The Beginning of the Americas
第一章，美洲的起源；这里的Americas 就是美洲，美洲12个国家
这一章一共7个章节
1. The Discovery of America
美洲的发现
2. Finding the Americas
发现美洲
3. Portuguese Explorers
葡萄牙探险家
4. Golumbus Accidentally Finds a New World
哥伦布意外发现新世界
5. The Spanish Conquerors
西班牙征服者
6. England begins to Colonize
英国殖民的开始
7. Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish Armada
弗朗西斯德雷克与西班牙无敌舰队
地道的句子摘抄：
The United States has changed the rest of the world because of its belief in freedom, equality and its great opportunities for the peoples of foreign countries.
因为对自由平等的信念和对外国人来说开放的巨大机会美国改变了世界。
Fortunately, the European Renaissance of 14th century was a time of great technological development. Tools like the compass and printing press helped educate many people about sea travel. Also, the Renaissance made the people in Europe feel excited about adventure.
幸运的，发生在14世纪欧洲的文艺复兴是时代的巨大技术进步。像指南针、印刷术帮助教育了从事海洋航行的人们；同样的，文艺复兴让欧洲人对探险充满了热情。
Many Native American groups, or "tribes" had a strong culture and society, but they did not have strong political organization or strong ideas about private land. Beacuse of this the white Europeans easily took the Native Americas land from them.
很多称作部落的美洲本地人有强大的社会文化，但是他们没有强大的政治组织，对私有土地没有强烈的概念，正应为此，从欧洲来的白人轻易的夺走了他们的土地。
In some ways, the Spanish conquerors helped found the United States. They explored many areas of the Americas and found a lot of silver and other riches.
从某种角度上来讲，西班牙的探险家帮助建立了美国。他们在美洲找到了很多富含银子和其他财富的土地。
The last big reason for English colonization was that many people wanted religious freedom. Religion in England was changing quickly and many people were not happy with changes and thought that they could live more freely in America.
英国来的殖民者怀抱信仰自由。在英国，宗教变化非常快，所以人民觉着他们会在美国生活的更自由。
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