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Unit1 一个多元文化的国家
加利福尼亚是美国的第三大州,而且是人口最多的州。加州与众不同之处在于它也是美
国最具多元文化的一个州,它吸引了来自世界各地的人。这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在
他们的新家都得以延续。当你了解了加利福尼亚的历史后,你就不会对此感到惊讶了。
美洲土著人
最早的一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在所知道的加利福尼亚地区的,谁也说不清楚。然而,很可能至少在15 ,000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。科学家们认为,这些迁居者通过一条史前时代曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。欧洲人在16世纪来到这儿后,土著人遭受了极大的苦难,成千上万的人被杀害或被迫成为奴隶。此外,欧洲人带来了疾病,使许多人染病而死,不过,还是有一些人在经历了这些恐怖时期后活下来了。今天住在加利福尼亚的美洲土著人比任何其他州的都要多。
西班牙人
在18世纪的时候,加利福尼亚是由西班牙统治的西班牙士兵最早是在1 6世纪初期来到南美洲的,他们同土著人打仗,并夺去了他们的土地。两个世纪以后,西班牙人在南美洲
的大部分地区定居下来,而且还在我们现在称之为美国的西北沿海地区住下来。在首批移居加州的西班牙人中,大部分是宗教人士,他们的职责是向原住民传授天主教。1821年,墨西哥人从西班牙获得了独立-加利福尼亚于是成了墨西哥的一部分。1846年美国向墨西哥宣战,美国赢得战争胜利后,墨西哥被迫把加利福尼亚割让给美国。但是,这个州至今仍然保留着很强的西班牙的影响。这就是为什么今天还有40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的缘故。
俄罗斯人
19世纪初期,一批最初到阿拉斯加的俄罗斯猎人开始在加利福尼亚定居下来。今天,
住在圣弗朗西斯科(旧金山)及其周边地区的美籍俄罗斯人约有25,000人。
淘金矿工
1848年,在美国同墨西哥开战之后不久,在加利福尼亚发现了金矿。发财梦很快就吸引了世界各地的人。距离最近因而来得最早的是南美洲人和美国人。随后跟着来的有欧洲和
亚洲的探险家。事实上很少有人圆了发财梦。一些人死了或回家了,但是尽管条件十分艰苦,多数人还是留在了加利福尼亚劳作谋生,并在新的城镇或农场里定居下来。到1850
年加利福尼亚成为美国第31个州的时候,它已经是一个有着多种文化的社会了。
后来的移民
虽然中国移民在淘金热时期就开始到来了,但是更大批量的移民却是在1 9世纪60年
代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。今天,加利福尼亚州各地都有美籍华人,尽
管有很大比例的华人还是选择住在洛杉矶和圣弗朗西斯科(旧金山)的“中国城”里。
19世纪后期,其他国家的移民,比如意大利人来到了加利福尼亚,他们主要是渔民,也有制酒工人,1911年,丹麦的移民建立了自己的城镇,至今仍然保留着丹麦文化。 20世纪20年代,电影业在加州的好莱坞建立了起来。这个行业吸引了大量的欧洲人,包括许多
犹太人。今天,加利福尼亚的犹太人口在美国占第二位。
日本农民是在20世纪初期开始到加利福尼亚来的,而从20世纪80年代以来就有更
多的日本人在加利福尼亚定居了。非洲人从1 9世纪就在加利福尼亚住下来,他们是从墨西哥向北迁来的。然而,更多的非洲人是在1942年至1945年期间来到加利福尼亚的,当时他们是到船厂和飞机厂工作。
最近期的移民
在最近的几十年里,加利福尼亚成了更多的亚洲人的家,包括朝鲜人、柬埔寨人、越
南人和老挝人。从20世纪70年代以来,计算机工业吸引了印度人和巴基斯坦人来到加州。
未来展望
世界各地的人,由于受到气候条件和生活方式的吸引,仍然在继续迁入加利福尼亚。人们认为,要不了多久,多种国籍的混合将会非常之大,以致不可能存在一种主要的种族或
文化群体,而是多种族、多文化的混合体。
② 高中英语选修8 THE FEAST: 18,000 BC课文翻译
这次节日的盛宴:公元前18000
Worried about the preparations for her feast, Lala quickly turned for home with her collection of nuts, melons and other fruit.有关的筹备工作为她担心盛宴,很快转为拉拉她的坚果收集,家庭瓜果和其他水果。 It was the custom of family groups to separate and then gather again at different sites for reunions as they followed the animal herds across the grasslands.这是家庭群体的习惯不同,然后聚集在不同地点的聚会,他们又接着整个草原的动物群。 A wrinkle appeared on her forehead.阿皱纹出现在她的前额。 If only it could be just like last year!如果只是它可能只是像去年一样! At that time she had been so happy when Dahu chose her as the future mother of his children.当时她已很开心当大户选择作为他的孩子的未来母亲的时间。 He was the best toolmaker in the group and it was a great honour for her to be chosen.他是该集团最好的工具制造商,这是对她被选为巨大的荣誉。 She remembered the blood pulsing through her veins.她想起了她的血液通过静脉脉冲。 She had felt so proud as the group shouted loudly to applaud his choice.她觉得很骄傲,因为本集团大声喊着他的选择鼓掌。 If only she had looked ahead and planned better this year!如果只有她有更好的展望和计划今年! Then she wouldn't have been feeling so worried now.然后,她就不会感到那么担心了。
Having heard wolves howling in the forest, Lala accelerated her walk up the path to the caves fearing that there might be wild beasts lying in wait for her.听过狼在森林中咆哮,拉拉她走了加速路径到洞穴担心有可能在等待她躺在野兽。 She had no man with his spear to protect her.她曾与他的枪没有人保护她。 She had almost reached her destination when a delicious smell arrested her progress and she stopped.她几乎已经到了目的地时,可口的味道逮捕了她的工作,她停了下来。 So the men had brought home the meat for the feast!所以,男人们都回家过节带来的肉! The smell of cooking meat filled the air surrounding her, and her senses became dizzy with hunger.对烹饪充满了她周围的肉香味的空气,她感觉头晕成为与饥饿。 She could see her mother and the older children preparing the deer and pig meat over the fire.她可以看到她的母亲和年龄较大的儿童准备在火鹿和猪的肉。 Her aunts were making clothes with animal skins.她的姑姑是用兽皮制作衣服。 Abruptly she sat down, only to be scooped up by her laughing, shouting sister, Luna.突然,她坐了下来,只有被挖出她的笑,喊姐姐,卢纳起来。 Lala smiled with relief.拉拉笑了救灾。 It was good to have her family around her.这是件好事,她的家人身边。
