英汉翻译教程Lesson5.doc

Lesson5 Opportunities Open in the westThe first great rush of population to the far west was drawn to the mountains regions ,where gold was found in California in 1848 , in Colorado and Nevada 10 years later , in Montana and Wyoming in the 1860s ,and in the black hills of the Dakota country in the 1870s.大规模迁往极西地带的移民，大多集中在山区。在那里，加州于一八四八年发现了金矿。十年后在科罗达多和内华达州，十九世纪六十年代在蒙大拿和怀俄明州，十九世纪七十年代在达科他的黑山地区都先后发现了金矿。Rush : the gold rush 淘金热 the traffic rush /rush hour the peak hour 最鼎峰the far west 极西地带 drawnto 吸引到方面来the mountainous regions/remote areas 山区the revolutionary bases the black hill 黑山地区the fragrant hill 香山Miners opened up the country, established communities, and laid a foundation for more permanent settlements.采矿者开发了这些地区，建立了村镇，打下了永久定居的基础。Yet, even while digging in the hills, some settles perceived the regions farming and stock-raising possibilities.不过，在山区采矿的同时，有些移民已经看到了这些地区有从事农业和畜牧业的可能。 Perceive vt. Vi 感觉 认知 感觉到Farming/ Forestry/ Husbandry农业 /林业/ 牧业Sidelines 副业 fishing 渔业 Eventually, though a few communities continued to be devoted almost exclusively to mining, the real wealth of Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and California proved to be in the grass and soil.后来虽然少数城市专门从事采矿业，但蒙大拿，科罗拉多，怀俄明，爱达荷等州的真正财富，也和加州一样，还是在草原和沃土中。Prove to be 结果是Exclusive shop 专卖店Cattle-raising , long an important industry in Texas, became even more flourishing after the war , when enterprising men began to drive Texas longhorns north across the open public domain .在德克萨斯州，养牛早就是重要事业，战后尤见繁荣，大胆的赶牛人赶着德州的长角牛，穿过开放的公共地带，向北走去。Raise fish /cattle/ a baby养鱼/牛/小孩Flourishing/ prospering/ booming Enterprising men / entrepreneur 企业家Domain/ region Trans-Atlantic trans-Asia Feeding as they went, the cattle arrived at railway shipping points in Kansas, larger and fatter than when they started.牛群边走边吃，到堪萨斯州的铁路运输站时，已长得比出发时更大更壮了。Feed/ bring up / bread 喂养/ 拉扯/ 教养Railway shipping points 铁路运输站Soon this “long drive” became regular event, and for hundreds of kilometers, trails were dotted with herds