与美国小学生一起学英文第8册 第20期:殖民地

 　　Colonies¹ 殖民地

　　A colony² is a country under the control of another country. 殖民地是指居于其他国家统治之下的国家。

　　The United States was a colony of Great Britain. 美国曾是大英帝国的殖民地。

　　Until it became independent from Great Britain, the United States did not have freedom. 直到从英国独立出来后才有自由。

　　At that time, the king of Great Britain governed the United States. 那时，大英帝国的国王统治着美国。

　　Hundreds of years ago, countries like Great Britain, France and Russia had colonies all over the world. 几百年前，英国、法国、俄国等国家在世界各地都有殖民地。

　　South Korea was also a colony of Japan for about forty years. 南韩曾被日本殖民统治40年。

　　Now, many countries are independent. 现在，很多国家都独立了。

　　They have their own presidents, laws and economic systems. 它们有自己的总统、法律和经济体系。

1 colonies   

n.殖民地( colony的名词复数 )；（侨民等）聚居区；（动植物的）群体；（来自同一地方，职业或兴趣相同的）聚居人群

参考例句：

• They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies. 他们通过掠夺殖民地聚敛了大笔的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• But throughout the colonies, people relied primarily on small farms and self-sufficiency. 但就整个殖民地来说，人们主要依靠小型农场，过着自给自足的生活。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

2 colony   

n.殖民地；(同类人的)聚居地

参考例句：

• There lived a colony of bees on the tree.树上生活着一群蜜蜂。
• They live in an artists'colony.他们住在艺术家聚居区。