美國西部探險(xiǎn) 第7期:加利福尼亞的淘金熱潮
Chapter Six The California Gold Rush
第六章 加利福尼亞的淘金熱潮
In 1848 John Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Fort in California.
1848年，約翰·馬歇爾在加利福尼亞的蘇特堡發(fā)現(xiàn)了金子。
This western territory became famous.
這個(gè)西部地區(qū)變得出名。
Thousands of people traveled to California to look for gold. This was the California Gold Rush.
數(shù)千人前往加利福尼亞尋找金子。這就是加利福尼亞淘金熱。
These people were called "Forty-Niners".
這些人被稱作淘金者。
The first "Forty-Niners" arrived in San Francisco in February 1849 on the steamship California.
首批淘金者在1849年2月乘坐加利福尼亞號(hào)汽船抵達(dá)舊金山。
Others came to California on the Oregon and California Trail.
其他人來到加利福尼亞俄勒岡小道和加利福尼亞小道。
In 1849 almost 100,000 people arrived in California to look for gold!
在1849年，差不多有十萬人來到加利福尼亞尋找金子!
San Francisco became a very important city.
舊金山變成了非常重要的城市。
There were many small mining towns in the California Gold Country.
在加利福尼亞的黃金之地有許多小型的礦業(yè)城鎮(zhèn)。
Many "Forty-Niners" found gold, but only some of them became rich and important.
許多淘金者找到了金子，但只有一部分人變得富有而有權(quán)。
The discovery of gold changed the destiny of California and the West.
金子的發(fā)現(xiàn)改變了加利福尼亞和西部的命運(yùn)。
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The population of California grew very quickly.
加利福尼亞的人口增長的非?？?。
It became the 31st state of the United States in 1850.
在1850年，它成了美國第31個(gè)州。
A lot of people traveled to the West. A lot of gold traveled from California to the East.
許多人游歷西部。許多金子從加利福尼亞運(yùn)往東部。
From 1852 the Wells Fargo stagecoaches traveled from the East Coast to the West Coast.
從1852年開始，Wells Fargo公共馬車就從東海岸前往西海岸。
Wells Fargo was a very important company in the West.
Wells Fargo是西部一個(gè)非常重要的公司。
The stagecoaches carried passengers, money, mail and gold across the continent.
公共馬車載著乘客、錢、郵件和金子穿過大陸。
A journey across America by stagecoach was a great adventure!
乘坐公共馬車穿越美國的旅途是一個(gè)偉大的冒險(xiǎn)!
Four or six horses pulled the Wells Fargo stagecoaches.
四匹或六匹馬拉著Wells Fargo的公共馬車。
There were four to six passengers in every stagecoach.
每個(gè)公共馬車上有四到六名乘客。
The journey was very uncomfortable.
這趟旅行非常不舒服。
The stagecoaches traveled all day and all night.
公共馬車日夜兼程。
Passengers slept inside the coaches on hard seats.
乘客睡在馬車?yán)锏挠沧稀?/p>
Indians and outlaws attacked the stagecoaches.
印第安人和不法之徒會(huì)襲擊公共馬車。
