托福阅读机经背景：美国人种树纪念内战阵亡军人.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料托福阅读机经背景：美国人种树纪念内战阵亡军人 The U.S. Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history. From 1861 to 1865, at least 620,000 soldiers died in the fighting. The war was fought between the states of the North - the Union, and the South - the Confederacy, which were divided over states’ rights, including slavery. Now 150 years later, the soldiers who died are being memorialized through a tree planting project that will span four eastern states where many of the battles took place. 美国南北战争是美国历史上最血腥的战争。从1861年到1865年， 至少有62万人死在战场上， 交战的北方联邦和南方邦联在奴隶制和州的权利等问题上意见分歧。150年后的今天，为了纪念南北战争的阵亡将士，美国一个团体在东部四个州展开植树活动。 These are the faces of soldiers who were pitted against one another during the U.S. Civil War. More than half the soldiers died and most are no longer remembered. 美国南北战争期间，参战者有一半战死沙场，大多数人已被忘怀。 Now the group Journey Through Hallowed Ground is keeping their memory alive by planting trees, or dedicating existing trees, to each of those soldiers. Trees are being planted along a 290-kilometer road from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - where the most famous battle occurred - to the home in Virginia of Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president. Beth Erickson is with the organization. 现在美国一个名为“通过圣地之旅”的团体决定用植树来纪念内战的军人。从南北军队浴血奋战的东北部宾夕法尼亚州著名的盖茨堡战场到南方维吉尼亚州美国第三任总统杰佛逊的故乡，他们在沿途290公里的道路两旁种树，或是以现有的一棵树来纪念某位阵亡将士。 “Each tree is a life, said Erickson. As you see these trees one after another, it will truly make an impact.” “通过圣地之旅”的副主席贝斯.埃里克森说，“每颗树都是一个生命。 这些树，一棵接一棵，会有影响，会让人记起那些阵亡将士。 The first trees were planted in November on a former plantation called Oatlands in Leesburg, Virginia. Today, the early 19th century home is owned by a historic trust. 第一批树是在维吉尼亚州立斯堡的一个名叫奥特兰斯的前庄园里种下的。这个19世纪建造的房子目前归一个历史文物保护基金会所有。 Andrea McGimsey, Executive Director of Oatlands, says the estate was a natural place to begin the tree project. “Oatlands has some very old trees and they were here during the Civil War time. Many of them are actually going to be adopted as part of this pro