园 五月花号花了66天穿越大西洋.
As the ship sailed, bad weather blew it off course.
随着舰只出航,恶劣的天气使其偏离航道.
The Pilgrims reached land near Cape Cod, which is on the coast of what is now Massachusetts.
朝圣者们到达了位于现在马萨诸塞州海岸的科德角附近的陆地.
They were about 200 miles (322 km) north of the Virginia Colony.
它们距离弗吉尼亚殖民地以北约200英里(322公里).
A Tale of T wo Ships The Pilgrims planned to sail on two ships, the Mayflower and the Speedwell.
Two 船的故事 朝圣会计划出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海入海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海出海来.
However, the Speedwell leaked badly, and the Pilgrims had to return to England twice.
然而,斯德韦尔号漏水严重,朝圣者不得不两次返回英国.
Supplies and travelers were moved over to the Mayflower, and it set sail alone.
补给品和出行者被移到五月花号,它独自起航.
The Pilgrims faced a hard choice.
朝圣者面临艰难的选择.
Should they try to go to Virginia, or should they stay and build a colony where they were?
他们应该去弗吉尼亚 还是应该留下来 在那里建立殖民地?
They were told to settle in Virginia.
他们被告知在弗吉尼亚定居。
They might be breaking English law if they changed their plans.
他们如果改变计划 可能会触犯英国法律
The Pilgrims also didn’t know anything about the area.
朝圣者对该地区也一无所知。
The Pilgrims had planned to land near the Hudson River, in what is now New York.
朝圣者们曾计划登陆哈德逊河附近,即现在的纽约.
In 1620, that area was part of the Virginia Colony.
1620年,该地区是弗吉尼亚殖民地的一部分.
They decided to sail to Virginia, but their ship was nearly sunk by rocks off the coast.
他们决定出海去弗吉尼亚,但他们的船几乎被近海的岩石所击沉.
The Mayflower returned to the safety of Cape Cod Bay.
五月花号返回科德角湾安全.
The Pilgrims argued about what to do next.
彼等众生为下正法所辩.
On November 11, 1620, all the men signed the Mayflower Compact.
1620年11月11日,所有男子都签署了"五月花契约".
In the agreement, they promised to be loyal to the King of England.
在协议中,他们承诺效忠英格兰国王.
They wanted to show they had not meant to break any laws by staying in Cape Cod Bay.
他们想表明他们不想在科德湾角 违反任何法律
The compact also created a government.
该契约还建立了一个政府。
The Pilgrims agreed to listen to colony leaders and follow the laws.
朝廷同意听取殖民地领袖的意见并遵循法律.
The Pilgrims decided to stay and build their new home where they were.
朝廷决定留在原地再建新家园.
The Pilgrims built simple wooden houses to live in.
朝廷修建了简单的木屋来居住.
A Long Winter In December 1620, the Pilgrims chose the west side of Cape Cod Bay for their colony.
漫长的冬天 1620年12月,朝圣者选择了科德湾角的西侧作为他们的殖民地.
They called it Plymouth Colony.
他们称之为普利茅斯殖民地。
The Pilgrims faced a hard winter.
朝廷面临严冬.
The weather was very cold, and many of the Pilgrims became sick.
天气非常寒冷,许多朝圣者生病了.
They took food from an empty Native village close by; still, many died from hunger.
他们从空地取来食物 邻近的土著村庄;然而,许多人死于饥饿。
More than half of the Pilgrims died before the spring of 1621.
有一半以上的朝圣者于1621年春前去世.
Today, you can visit Plimoth Plantation, a copy of Plymouth Colony, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
今天,你可以去马萨诸塞州普利茅斯殖民地的普利茅斯种植园看看。
As the days became warmer, the remaining Pilgrims had a problem.
随着日子变暖后,剩下的朝圣者出现了问题.
Their success depended on a good harvest.
它们的成功取决于丰收。
They didn’t know much about the land or native plants, though.
他们对土地或原生植物了解不多。
They didn’t know what crops would grow well.
他们不知道哪些作物会生长良好。
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Squash, corn, and beans were important crops in America.
玉米和豆子是美国的重要作物
A number of Native American tribes planted them side by side because they grow well together.
一些美洲原住民部落因为在一起生长良好而并肩种植.
They were often called the “Three Sisters.”
他们常常被称为“三个姐妹”。 “
Local Help In the spring of 1621, the Pilgrims met Squanto, a member of the Patuxet (puh- TUHKS-it) tribe.
本地帮助 1621年春,朝圣会结识了帕图克特(puh-TUHKS-it)部落的成员斯昆托.
Squanto played an important role in the Pilgrims’ survival.
Squanto在朝圣者的生存中扮演了重要角色.
He had been enslaved and taken to Europe years before, where he learned to speak English.
他在几年前曾被奴役并被带到欧洲,在那里他学会说英语.
Then he escaped and returned to his home in America.
后来他逃脱并回到了自己在美国的家中.
Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn and other native crops.
斯昆多教了朝圣者如何种植玉米等本土作物.
He showed them which plants were safe to eat and the best places to hunt and fish.
他向他们展示了哪些植物是安全的吃,哪些是狩猎和捕鱼的最佳地盘.