Just then a tall man came up behind her.就在这时,一个高大的男子来到她的身后。 He had a large, square face, with strongly pronounced eyebrows and cheekbones.他有一个大的,方脸,具有强烈的突出眉毛和颧骨。 Over his shoulder he carried several fish and some pieces of wood under his arm.他在他的肩膀他的手臂几下进行鱼类和木材的一些作品。 Lala smiled and handed some stone scrapers over to Dahu, who smiled and went outside the cave to begin his task.拉拉笑了,递给了一些石头铲运机到大湖,谁笑了,外面的洞穴,开始了他的任务。
First he looked carefully at the scrapers and then went to a corner of the cave and pulled out some more tools.首先,他仔细研究过的刮削器,然后去了山洞的角落,拿出一些更多的工具。 They were in a pile with other sharp arrowheads and stone axe-heads.他们在与其他锋利箭头和石斧,头桩。 He chose one large stone and began to use it like a hammer striking the edge of the scraper that needed sharpening.他选择了一个大石头,并开始使用像一个惊人的刮刀,需要锐化的边缘锤子。 Now and then Dahu would stop, look at it and try it against his hand before continuing his task.现在,大湖,然后将停止,看着它,并尝试对他的手里,然后再继续他的任务。 He stopped when he felt the scrapers were sharp enough to cut up the meat and scrape the fish.他停住时,他感到刮削器是利断刮了肉和鱼。 As he passed them to Lala, the first of the guests from the neighbouring caves began to arrive for dinner.当他经过他们拉拉,从邻近的洞穴客人刚开始抵达晚餐。 Lala's spirits rose.拉拉的酒类价格上涨。 Yes, it was going to be just as wonderful as last year!是的,这是将是去年一样精彩! She smiled to herself gaily and went out of the cave to welcome her friends and neighbours.她微笑着对自己快活地走出了洞穴,欢迎她的朋友和邻居。
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unit1加利福尼亚 加利福尼亚是美国的第三大洲,而且是人口最多的州。加州回与众不同之处答在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州,它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。当你了解了加利福尼亚的历史后,你就不会对此感到惊讶了。美洲土著人 最早的一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在所知道的加利福尼亚地区的,谁也说不清楚。然而,很可能至少在15,000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚地区了。科学家们认为,这些迁居者通过一条史前时代曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。欧洲人在16世纪来到这儿后,土著人遭受了极大的苦难,成千上万的人被杀害或被迫成为奴隶。此外,欧洲人带来了疾病,是许多人染病而死。不过,还是有一些人在经历了这些恐怖时期后活下来了。今天住在加利福尼亚的美洲土著人比任何其他州的都要多。(我先写到这儿了,你看一下是不是,是我就继续写,希望对你有帮助)
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CALIFORNIA
California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.
NATIVE AMERCANS
Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the arrival of the Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans living in California than in any other state.
THE SPANISH
In the 18th century California was ruled by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century, when they fought against the native people and took their land. Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the United States. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. In 1821, the people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain. California then became part of Mexico. In 1846 the United States declared war on Mexico, and after the war won by the USA, Mexico had to give California to the USA. However, there is still a strong Spanish influence in the state. That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.
