64.There were 13 original states. Name three.
64.美国最初有13个州，请说出3个。
Answer:
答案：
New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina
●新罕布什尔州 ●新泽西州 ●北卡罗来纳州
Massachusetts Pennsylvania South Carolina
●马萨诸塞州 ●宾夕法尼亚州 ●南卡罗来纳州
Rhode Island Delaware Georgia
●罗德岛州 ●特拉华州 ●乔治亚州
Connecticut Maryland
●康涅狄格州 ●马里兰州
New York Virginia
●纽约州 ●佛吉尼亚州
Explanation:
解释：
Once Europeans arrived to North America, they began to fill up the land very quickly. Many Europeans moved to the land that would later become the United States. European countries like Britain, France, and Spain created colonies (or areas of land that belong to a country but are far away). Britain had 13 colonies, and those colonies later became the original 13 states of the United States.
欧洲人来到北美后很快挤满了这片土地，很多欧洲人搬到了后来被我们称作美国的这片土地。欧洲国家如英国，法国和西班牙创建了殖民地。英国有13个殖民地，这些殖民地成为美国成立之初的13个州。
The 13 colonies can be divided into four groups: the Southern Colonies, the Chesapeake Bay Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and New England. The Southern Colonies were Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. These colonies had very good weather for farming and were mostly used for growing cotton and tobacco (or a plant that is smoked in cigarettes). There was a lot of work to do on the plantations (or large farms), so the Southern Colonies had many slaves (or people who were owned as property and forced to work without being paid).
13个殖民地被分成4组：南部殖民地，切萨皮克湾殖民地，中部殖民地和新英格兰殖民地。南部殖民地包括乔治亚州，北卡罗来纳州和南卡罗来纳州，这几个州的气候很好，适合种植棉花和烟草（抽的烟中含的植物）。种植园有很多工作要做，因此南部殖民地有很多奴隶（或被当做财产并被强迫无薪酬劳动的人）。
A little further north were the Chesapeake Bay Colonies of Maryland and Virginia. A bay is a large area of water that is mostly surrounded by land. The city of Jamestown in Virginia is famous for being the first permanent English settlement (or a place where people begin living) in America. It was founded (or created) in 1607. Many of the people who lived there died from hunger, cold, and attacks by the Native Americans, but Jamestown survived (or continued to exist), and today people can visit Jamestown to learn about its history.
稍北一点是切萨皮克湾殖民地，包括马里兰州和佛吉尼亚州。海湾是大部分被陆地围绕的一大片水域区。佛吉尼亚州的詹姆斯敦市因其是英国人在美国的第一个永久居住地而出名，于1607年创建。很多住在那里的人死于饥饿，寒冷和本土美国人的袭击，但詹姆斯顿市存活了下来，现在人们可以参观詹姆斯顿市了解历史。
The Middle Colonies, which used to be called New Netherlands, were Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The people living in these colonies had many different religions and had a lot of tolerance, which meant that they had the ability to live with other people who were very different from themselves. This was very different from the situation in Europe.
中部殖民地曾被称为新荷兰，包括特拉华州，新泽西州，纽约州和宾夕法尼亚州。住在这几个殖民地的人有多种不同的信仰，很宽容，他们可以与和他们差异很大的人们住在一起，这和欧洲的情况不同。
The last four colonies, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, made up New England. We still call the northeastern part of the United States “New England.” These were some of the first colonies that wanted independence from Britain. They were also the first colonies to make their own coins (or money made from small, round, flat pieces of metal).
最后的四个殖民地，康涅狄格州，马萨诸塞州，新罕布什尔州和罗德岛州组成了新英格兰殖民地。我们现在仍将美国东北部地区的州称为“新英格兰”。这几个州是最先想从英国获得独立的州，也是第一批制作自己货币的州。
Glossary
词汇
64.There were 13 original states. Name three.
64.美国最初有13个州，请说出3个。
colony - an area of land that is far away from the country it belongs to
Colony—原理所属国家的一片土地
*The 13 American colonies became the first states in the United States of America.
*13个殖民地称为美国最初的州。
tobacco - a plant whose leaves are smoked in cigarettes
Tobacco—叶子用来做烟的植物
*Phuong is addicted to tobacco and cannot stop smoking cigarettes, even though he would like to.
*蓬沉溺于烟草，他想戒掉吸烟但戒不掉。
plantation - a very large farm, mostly in the southern United States
Plantation—很大的农场，大多在美国南部地区
*Many old plantations have been converted into museums for tourists to visit.
*很多旧种植园被改造成博物馆供游客参观。
slave - a person who is forced to work without pay and is owned by another person
Slave—被当做财产并被强迫无薪酬劳动的人
*Many slaves were taken away from their parents when they were young children.
*很多奴隶在很小的时候就被迫离开了父母。
bay - a large area of water that is mostly surrounded by land
Bay—被陆地围绕的一大片水域区
*Have you ever ridden in a boat in the Chesapeake Bay?
*你在切萨皮克湾坐过船吗？
settlement - a place where people begin living, where people had not lived before
Settlement—以前没有人现在有人生活的地方
*It must have been difficult for Europeans to start the first settlements in North America.
*欧洲人最先在北美定居时一定很艰难吧。
to survive - to continue to exist; to live through danger or a difficult situation
To survive—继续存活；在危险或困难情境中存活
*Everyone was surprised that the little girl survived after being lost on the mountain for almost one week.
*所有都很吃惊这个小女孩在山里失踪近一周后还活着。
tolerance - the ability to live with people who are very different from oneself and/or do things that one does not agree with
Tolerance—与和自己差异很大的人或意见不同的人生活在一起的能力
*We need to learn to show more tolerance toward people who are different from us.
*我们需要学习更宽容对待和我们不一样的人。
coin - a piece of money made from metal; a small, round piece of metal that is used as money
Coin—由金属制造的钱币；用来当做货币的小圆金属
*In the United States, we call a 10-cent coin a "dime."
*在美国我们把10分称为“一角”。