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.大規(guī)模遷往極西地帶的移民，大多集中在山區(qū)。在那里，加州于一八四八年發(fā)現(xiàn)了金礦。十年后在科羅達多和內(nèi)華達州，十九世紀六十年代在蒙大拿和懷俄明州，十九世紀七十年代在達科他的黑山地區(qū)都先后發(fā)現(xiàn)了金礦。Rush : the gold rush 淘金熱 the traffic rush /rush hour the peak hour 最鼎峰the far west 極西地帶 drawnto 吸引到方面來the mountainous regions/remote areas 山區(qū)the revolutionary bases the black hill 黑山地區(qū)the fragrant hill 香山Miners opened up the country, established communities, and laid a foundation for more permanent settlements.采礦者開發(fā)了這些地區(qū)，建立了村鎮(zhèn)，打下了永久定居的基礎。Yet, even while digging in the hills, some settles perceived the regions farming and stock-raising possibilities.不過，在山區(qū)采礦的同時，有些移民已經(jīng)看到了這些地區(qū)有從事農(nóng)業(yè)和畜牧業(yè)的可能。 Perceive vt. Vi 感覺 認知 感覺到Farming/ Forestry/ Husbandry農(nóng)業(yè) /林業(yè)/ 牧業(yè)Sidelines 副業(yè) fishing 漁業(yè) 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.后來雖然少數(shù)城市專門從事采礦業(yè)，但蒙大拿，科羅拉多，懷俄明，愛達荷等州的真正財富，也和加州一樣，還是在草原和沃土中。Prove to be 結(jié)果是Exclusive shop 專賣店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 .在德克薩斯州，養(yǎng)牛早就是重要事業(yè)，戰(zhàn)后尤見繁榮，大膽的趕牛人趕著德州的長角牛，穿過開放的公共地帶，向北走去。Raise fish /cattle/ a baby養(yǎng)魚/牛/小孩Flourishing/ prospering/ booming Enterprising men / entrepreneur 企業(yè)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.牛群邊走邊吃，到堪薩斯州的鐵路運輸站時，已長得比出發(fā)時更大更壯了。Feed/ bring up / bread 喂養(yǎng)/ 拉扯/ 教養(yǎng)Railway shipping points 鐵路運輸站Soon this “l(fā)ong drive” became regular event, and for hundreds of kilometers, trails were dotted with herds