004 宝嘉康蒂

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Over four hundred years ago, there was a young girl named Matoaka

大约四百年前，有一个叫玛托阿卡的小女孩。

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Matoaka was a Native American whose father was the chief of the Powhatan tribe

玛托阿卡是一位美洲原住民，她的父亲是波瓦坦部落的酋长。

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She was funny and very curious and clever

她有趣、充满好奇，而且十分聪明。

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Her nickname was Pocahontas, which means playful

她的绰号是宝嘉康蒂，意思是爱玩耍的。

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Pocahontas and the other Powhatans lived in what we now call the state of Virginia

宝嘉康蒂和其他波瓦坦人生活在现在我们所称的弗吉尼亚州。

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When Pocahontas was a young girl, many settlers from England came to her country

当宝嘉康蒂还是个小女孩时，许多来自英格兰的定居者来到了她的家乡。

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As she watched their ships arrive, she told her friend how wonderful she thought they looked

她看着他们的船只到来，便告诉朋友她觉得那些船看起来多么奇妙。

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" Look at those huge sailing ships! They are amazing!" she said

“看那些巨大的帆船！真是太惊人了！”她说。

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" I think they are scary looking. I don't like them," said her friend

“我觉得它们看起来很吓人，我不喜欢它们。”她的朋友说。

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Many of the other Powhatans also did not like the settlers from England, and some were afraid of them

许多其他波瓦坦人也不喜欢这些英格兰定居者，有些人还害怕他们。

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Some Powhatans even thought the English were devils and warned their chief

有些波瓦坦人甚至认为英国人是魔鬼，并警告了他们的酋长。

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" Chief Powhatan, we must kill these English settlers

“波瓦坦酋长，我们必须杀掉这些英国定居者。

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If we do not kill them, they will kill us. They are evil

如果我们不杀他们，他们就会杀了我们。他们是邪恶的。”

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Even their weapons spit fire," they said

连他们的武器都会喷火，”他们说。

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But Pocahontas was not afraid of the English settlers, and she did not think they were evil

但宝嘉康蒂并不害怕这些英国定居者，也不认为他们是邪恶的。

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In fact, she became friends with the English settlers

事实上，她和这些英国定居者成了朋友。

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One day while walking near the village, she met Captain John Smith

一天，在村子附近散步时，她遇见了约翰·史密斯船长。

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Captain Smith was one of the leaders of the English settlement

史密斯船长是英国定居点的首领之一。

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" What are you doing with that long stick?" she asked, pointing to his gun

“你拿那根长棍子做什么？”她指着他的枪问道。

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" I am hunting for wild animals," he said

“我在猎野生动物，”他说。

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She offered him some berries and corn." Why don't you try these?"

她递给他一些浆果和玉米。“为什么不尝尝看？”

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" Mmm, they are delicious," he said." Thank you."

“嗯，真好吃，”他说。“谢谢你。”

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Sadly, one day the English settlers and the Powhatan warriors began to fight

不幸的是，有一天，英国定居者和波瓦坦勇士开始交战。

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It was very bad. Some of the settlers and some of the Powhatan warriors died

情况非常糟糕。一些定居者和一些波瓦坦勇士阵亡了。

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The Powhatans captured Captain John Smith and brought him before their chief to kill him

波瓦坦人俘虏了约翰·史密斯船长，并将他带到酋长面前，准备处死他。

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" You and your people are evil. We do not want you here

“你和你的族人是邪恶的。我们不想要你们待在这里。

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We want your people to go home," said Chief Powhatan

我们想让你们的族人回家去，”波瓦坦酋长说道。

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" No, Father!" cried Pocahontas."Do not kill him! He is my friend

“不，父亲！”宝嘉康蒂喊道。“别杀他！他是我的朋友。

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He is not evil, and his people are not evil. They can be our friends."

他不是邪恶的，他的族人也不是邪恶的。他们可以成为我们的朋友。”

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Pocahontas convinced her father to let Captain Smith return to his people

宝嘉康蒂说服了她的父亲，让史密斯船长回到他的族人那里。

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After that, Pocahontas became very good friends with the settlers and helped make peace between them and the Powhatans

从那以后，宝嘉康蒂与定居者们成为了很好的朋友，并帮助促成了他们与波瓦坦人之间的和平。

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A few years later, Captain Smith returned to England

几年后，史密斯船长返回了英格兰。

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After Captain Smith left, the settlers and the Powhatans began to fight again

史密斯船长离开后，定居者和波瓦坦人又开始争斗了。

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Soon Pocahontas had no friends among the settlers

很快，宝嘉康蒂在定居者中就没有朋友了。

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Then one day Pocahontas was captured by the new captain

有一天，宝嘉康蒂被新任船长抓走了。

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Chief Powhatan sent a messenger to rescue his daughter

波瓦坦酋长派了一名信使去营救他的女儿。

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" Tell Powhatan that if he wants to have his daughter back, he must agree to live in peace," the captain told the messenger

“告诉波瓦坦，如果他想接回他的女儿，就必须同意和平共处，”船长对信使说。

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" The Powhatans must never again attack this settlement."

