时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇


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[00:00.00]Eventually, the winds lessened 1

[00:03.28]and the Captain was able to

[00:04.81]set his sights towards America

[00:06.46]and become ably steering 2 the ship

[00:09.41]on an even course.

[00:11.27]Eight weeks later, plus one day,

[00:14.33]the Hannah made landfall

[00:16.19]and the Love family disembarked

[00:18.38]in America and became

[00:19.69]American newest immigrants.

[00:22.54]Gazing at the mainland

[00:24.84]after so many days of sailing

[00:26.91]was indeed a glorious sight.

[00:29.65]The difficult days aboard ship

[00:32.60]seemed worthwhile.  Porters hurried

[00:36.32]along the docks pushing baggage.

[00:38.29]Little girls with ribbons

[00:40.26]in their hair scanned the ship’s decks

[00:42.45]hoping to get a first glimpse

[00:44.74]of their father arriving.

[00:46.60]It seemed to Lily that

[00:49.01]it took forever to register

[00:50.77]and to pass through immigration.

[00:52.73]John said that he would

[00:56.01]go ahead to scout 3 out some land

[00:57.44]in the far west of the state.

[00:59.63]He would push on to the frontier

[01:02.47]with a bunch of other Irish chaps.

[01:04.55]Lily and the children

[01:07.07]could follow more slowly,

[01:09.04]harnessing the horse and cart

[01:10.67]to convey their scanty 4 possessions.

[01:13.08]The stuff in the cart

[01:15.27]would include a kettle,

[01:16.69]dishes, blankets, a chair,

[01:19.43]a bucket and an axe 5.

[01:22.18]There was a perception

[01:25.47]by the government

[01:26.45]at this time that

[01:27.77][the feisty Irish would

[01:29.41]resist any hostile natives

[01:31.27]refusing to retreat and thus

[01:33.56]maintaining the western boundary.

[01:36.30]The Irish, too, were pleased

[01:39.03]to settle as far away

[01:40.79]from the government as possible.

[01:42.87]Instead of purchasing land,

[01:45.05]they would “squat” on the property

[01:48.52]erecting only a temporary,

[01:49.95]humble shelter to stave off the weather.

[01:53.01]Once their families arrived,

[01:55.85]they would inspire the men

[01:58.04]to build proper cabins.

[01:59.79]Neither fancy nor elegant,

[02:02.31]these log structures would

[02:04.82]be their first real homes.

[02:07.01]Property boundaries at this time

[02:09.86]were not marked out

[02:11.27]with iron rods or stakes

[02:13.25]in a standard fashion,

[02:14.56]but rather designated

[02:16.09] by natural objects such as

[02:18.17]rocks, trees and creeks 6.

[02:21.01]Confusion and disputes must often

[02:24.74]have followed later,

[02:26.05]when these survey points disappeared.

[02:28.67]After exploring the area around Shirleysburg,

[02:33.81]John and his sons rode

[02:36.00]over Sandy Ridge 7 to survey

[02:37.75]the property below Black Log Mountain.

[02:40.27]It was here in a long narrow valley

[02:43.88]they decided 8 to settle.

[02:46.07]The valley became known then,

[02:48.47]and is still called Love’s Valley today



1 lessened
减少的,减弱的
  • Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat. 演讲辞通过翻译的嘴说出来,多少削弱了演讲的力量。
  • The flight to suburbia lessened the number of middle-class families living within the city. 随着迁往郊外的风行,住在城内的中产家庭减少了。
2 steering
n.操舵装置
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
  • Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
3 scout
n.童子军,侦察员;v.侦察,搜索
  • He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵,受了重伤。
  • The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。
4 scanty
adj.缺乏的,仅有的,节省的,狭小的,不够的
  • There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.他们的指控证据不足。
  • The rainfall was rather scanty this month.这个月的雨量不足。
5 axe
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减
  • Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利,你要当心。
  • The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。
6 creeks
n.小湾( creek的名词复数 );小港;小河;小溪
  • The prospect lies between two creeks. 矿区位于两条溪流之间。 来自辞典例句
  • There was the excitement of fishing in country creeks with my grandpa on cloudy days. 有在阴雨天和姥爷一起到乡村河湾钓鱼的喜悦。 来自辞典例句
7 ridge
n.山脊;鼻梁;分水岭
  • We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
  • The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。
8 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。