He also helped the Pilgrims work with local Native leaders to avoid battle.
他还帮助朝圣者与当地原住民领袖合作避免战斗.
One planting method Squanto showed the Pilgrims was using dead fish to help corn crops grow.
一种栽培方法Squanto显示朝圣者们正在用死鱼来帮助玉米作物生长.
The Pilgrims had a good harvest that year.
朝廷当年收获丰收.
They would not be hungry when winter came.
冬天来临时,他们不会挨饿。
That fall, they shared a feast with Massasoit (ma-suh-SOH-it), a Wampanoag (wom-puh-NOH-ag) chief, and dozens of his people.
那年秋天,他们与马萨索伊特、万帕诺阿格族长及其数十个民族共进晚餐。
The feast is now thought of as the first Thanksgiving.
宴会现在被认为是第一个感恩节.
Although the feast the Pilgrims and Wampanoag people shared is thought of as the first Thanksgiving, we celebrate Thanksgiving differently today.
虽然朝圣者和万帕诺阿格人分享的宴会被认为是第一个感恩节,但我们今天庆祝感恩节的方式不同.
Their feast was a traditional gathering to celebrate the harvest.
他们的宴会是庆祝收成的传统聚会.
It lasted three days.
它持续了三天。
Their meal likely included foods such as boiled goose, eel, lobster, and clams.
他们的膳食可能包括被煮熟的鹅、鳗鱼、龙虾和蛤等食物。
A painting shows the first Thanksgiving.
画作展现了第一个感恩节.
About fifty Pilgrims and ninety people of the Wampanoag Nation joined in the feast.
大约五十名活佛和90名万帕诺阿格人加入宴会.
Giving Thanks More English Arrive Over the next fifty years, the friendship between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people weakened.
给予 谢谢 更多英语到达 在接下来的五十年中,朝圣者与万帕诺阿格人之间的友谊被削弱.
More English colonists arrived in America, and they wanted more and more land.
更多的英国殖民者来到了美国,他们想要越来越多的土地.
This led to war with the Wampanoag people in 1675.
这导致了1675年与万帕诺阿格人的战争.
As more English people arrived, they stole land from the Wampanoag and claimed it for England by building houses there.
随着更多的英国人到来,他们从万帕诺阿格人那里偷取了土地,并通过在那里建造房屋来为英国索要土地.
The English also brought deadly illnesses to America.
英国人也给美国带来了致命疾病.
These illnesses spread quickly.
这些疾病迅速蔓延。
Thousands of Native people became sick.
上千个原住民病倒.
Most of the Native Americans in New England died from these illnesses.
新英格兰的大部分美洲原住民都死于这些疾病.
Today, the relatives of these Native people and others gather in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thanksgiving Day each year.
今天,这些原住民等的亲属每年感恩节都聚集在马萨诸塞州的普利茅斯.
They mark it as a National Day of Mourning for how their people have suffered.
他们把它作为国家哀悼日来纪念,因为他们的人民遭受了痛苦。
A man performs a prayer of healing during a National Day of Mourning event in Plymouth, Massachusetts (above).
一个人在马萨诸塞州普利茅斯(上方)的"国家感动日"活动期间,为治愈而祈祷.
A crowd gathers around a statue of Massasoit (left).
一群人聚集在马萨索伊特(左)一尊雕像周围.
Conclusion The arrival of the Pilgrims marked an important time in American history.
结论 朝圣者的到来标志着美国历史上的一个重要时期.
It disrupted the land and shattered the lives of Native peoples.
它扰乱了土地并破坏了土著人民的生活。
Today, you can visit the place of the Pilgrims’ landing (above) in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
今天,您可以访问在马萨诸塞州普利茅斯的朝圣者登陆地(以上).
It is marked by Plymouth Rock (right).
它以普利茅斯岩为标志(右侧).
For some time, though, there was peace between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people.
不过,一段时间以来,朝圣者与万帕诺阿格人之间一直保持了和平.
The feast they shared is remembered as an example of understanding between people.
他们共享的宴会被人们作为人与人之间理解的典范而铭记.
The knowledge Squanto and the Wampanoag shared helped the Pilgrims endure hard times.
Squanto和Wampanoag分享的知识帮助了朝圣者度过了艰难的时光.
Their story is important to the history of English settlement in America.
他们的故事对美国英语定居的历史很重要.
A work of art shows the Pilgrims meeting Samoset, a chief of the Abenaki people.
一部艺术作品展示了朝圣者与阿贝纳基人首领萨莫塞特相会.
He introduced them to Squanto and Massasoit.
他把他们介绍给斯昆托和马萨索伊特.
Glossary colony (n.)
词汇区(n.)
a settled area that is ruled by or belongs to another country (p.
由另一国统治或属于另一国的定居地区(p.
4) crops (n.)
4) 作物(不详)
plants grown by farmers for food or other uses (p.
由农民为食物或其他用途而种植的植物(p.
9) feast (n.)
9) 宴会 (n.
a large meal in celebration of a special event (p.
庆祝特别活动的大餐(p.
11) harvest (n.)
11)收成(n.
the amount of a crop gathered in a season (p.
在一季收成的作物数量(p.
9) Pilgrims (n.)
9) 朝贡 (n.