美国学生世界地理教材 第37期:扬基人的定居地(3)

 In New Hampshire there are mountains called the White Mountains, and one of these White Mountains, named after our First President, is Mount Washington.  在新罕布什尔州有一些山叫做怀特山脉，其中有一座山是以美国第一任总统命名的，叫“华盛顿山”。

It is the highest mountain in this part of the country, and just because it is so high many people like to climb it. Some people are like that. 它是这一地区最高的山，正因为它很高，很多人都喜欢去爬这座山。有些人就是爱好登山。

In Vermont, which means “green mountain,” there are the Green Mountains, not as high as the White Mountains, but very lovely.  佛蒙特州的名字意思是“绿色的山”，佛蒙特州内有座格林山，还真是“绿色的山”，格林山不像怀特山脉那么高，但风景很美。

All along the New England coast are places where people go to spend the summer,  新英格兰沿海地区是避暑胜地，

because this part of the country is so cool while the rest of the country is so hot. 因为当其他地区都很炎热的时候，这一地区却非常的凉爽。

But the thing that New England is proudest of is its schools and colleges.  但是新英格兰最引以为傲的是它的学校和大学。

In their mills they make Things, in their schools and colleges they make Men. 在工厂里，他们生产物品，在学校和大学里，他们培养人才。

Two of the most noted¹ colleges in the country are in New England—Yale is in Connecticut and Harvard is in Massachusetts. 全美最知名的大学中有两所就在新英格兰——位于康涅狄格州的耶鲁大学和位于马萨诸塞州的哈佛大学。

 Harvard is the oldest college in the United States. 哈佛大学是美国最古老的大学。

Sticking out from Massachusetts like a long, bent² finger, as if beckoning³ to people across the water to come to Massachusetts, is a piece of land called Cape⁴ Cod⁵. 马萨诸塞州沿海有块地方伸向海洋，像根长长的弯曲的手指，好像在召唤人们越过海洋到马萨诸塞州来，那就是科德角半岛。

It was named in honor of the codfish, because codfish are so plentiful⁶ in those waters, and they are caught and dried in great quantities and shipped everywhere. 因这里盛产鳕鱼而起的名字，当地海域鳕鱼资源丰富，人们捕捞大量的鳕鱼，晒干后运往各地。

The finger of Cape Cod has beckoned⁷ to people of other lands than England. People who speak strange languages have come to New England to work in factories and mills, 除了英国人以外，科德角还召唤其他地方的人。说着各种奇怪语言的人来到了新英格兰的工厂和作坊工作，

so that now almost one quarter of the people in New England are not from England; they are not Yankees. 因此现在几乎有四分之一的新英格兰人并不是来自英格兰，他们不是扬基人，也就是说不能算是“新英格兰人”。

1 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

2 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

3 beckoning   

adj.引诱人的，令人心动的v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• An even more beautiful future is beckoning us on. 一个更加美好的未来在召唤我们继续前进。 来自辞典例句
• He saw a youth of great radiance beckoning to him. 他看见一个丰神飘逸的少年向他招手。 来自辞典例句

4 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

5 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

6 plentiful   

adj.富裕的，丰富的

参考例句：

• Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。

7 beckoned   

v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill. 他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
• The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over. 那个坐在角落里的人向我招手让我过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》