71.What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
71.1803年美国从法国购买了那些地区？
Answer:
答案：
The Louisiana Territory
●路易斯安那领土
Louisiana
●路易斯安那
Explanation:
解释：
In the late 1700s, New Orleans was one of the United States’ most important ports, since it was a city next to the water where ships or large boats could come and go. The United States used New Orleans to transport (or move) food and other products, but the city didn’t belong to the U.S. New Orleans first belonged to Spain and then to France. This was a problem for the United States, because if those other countries decided to block (or not allow) America’s access to New Orleans, the country wouldn’t be able to send and receive the things it wanted to buy and sell.
18世纪晚期，新奥尔良是美国最重要的港口之一，这个城市邻水，大小船只都能从这出入。美国通过新奥尔良运输食物和其他产品，但这座城市并不属于美国，新奥尔良最初属于西班牙然后归属法国，这对美国来说是个问题，因为一旦这些国家决定封锁美国通往新奥尔良的通道，那么美国就不能输送自己需要购买和销售的东西了。
So, when Thomas Jefferson was president, the United States negotiated (or reached an agreement) with France to buy New Orleans. The negotiators were prepared (or ready) to buy New Orleans for $10 million. Imagine how surprised they were when the French government offered to sell the entire (or whole) area, a much, much bigger area than just New Orleans known as the Louisiana Territory, for just $15 million. This area was almost 830,000 square miles! This was much more land than the U.S. had intended (or planned) to buy, but the opportunity was too good to pass up (or not buy).
因此，当托马斯.杰斐逊任总统时，美国与法国协商购买新奥尔良。谈判家准备以1000万美元购买新奥尔良。想象一下当法国政府决定将比新奥尔良大的多得多的路易斯安那领土以1500万美元卖给美国时大家有多吃惊。这块领土将近830000平方英里！，这比美国预计要购买的土地多很多，但这机会实在是太难得了，不能拒绝。
The territory was bought in 1803 and the transaction (or sale) became known as the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Territory was larger than the whole United States at that time. Today the area is almost one-fourth (or 25%) of the United States, covering 15 states and part of Canada.
这块领土于1803年购买，该交易被称为路易斯安那购买案。路易斯安那区域比那时的整个美国还大，如今这块区域占美国将近四分之一（25%）的领土，覆盖了美国的15个州和加拿大的部分地区。
Most of the Louisiana Territory was uncharted land when it was bought, meaning that it was land that no one had explored (or traveled to and knew very much about). It was also home for many Native Americans who were not involved in the transaction and did not even know about the purchase. The United States and France had agreed that the U.S. would own the land, but the U.S. would spend the next years fighting the Native Americans there to decide who would actually get to use the land.
路易斯安那区域的大部分地区在购买时都是无人区，也就是这些地方以前没人探险过。这块区域也是很多没有参与交易的本土美国人居住的地方，他们根本就不知道这项交易。美国和法国同意美国拥有这片土地，但美国要花好几年的时间与当地美国人战争决定谁真正拥有这片土地。
Glossary
词汇
71.What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
71.1803年美国从法国购买了那些地区？
port - a city next to the water where boats can come and go, delivering and picking up products
Port—邻水的城市有运输和接运货物的大小船只出入
*The Port of Seattle is one of the busiest ports in North America.
*西雅图港口是北美最繁忙的港口之一。
to transport (something) - to move things from one place to another, usually over a large distance
To transport (something)—将东西从一个地方移到另一个地方，通常指远距离的移动
*Is corn transported in trucks or trains?
*玉米是用卡车运输还是火车运输？
to block (something) - to not allow something to happen; to prevent something from happening
To block (something)—不允许某事发生；阻止某事发生
*The theater uses an electronic device that blocks cell phone signals so that people can't talk on their phones during performances.
*剧院使用了电子设备干扰手机信号，防止人们在演出期间接打电话。
to negotiate - to discuss something, trying to get the other person or organization to agree to what one wants
To negotiate—讨论某事，试图让他人或组织同意自己的想法
*In the United States, people are expected to negotiate the price when they buy a car.
在美国人们在买车之前会谈一下价格。
territory - an area of land that belongs to the United States but is not a state
Territory—属于美国但不属于州的领土
*Many early Americans went to the Oregon Territory to find gold and to hunt.
*很多早期美国人去奥尔良区域找金子，打猎。
to intend - to plan to do something
To intend—计划做某事
*Takhiro was just being careless when speaking and never intended to hurt your feelings.
*塔西罗只是说话的时候不小心，他并不是有意伤害你感情的。
to pass up - to decide not do something; to miss an opportunity to do something
To pass up—决定不做某事；错失做某事的机会
*The price was too good to pass up, so she bought four bottles of shampoo, even though she didn't really need that much.
*价格太好了不容错过，即使不需要那么多她依然买了4瓶洗发水。
transaction - a sale; an exchange of money between a buyer and seller
Transaction—买卖；买方和卖方之间的金钱交易
*How many transactions does your store have on a normal day?
*你们商店正常一天能有多少笔交易？
uncharted - unexplored; not known in very much detail; unfamiliar
Uncharted—未探险的；不知道详细情况的；不熟悉的
*When Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean, North and South America were uncharted areas.
*克里斯多佛.哥伦比亚横跨大西洋时，北美和南美还是未知领域。