在欧洲人到来之前.pptVIP

* 1. The people who inhabited the North American continent before the arrival of the Europeans were once referred to as “Indians”· 在欧洲人到来之前,居住在北美洲大陆的人一度被称为“印第安人”。 refer to 提到,指的是： Although he didnt mention any names in his report, we all knew who he was referring to. 虽然他在报告中没提到任何名字,但我们大家都明白他指的是谁。 2.The Spanish, on the other hand, wanted to live in peace with the original inhabitants, but they also wanted to convert them to Christianity. 另一方面,西班牙人希望跟土著居民和平相处,但又想让他们皈依基督教。 in peace安心,安静地： He just wished to work in peace． 他只希望能够安安静静地工作。 convert…to (使……) 皈依 He is a recent convert to Christianity. 他最近改信基督教了。 3. Needless to say．the Native Americans resented this,which led to their hostile and brutal treatment by the Spanish． 不用说,美洲当地人对此非常反感,这招致了西班牙人充满敌意和残酷的对待。 needless to say 不用说,当然： Needless to say, I’ll pay you by the month． 当然了,我会按月付给你报酬。 4. The peaceful Navajos made a treaty with the US government, but yet again, the government insisted on moving them from their land． 喜好和平的纳瓦霍人与美国政府签订了条约,但政府还是坚持让他们从自己的土地上迁走。 insist on doing 正当我要洗澡的时候,他偏要去洗头发。 She will insist on washing her hair just when I want to have a bath. insist on sth. 我必须强调起居定时。 I must insist on more regular hours.? 5. Only in 1868, after four terrible years, were they allowed to return to their land． 经过可怕的四年, 到了1868年他们才被允许返回家园。 6. Eventually, the Apaches and the Pueblos made peace with each other, but the arrival of the Spanish changed everything. 最后阿帕切人和普韦布洛人和解, 但西班牙人的到来改变了一切。 make peace with…与……和解： Rose refused to make peace with her husband and moved out． 罗斯拒绝与丈夫和解并搬出去了。 7. The Apaches, in turn, raided Spanish settlements and stole cattle, horses and weapons. 反过来,阿帕切人袭击西班牙人的驻地,盗走他们的牲口、马匹和武器。 in turn 反过来,因此 8. Zheng He may have been the first foreigner to visit the Americas, probably between 1421 and 1423. 郑和有可能是到过美洲的第一个外国人,时间约在1421至1423年间。 may have done 表示对过去发生的事情的推测。 9. The removal of the Cherokee Indians from their life－long homes in the year of 1838 found me a young man…and a soldier in the Ame