RUSSIANS
In the early 1800s, Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California. Today there are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in and around San Francisco.
GOLD MINERS
In 1848, not long after the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. The dream of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. The nearest, and therefore the first to arrive, were South Americans and people from the United States. Then adventurers from Europe and Asia soon followed. In fact, few achieved their dream of becoming rich. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. They settled in the new towns or on farms. By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society.
LATER A RRIVALS
Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive ring the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of
the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s. Today, Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California, although a large percentage have chosen to stay in the "Chinatowns" of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Other immigrants such as Italians, mainly fishermen but also wine makers, arrived in California in the late 19th century. In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of their own, which today still keeps up their Danish culture. By the 1920s the film instry was well established in Hollywood, California. The instry boom attracted Europeans including many Jewish people. Today California has the second largest Jewish population in the United States.
Japanese farmers began arriving in California at the beginning of the 20th century, and since the 1980s a lot more have settled there. People from Africa have been living in California since the 1800s, when they moved north from Mexico. However, even more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the ship and aircraft instries.
MOST RECENT ARRIVALS
In more recent decades, California has become home to more people from Asia, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians. Since its beginning in the 1970s, the computer instry has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.
THE FUTURE
People from different parts of the world, attracted by the climate and the lifestyle, still immigrate to California. It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.
美国加州
加州是美国第三大州,但人口最多。它也有被在美国最多元文化的国家的区别,有吸引了来自世界各地的人们。海关和移民的语言活在他们的新家园。这种文化的多样性是不奇怪当你知道美国加州的历史。
母语吴磊,阿拉伯
究竟当第一人抵达我们现在的加州所知,没有人真正知道。但是,很可能是在加利福尼亚州印第安人生活在至少1.5万年以前。科学家认为,这些定居者在越过白令海峡的北极通过大陆桥的存在意味着在史前时期到美国。在16世纪之后,欧洲人的到来,当地人民深受其害。数以千计的人死亡或奴役。此外,许多人死于由欧洲人带来的疾病。然而,一些幸存下来这些可怕的时代,今天有更多的印第安人居住在加州的比任何其他国家。
西班牙
在18世纪由西班牙统治加州。西班牙士兵首次抵达南美洲在16世纪初,当他们又打了当地人民对他们的土地了。两个世纪后,西班牙已经定居在南美洲的大部分地区和沿我们现在呼吁美国西北海岸。第一届西班牙语到加州,大部分是宗教的男子,其部是教天主教的本地人。 1821年,墨西哥人民从西班牙获得独立。加州则成为墨西哥的一部分。在1846年,美国宣布对墨西哥的战争,战争结束后由美国获胜,墨西哥不得不放弃到美国加利福尼亚州。但是,仍然有一个强大的国家西班牙的影响力。这就是为什么今天超过40%的加州发言作为第一或第二语言的西班牙语。
俄罗斯
在19世纪初,俄罗斯猎人,谁原本去阿拉斯加,开始在加利福尼亚州定居。今天,大约有2.5万俄罗斯和美国在旧金山附近居住。
淘金者
1848年,不久之后,美国与墨西哥战争,是在加利福尼亚州发现金矿。发展成为从世界各地吸引了人们快速致富的梦想。最近的,因此,第一个到达,是南美和美国人民。来自欧洲和亚洲然后冒险家紧随其后。事实上,很少有达到了他们的致富梦想。有些死亡或回家,但多数仍留在加州,尽管困难很大,使自己的生活。他们定居在新市镇或农场。由加州当选成为1850年的第三十一次的美国联邦州时,已经是一个多元文化的社会。
后来,一位RRIVALS
虽然中国移民开始在到达淘金时期,这是建设
从西到东的铁路网络沿岸,在19世纪60年代带来更大的编号,以加利福尼亚州。今天,中国的美国人居住在加州各地,虽然很大一部分选择了留在“唐人街”,洛杉矶和旧金山。
其他如意大利移民,主要是渔民,但也葡萄酒生产商,在加利福尼亚州来到了19世纪后期。 1911年从丹麦建立了一个移民城市自己,今天仍然保持了他们的丹麦文化。到1920年的电影业和好莱坞,加州成立。该行业的繁荣吸引了包括许多犹太人的欧洲人。今天,加利福尼亚州的美国第二大犹太居民。
日本农民开始在加利福尼亚州到达20世纪初,80年代以来,很多有在那里定居。来自非洲人民一直生活在加利福尼亚州自19世纪初,当他们从墨西哥北部。然而,更抵达1945年至1942年之间工作的船舶和飞机产业。
近来港的移民
在最近数十年来,加州有更多的人成为家来自亚洲,包括韩国,柬埔寨,越南和老挝。自20世纪70年代初,计算机行业吸引印度人和巴基斯坦人加州。
的未来
来自世界各地的人,受气候和生活方式所吸引,但移民到美国加州。可以相信,不久的民族组合将是如此之大,不会有明显的主要种族或文化团体,而是一个多种族和文化的交融。
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