美國西部探險 第2期:印第安人
Chapter One The First Americans: The Indians
第一章 最早的美國人：印第安人
The American Indians came from Asia about 40,000 years ago!
美國印第安人大約從4萬年前來自亞洲!
They crossed the Bering Strait. Then they went down to North and South America.
他們駛過白令海峽，然后一直到美國的北部和南部。
About 20 million Indians lived in America when the first explorers arrived.
當首批探險者抵達時，大約有2000萬印第安人生活在美國。
These Indians lived in many different tribes. Every tribe had a chief.
這些印第安人生活在許多不同的部落里，每個部落有一個首領(lǐng)。
The Indians and the explorers were friends.
印第安人和探險者成為了朋友。
The Indians taught the explorers how to grow corn, potatoes and tobacco.
印第安人教探險者如何種植玉米，土豆和西紅柿。
They taught them how to travel by canoe in the wilderness.
他們(印第安人)教探險者如何在荒野中乘獨木舟而行。
The explorers brought the Indians rifles, tools, cattle and horses.
探險者給印第安人帶來了步槍，工具，牛和馬。
The explorers also brought illnesses.
探險者還帶來了疾病。
Many Indians died from these illnesses.
許多印第安人因為這些疾病而死。
The Indians of the Plains were expert hunters. They rode fast horses.
平原上的印第安人是捕獵專家，他們騎馬騎得很快。
They hunted the buffalo with bows and arrows or rifles.
他們用弓箭或步槍獵捕野牛。
These Indians followed the buffalo across the Plains.
這些印第安人跟隨野?？邕^平原。
They used the buffalo for food, clothes and tepees.
他們以野牛為食，并用來做衣服和圓錐形帳篷。
The other American Indians were farmers.
其他的美國印第安人是農(nóng)民。
They farmed, fished and hunted small animals.
他們耕種，捕魚并且獵殺小動物。
These native Americans were happy people.
這些本土美國人是一群快樂的人。
They were strong, healthy and courageous. They loved and respected nature.
他們強壯，健康并且勇敢。他們熱愛并尊敬自然。
After many years, more new settlers and explorers went to America.
許多年后，更多的新移民和探險者來到了美國。
They wanted to go to the West. They wanted to live there.
他們想去西部，想住在哪里。
They took the land from the Indians.
他們從印第安人手里搶走土地。
The Indians were very angry and the Indian Wars started. Many people were killed.
印第安人很憤怒，印第安戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)了。許多人被殺。
The Indians lost their land and their way of life.
印第安人失去了他們的土地和生活方式。
They went to live on reservations.
他們住到了居留地。
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