Jamestown, 1st English Settlement VA(詹姆斯敦·首个英国定居点)
2014-05-25
【Aiden in English】
America is one of the greatest countries in the world. It has one of the world's most civilized cultures and advanced technologies. It's hard to believe it started as a small village in the middle of a small forest in present-day Virginia.
In the early 17th century, the people of Jamestown were very different from those of today. Many cared only about making money. Most male villagers went out to find gold instead of hunting. After hard work and concentration, they had loads and loads of …… dirt. It pretty much ended the dreams of gold and wealth. Even worse, the Powhatan Indians, a local Native American tribe, took control of Jamestown. Since the village had little food, the people went through a period known as the Starving Times. They died of starvation and dehydration due to a drought. The villagers grew desperate and began to eat anything, like clothes and grass. Finally, someone went too far and ate a woman.
The Starving Age didn't end until Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, married John Rolfe, a noble English settler in Jamestown. She convinced the Natives to release Jamestown from their captivity. However, people still wanted money. Their chance arrived when tobacco was introduced to them by a privateer who raided a Spanish ship. On that ship, there were tobacco seeds that grew tobacco much sweeter than the ones in Jamestown. It ensured Jamestown's survival and the beginning of our country.
【红霞译】
美利坚合众国可谓有史以来最伟大的国度之一，既把持世界现代文明，又领导国际先进技术新潮流，可是你万万想像不出这样一个强国却从位于弗吉尼亚“圣洁女王”州境内毫不起眼的小树林里足以忽略不计的小村落中发展起来。
十七世纪早期，詹姆斯敦“后继者”镇居民并不像现代人所为，他们一心只想发财，多数男士外出寻找金子而非务农狩猎；日久天长，村子里面土丘遍野破烂不堪，淘金致富的梦想随即破灭。更为糟糕的是，当地美洲土著部落波哈坦“瀑布”印第安人统治詹姆斯敦，由于缺食少粮并遭遇前所未有的“饥荒”，干旱促使村民饥饿脱水丧失生命，波哈坦人在绝望中挣扎，不得不靠衣服和野草充饥，后面的日子每况愈下，有人甚至因失去理性而开始蚕食妇女。
直到波哈坦部落首领的女儿宝嘉康蒂“风中奇缘”与移居詹姆斯敦的英国贵族约翰·罗尔夫“神慈·名狼”结婚，“饥荒”问题才真正得到解决。她说服父老乡亲让出詹姆斯敦，起先波哈坦部落还讨价还价，坚持要钱；后来因为英国殖民佬海上打劫西班牙商船成功而将截获的烟草种子留给波哈坦部落，结果新近移植来的烟草比詹姆斯敦本地土生土长的还要香甜，让波哈坦部落终于有了赖以生存的物质条件。从此，英国落户詹姆斯敦，美国的前身开始孕育而生。
Sculpture of a Fair Wind @ Jamestown Settlement
(詹姆斯敦殖民地·雕像《顺风》05-25-2014)
Exposition Hall, the 1907 Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition
(展览厅·1907年詹姆斯敦百年博览会 05-25-2014)
Corridor of Exposition Hall (展览厅·走廊 05-25-2014)
Living Dwelling of Exposition Hall
(展览厅·殖民者住地 05-25-2014)
Historical Chronicles of Exposition Hall
(展览厅·历史图片 05-25-2014)
Documnetation Film of Exposition Hall
(展览厅·纪录片 05-25-2014)
Wine Buckets of Exposition Hall
(展览厅·葡萄酒桶 05-25-2014)
James River, America's "Founding River," Hosting the Site of the 1st Permanent English Colony @ Jamestown in 1607
(詹姆斯河·美国的“创始河流”，1607年英国第一个永久殖民地詹姆斯敦由此诞生 05-25-2014)
Falconet, Housed in the Bulwarks of James Fort in the Early 17th Century
(小猎鹰轻型大炮·17世纪初坐落在詹姆斯敦堡角落的堡垒中 05-25-2014)
The Discovery, Sailed & Carried the 1st English Settlers to Jamestown
(“发现号”商船·1607年输送第一批英国定居者抵达詹姆斯敦 05-24-2014)
The Discovery Freely Navigated the Shallow Waters & Narrow Channels of the Inland Waterways
(“发现”号商船·在内陆水道的浅水区和狭窄水道中自由航行 05-26-2014)
The Godspeed, a 40-Ton Fully Rigged Ship
(“一路平安”号商船·40吨的全帆船 05-25-2014)
Godspeed, an Expression of Good Wishes to a Person Starting a Journey
(“一路平安”号商船·向即将开始旅程的人表达良好的祝愿 05-25-2014)
Susan Constant Mast Viewed from the Godspeed
(从“一路平安”号商船观看“苏珊·康斯坦特‘百合·牢固’”号商船)
Susan Constant, the Largest of the 3 English Flagships on the 1606-1607 Voyage
(“苏珊·康斯坦特”号商船——1606—1607年航行中三艘英国旗舰中最大的一艘 05-25-2014)
Susan Constant Berthed over James River
(“苏珊·康斯坦特”号商船停泊在詹姆斯河上)
Susan Constant, a Barque Flagship
(“苏珊·康斯坦斯特”号商船——三桅帆船旗舰 05-25-2014)
Mast of Susan Constant
(“苏珊·康斯坦斯特”号商船——桅杆 05-25-2014)
Deck of Susan Constant
(“苏珊·康斯坦斯特”号商船——甲板 05-25-2014)
Cabin @ Susan Constant
(“苏珊·康斯坦斯特”号商船——船舱 05-25-2014)
Bed Cabin @ Susan Constant
(“苏珊·康斯坦斯特”号商船——顶天立地的睡舱 05-25-2014)
Old Iron Ships Cannon @ Susan Constant
(“苏珊·康斯坦斯特”号商船——旧铁船炮 05-25-2014)
Recreated Powhatan Town
(重建的波哈坦印第安镇 05-25-2014)
Hunting Furs @ Powhatan Indian Town
(波哈坦印第安镇·动物毛皮 05-25-2014)
Powhatan Indian Town (波哈坦印第安镇 05-25-2014)
Exploring Powhatan Culture @ Powhatan Indian Town
(波哈坦印第安镇·探索波哈坦印第安文化 05-25-2014)
Open-Air Kitchen @ Powhatan Indian Town
(波哈坦印第安镇·开放式厨房 05-25-2014)
Pocahontas Sculpture @ Powhatan Indian Town
(波哈坦印第安镇·宝嘉康蒂雕像 05-25-2014)
Replica 1607 Bldg of James Fort
(詹姆斯堡·1607年复制建筑 05-25-2014)
Office of James Fort (詹姆斯堡办公室 05-25-2014)
Courtyard of James Fort (詹姆斯堡·庭院 05-25-2014)
America's 1st Permanent English Colony @ James Fort
(詹姆斯堡·美国第一个永久性英国殖民地 05-25-2014)
Thatched Cottages @ James Fort
(詹姆斯堡·茅舍 05-25-2014)
Free-Range Hens w/ the Colonialized Tobacco @ James Fort
(詹姆斯堡·散养母鸡与殖民时期开始流行的烟草 05-25-2014)
Pool @ Embassy Suites Hotel
(逸林套房酒店·游泳池 05-25-2014)
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