055 第一个感恩节

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Hi, I'm Mary Chilton, and I am one of the original Pilgrims who survived a year of famine to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in the New World

嗨，我是玛丽·切尔顿，我是最初的清教徒之一，我们在新大陆挺过了饥荒之年，庆祝了第一个感恩节。

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After arriving in the New World, the first thing we needed to do was to write a document that would guide our new society

到达新大陆后，我们首先要做的，是写一份文件，用来指导我们的新社会。

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The men gathered together and wrote the Mayflower Compact

男人们聚在一起，写下了《五月花号公约》。

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Every man who had traveled aboard the Mayflower signed the agreement on November 21, 1620

1620年11月21日，每一位搭乘五月花号前来的男子，都在协议上签了字。

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Soon after the Mayflower Compact was signed, the men went exploring to find a place where we could build our new homes

《五月花号公约》签署后不久，男人们就出去探索，寻找可以建造我们新家园的地方。

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After several days they returned to the Mayflower with some corn they had found

几天后，他们带着找到的一些玉米回到了五月花号。

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" We think we will find a place to settle soon," they told us hopefully

“我们觉得很快就能找到定居的地方了，”他们满怀希望地对我们说。

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We were relieved." Oh, thank the Lord," we said

我们松了口气。“哦，感谢上帝，”我们说道。

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After six more weeks of exploration, our men sent word that they had found a place to settle

又经过六周的探索，我们的男人们传来消息，说找到了一个定居点。

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December 31, 1620, was our first chance to see the place we would call home. We named it Plymouth

1620年12月31日，我们第一次看到了那个将被称为家的地方。我们把它命名为普利茅斯。

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The weather in January was bad, but the men worked hard to cut logs for the settlement

一月的天气很糟糕，但男人们努力伐木，为建设定居点做准备。

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First, they built a common house to store our tools, furnishings, and supplies. Then, they built houses

首先，他们建了一栋公用的房子来存放工具、家具和补给。然后，才开始建造住房。

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The work went slowly because many people were ill, and more than half died in the Great Sickness that winter

工程进展缓慢，因为很多人都病倒了，那年冬天，超过一半的人死于那场大疫情。

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My family was one of the hardest hit. I lost both my father and my mother

我家是受打击最重的家庭之一。我失去了父亲和母亲。

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My father was the oldest Pilgrim to make the voyage to the New World, and he died very quickly

我父亲是远航到新大陆来的清教徒中年纪最大的，他很快就去世了。

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My mother was a very strong woman, but she also died

我母亲是个非常坚强的女性，但她还是走了。

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I know in my heart that she died because she wanted me to live

我心里清楚，她是为了让我活下去才去世的。

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She always made sure I ate first

她总是确保我先吃到东西。

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She would give me some of her food because there wasn't really enough food for all of us to eat

她会把她的一部分食物分给我，因为食物真的不够我们所有人吃。

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By the end of the winter, more than half of those who had crossed on the Mayflower had died, but the older women were the hardest hit

到冬天结束时，乘坐五月花号来的人已经死了一大半，其中年长女性的死亡率最高。

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Only 5 of the 18 original married women aboard the Mayflower survived

五月花号上最初有18位已婚女性，只有5位活了下来。

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Although I was now an orphan with no mother or father, the other Pilgrims took me in and treated me with kindness

虽然我现在成了孤儿，无父无母，但其他的清教徒们收留了我，对我很好。

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With so many women dead, I found myself busier than ever

那么多女人死了，我发现自己比以往任何时候都忙。

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I had to help do the cooking and the laundry for the men and boys who had lost their wives and mothers

我得帮那些失去妻子和母亲的男人和男孩们做饭、洗衣服。

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In March of 1621, a Native American came to our village

1621年3月，一位美洲原住民来到了我们的村庄。

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His name was Samoset. He walked into the village shouting," Welcome! Welcome, Englishmen!"

他叫萨莫塞特。他走进村子，大声喊着："欢迎！欢迎，英国人！"

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Even though it was a very cold and windy day, Samoset was naked except for a cloth around his waist and moccasins on his feet

尽管那天非常寒冷，风又大，萨莫塞特却几乎是光着身子的，只在腰间围了块布，脚上穿了双软皮鞋。

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The men talked to Samoset for a long time

男人们和萨莫塞特谈了很长时间。

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Samoset left the next day after promising to return soon

萨莫塞特答应很快会再来，第二天就离开了。

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After several days Samoset did return with another Native American who amazed us all with his flawless English

几天后，萨莫塞特果然带着另一位美洲原住民回来了，那人流利的英语让我们所有人都大吃一惊。

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His name was Squanto, and he said he was the last surviving member of the Patuxet tribe

他叫斯匡托，他说自己是帕图西特部落仅存的后裔。

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Squanto stayed with us that whole spring and summer

斯匡托和我们一起度过了那整个春天和夏天。

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He taught our men how to hunt and how to fish

他教我们的男人如何打猎，如何捕鱼。

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He taught the women how to plant and cultivate corn, squash, and beans

他教女人们如何种植和培育玉米、南瓜和豆子。

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Squanto helped us to make friends with the neighboring tribes

斯匡托帮我们和邻近的部落交朋友。

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With his help, we signed a peace treaty with King Massasoit

在他的帮助下，我们与马萨索伊特首领签订了和平条约。

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We learned that our seeds from England did not grow very well in the New World

我们发现从英格兰带来的种子在这片新大陆长得不太好，

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but Squanto showed us that if we planted our seeds with herring, then they would grow

但斯匡托告诉我们，如果把种子和鲱鱼一起种下，它们就能长好。

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Squanto and other Native Americans also helped us with our crops

斯匡托和其他美洲原住民还帮我们照料庄稼。

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With their help, our corn, squash, and beans did very well that year

有了他们的帮助，那一年我们的玉米、南瓜和豆子都长势喜人。

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To celebrate our bountiful harvest, we invited the great King Massasoit and his advisors to our village

为了庆祝丰收，我们邀请了伟大的马萨索伊特首领和他的谋士们来到我们的村子。

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The feast lasted for three days. We ate duck, turkey, deer, clams, lobster, and many kinds of fish

宴会持续了三天。我们吃了鸭子、火鸡、鹿肉、蛤蜊、龙虾，还有各种各样的鱼。

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There were lots of berries, nuts, and several kinds of fruit

有很多浆果、坚果和好几种水果。

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But the best dish of all was an Indian pudding made from pumpkin and sweetened with the syrup from a maple tree

但最好的一道菜，是一种用南瓜做成、加上枫树糖浆的印第安布丁。

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We thanked God for the success of our harvest and for the kindness of the Native Americans who taught us the skills we needed to survive

我们感谢上帝赐予我们丰收，也感谢美洲原住民们的善意，他们教会了我们赖以生存的技能。