58.What is one reason colonists came to America?
58.殖民者来美国的原因是什么？
Answer:
答案：
FreedomEconomic opportunity
●自由 ●经济机会
Political libertyPractice their religion
●政治理由 ●从事宗教活动
Religious freedomEscape persecution
●宗教自由 ●逃离迫害
Explanation:
解释：
When the New World (or North and South America before many Europeans were living there) was discovered (or learned about for the first time), going there was a big adventure (or an exciting experience in one’s life, especially involving travel). European countries were establishing (or creating) colonies, which are areas of land that are far away but that belong to that country. Some of the colonists (or people who live in colonies) went there because they wanted an adventure, but most of them were fleeing (or running away from) something or seeking (or looking for) new opportunities.
发现新大陆后，去那是个大冒险。欧洲国家开始创建殖民地，即不在国家周围但属于国家的土地。有些殖民者去新大陆是为探险，但大多数殖民者是为逃离某事或寻求新的机遇。
Many of the countries in Europe were oppressive (or very controlling). Some of the people living there could not do all the things they wanted to do. In the countries ruled (or governed) by a king and queen, the people did not have any choice about who their leaders would be. Some of the people who fled Europe were looking for freedom and political liberty so that they could do more of the things they wanted to do and be able to decide what kind of government they wanted to have.
很多欧洲国家控制欲很强，有些生活在那里的人做不了自己想做的事情。在国王或女王统治的国家，人们没有权利选择自己的领导，有些逃离欧洲的人想寻找人身和政治自由的地方，这样他们可以做更多自己想做的事情并决定想要什么样的政府。
Other colonists were seeking religious freedom, which is the ability to follow whatever religion they wanted to, or no religion at all. In Europe, many people were persecuted (or treated unfairly) because of their religious beliefs. They thought that by coming to the colonies they would be able to practice their religion (or follow the teachings of a religion) freely, without anyone telling them that they couldn’t do it.
另一些殖民者是为寻找宗教自由，即选择任何自己想入的宗教或什么宗教都不信。在欧洲，很多人因宗教信仰收到迫害，他们认为去殖民地就能够自由的从事自己的宗教活动，别人没有权利过问。
Finally, there were colonists who went to the colonies seeking economic opportunity. In many European countries, there was a class system, which is a way of organizing society so that poor people stay poor and rich people stay rich, and it is difficult or impossible for poor people to become rich. People were frustrated because they had few or no opportunities to make more money or to live a better and more comfortable life. In the colonies, however, people who were willing to work hard had far fewer limitations, which meant that they could make their lives better if they wanted to. So colonists fled Europe and went to the colonies to seek these economic opportunities to improve life for themselves and their families.
最后，殖民者去殖民的的一个原因是求经济机会。在很多欧洲国家，等级系统是使穷人待在穷人阶层，富人待在富人阶层，穷人要想成为富人是很困难的。人们因没有机会赚钱或过更好的日子感到沮丧。但是在殖民地，只要人们努力工作就没有这一限制，也就是说他们可以过上更好的生活。因此殖民者逃离欧洲去殖民地寻求经济机遇，改善自己和家人的生活。
Glossary
词汇
58.What is one reason colonists came to America?
58.殖民者来美国的原因是什么？
New World - North and South America before very many Europeans lived there
New World—许多欧洲人居住之前的北美和南美
*When did your great- great-grandparents come to the New World?
*你的祖祖祖父母是什么时候去新大陆的？
to discover - to learn about something for the first time; to learn about something that nobody else knows about
To discover—第一次学到某东西；发现别人不知道的事情
*How did Copernicus discover that Earth moves around the sun?
*哥白尼是怎样发现地球绕着太阳转的？
adventure - an exciting experience in one’s life, especially involving traveling
Adventure—某人生活中精彩的体验，尤其和旅行有关的
*They decided to go on an adventure, riding their bicycles from New York to California.
*他们决定做一次冒险，从纽约骑自行车到加利福尼亚。
colony - an area of land that is far away from the country it belongs to
Colony—属于一个国家但离得很远的一片土地
*India was once a British colony.
*印度曾经是英国的殖民地。
to flee - to run away from something or someone, usually to leave a dangerous or difficult situation; to leave a dangerous or difficult situation
To flee—逃离某物或某人，通常指逃离危险艰难情境；离开危险或困难的境地
*They ran through the forest, fleeing the angry bees.
*他们跑出森林原理了愤怒的蜜蜂。
to seek office - to search; to look for something; to want to find something
To seek office—搜查；寻找某物；想找到某物
*Co is seeking a challenging job in the energy industry.
*Co试图在能源行业找一份富有挑战性的工作。
oppressive - very controlling and overpowering, limiting what other people can do; allowing very little freedom
Oppressive—很有控制性的，强权的，限制了其他人想做的事；允许非常少的自由
*The oppressive government controls what the people can say, do, eat, and wear.
*压迫性的政府控制了人们的言论，行为，饮食和穿着。
to persecute - to attack or be mean to a group of people, treating them unfairly, usually because they are different than other people or because of their beliefs
To persecute—因有些人的信仰和其他人的不同而遭受攻击或不公平的对待
*In Salem, Massachusetts, many women were persecuted because people thought they were witches.
*在马萨诸塞州的塞勒姆很多妇女被认为是女巫而遭受迫害。
to practice (one's) religion - to follow the teachings of a religion; to be part of a religion and do what it tells people to do
To practice (one’s) religion—遵循宗教教义；成为宗教的一部分并告知人们教义要求做的事
*She practices her religion by not eating meat on Fridays.
*她遵守教义，每周五都不吃肉。
class system - a way of organizing society so that poor people stay poor and rich people stay rich, and it is difficult or impossible for poor people to become rich
Class system—组织社会的方式，穷人和穷人在一起，富人和富人在一起，穷人很难成为富人
*In a class system, if your father is a mechanic, you must work in a similar job, no matter how much you might like to be a doctor or lawyer.
*在阶级系统中，如果你的父亲是名技工，不管你想当医生还是律师都必须要从事和父亲相近的工作。