“波瓦坦人永远不能再攻击这个定居点。”

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" I will tell him," said the messenger

“我会告诉他的，”信使说。

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As a prisoner, Pocahontas was treated very well

作为犯人，宝嘉康蒂受到了很好的待遇。

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She was given a nice house to live in, good clothing, and plenty of food

她得到了一栋好房子居住，还有好的衣物和充足的食物。

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She was also given many books to read. Pocahontas enjoyed living with the settlers

她还得到了许多书来读。宝嘉康蒂喜欢和定居者们一起生活。

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One day she had a visitor." My name is John Rolfe

一天，她迎来了一位访客。“我叫约翰·罗尔夫。

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I hope that you are comfortable here, Pocahontas," he said

我希望你在这里过得舒适，宝嘉康蒂，”他说。

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" Yes, I am very comfortable. I enjoy reading these books," replied Pocahontas

“是的，我非常舒适。我喜欢读这些书，”宝嘉康蒂回答。

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" I have many other interesting books. May I bring some to you?"

“我还有很多其他有趣的书。我可以带一些来给你吗？”

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" Yes, please. That would be wonderful," she said

“好的，麻烦了。那太好了，”她说。

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John Rolfe was a successful businessman. He had a nice house in the settlement

约翰·罗尔夫是个成功的商人。他在定居点有一栋不错的房子。

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He was young and handsome, but he was not married

他年轻英俊，但还没有结婚。

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He and Pocahontas became very good friends

他和宝嘉康蒂成了非常好的朋友。

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They met often, and soon they fell in love

他们经常见面，很快就坠入了爱河。

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" Would you like to go for a walk, John?" she asked one day

一天，她问道：“约翰，想去散散步吗？”

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" Yes, that would be nice. Let's go for a walk by the river," he suggested

“好啊，那一定很惬意。我们去河边走走吧。”他提议道。

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That day by the water's edge, Pocahontas and John Rolfe decided to get married

那一天，在水边，宝嘉康蒂和约翰·罗尔夫决定结为夫妻。

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A meeting was set up between Chief Powhatan and John Rolfe

波瓦坦酋长和约翰·罗尔夫安排了一次会面。

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" Powhatan," John began," I love your daughter, and I would like to marry her

“波瓦坦，”约翰开口道，“我爱您的女儿，我想娶她。

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I promise that she will always be happy. She will have a wonderful life."

我保证她会永远幸福，会过上美好的生活。”

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" If you marry my daughter, then we will have peace between our peoples. So I agree," said the chief

“如果你娶了我的女儿，我们两族之间就能和平相处。所以我同意。”酋长说道。

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A grand wedding was held in the settlement. It was a wonderful celebration

定居点里举行了一场盛大的婚礼。那是一场美妙的庆典。

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Many of the settlers came to the wedding, and many of the Powhatans came as well

许多定居者和波瓦坦人都来参加了婚礼。

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The Powhatans and the settlers became friends

波瓦坦人和定居者成了朋友。

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Shortly after the wedding, Pocahontas and John Rolfe sailed to England for a holiday

婚礼后不久，宝嘉康蒂和约翰·罗尔夫乘船去英格兰度假。

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Pocahontas was amazed at how large London was

宝嘉康蒂对伦敦之大感到惊讶不已。

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She and her husband were invited to many parties and receptions

她和丈夫受邀参加了许多聚会和招待会。

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One day her husband gave her some exciting news: " Pocahontas, tomorrow you will meet the king."

一天，丈夫告诉了她一个激动人心的消息：“宝嘉康蒂，明天你就要觐见国王了。”

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" The king! That is very exciting," she said

“国王！这太令人激动了。”她说。

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The next day, in a grand celebration, Pocahontas met the king of England

第二天，在一场盛大的庆典上，宝嘉康蒂见到了英格兰国王。

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The king gave her a royal title and a new name. Her new name was Lady Rebecca

国王授予她王室头衔和一个新名字。她的新名字是蕾贝卡夫人。

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John Rolfe and Pocahontas were planning to return to the settlement to live

约翰·罗尔夫和宝嘉康蒂正计划返回定居点生活。

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Pocahontas was excited about going home, but sadly, she never made it

宝嘉康蒂对回家感到兴奋，但不幸的是，她未能如愿。

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Just before she left England, Pocahontas became very sick, and two months later, she died

就在离开英格兰前，宝嘉康蒂病重，两个月后去世了。

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Matoaka, known as Pocahontas in the New World, and as Lady Rebecca in England, was an extraordinary woman

玛托阿卡，在新大陆被称为宝嘉康蒂，在英格兰被称为蕾贝卡夫人，是一位非凡的女性。

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She was brave and intelligent, and most of all, she didn't hate or fear people from other lands

她勇敢聪慧，最重要的是，她从不仇恨或害怕来自其他土地的人。