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选修八 Unit1 CALIFORNIA 加利福尼亚

California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population.加

州是美国第三大

洲,而且是人口最多的州。It also has the distinction of being the most

multicultural state in the

USA,having attracted people from all over the world.加州与众不同之处在于它也

是美国最具

多元文化的一个州。它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。The customs and languages

of the

immigrants live on in their new home.这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家

都得以延

续。This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of

California.当你了解

了加利福尼亚的历史，你就不会对其文化的多样性感到惊奇了。

NATIVE AMERCANS 美洲土著人

Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California,no

one really knows.

最早一批人具体是什么时候来到我们现在了解的加利福尼亚地区的,谁也说不清楚。

However,it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least

fifteen thousand

years ago.然而，可能至少在一 15,000 年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。

Scientists

believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by

means of a land

bridge which existed in prehistoric times.科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史前时

期曾经存

在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。In the 16th century,after the

arrival of the

Europeans,the native people suffered greatly.欧洲人在 16 世纪到来这里之后，土

著人遭受了极

大的苦难。Thousands were killed or forced into slavery.成千上万人被杀或被迫成

为奴隶。In

addition,many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans.另外,欧洲人带

来的疾病，使

许多人染病而死。However,some survived these terrible times,and today there

are more Native

Americans living in California than in any other state.不过，还是有一些人经历了

这些恐怖时

期而活下来了。今天住在加利福尼亚的美洲土著人比任何其他州的都要多。

THE SPANISH 西班牙人

In the 18th century California was ruled by Spain.在 18 世纪的时候，加利福尼亚

是被西班牙统

治的。Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th

century,when they fought

against the native people and took their land.西班牙士兵最早是在 16 世纪初期来

到南美洲的，

他们同土著人打仗，夺去了他们的土地。Two centuries later,the Spanish had

settled in most

parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the

United States.两

个世纪以后,西班牙人在南美洲大部分地区定居下来，而且还在我们现在称之为美国的

西北

沿海地区住下来。Of the first Spanish to go to California,the majority were

religious men,whose

ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.在首批移居加利福

尼亚州的西班牙人

中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向原住居民传授天主教。In 1821,the people

of Mexico

gained their independence from Spain.1821 年,墨西哥人从西班牙获得了独立。

California then

became part of Mexico.加利福尼亚于是成了墨西哥的一部分。In 1846 the United

States

declared war on Mexico,and after the war won by the USA,Mexico had to give

California to the

USA.1846 年美国向墨西哥宣战，美国赢得战争胜利后，墨西哥被迫把加利福尼亚割

让给美

国。However,there is still a strong Spanish influence in the state.但是,这个州至

今仍然保留着

很强的西班牙文化的影响。That is why today over 40 of Californians speak

Spanish as a first or

second language.这就是为什么今天还有 40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为

第一或第

二语言的缘故。

RUSSIANS 俄罗斯人

In the early 1800s,Russian hunters,who had originally gone to Alaska,began

settling in

California.在 19世纪初期，一批最初到阿拉斯加的俄罗斯猎人开始在加利福尼亚定居

下来。

Today there are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in and around San

Francisco.今天，

住在旧金山及其周边地区的美籍俄罗斯人大约 25，000 人。

GOLD MINERS 金矿工

In 1848,not long after the American-Mexican war,gold was discovered in

California.1848 年,美

墨战争后不久,在加利福尼亚发现了金矿。The dream of becoming rich quickly

attracted people

from all over the world.发财梦很快就吸引了来自世界各地的人。The nearest,and

therefore the

first to arrive,were South Americans and people from the United States.距离最

近因而来的最早

的是南美洲人和美国人，Then adventurers from Europe and Asia soon followed.

随后跟着来

的有欧洲和亚洲的探险家。In fact,few achieved their dream of becoming rich.事

实上,很少

有人圆了发财梦。Some died or returned home,but most remained in California

to make a life for

themselves despite great hardship.They settled in the new towns or on farms.

许多人死了或回家

了，但是尽管条件十分艰苦，大多数人仍然留在了加利福尼亚劳作谋生，在新的城镇

或农场

里定居下来。By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal

state of the USA in

1850,it was already a multicultural society.到 1850 年加利福尼亚成为美国第 31 个

州的时候,它

已经是一个有着多元文化的社会了。

LATER A RRIVALS 后来的移民

Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period,it

was the building of

the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger

numbers to California in

the 1860s.虽然中国移民在淘金热期间就开始来到（美国），但是更大批量的中国移

民却是

在十九世纪六十年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。Today,Chinese-

Americans

live in all parts of California,although a large percentage have chosen to stay

in the"Chinatowns"

of Los Angeles and San Francisco.今天,加利福尼亚州各地都有美藉华人居住,尽管

有很大比

例的华人还是选择住在洛杉矶和旧金山的“中国城”里。Other immigrants such as

Italians,

mainly fishermen but also wine makers,arrived in California in the late 19th

century.十九世纪

后期，其他国家的移民，比如意大利人来到加利福尼亚，他们主要是渔民，也有些酿

酒工人。

In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of their own,which

today still keeps up

their Danish culture.1911 年丹麦移民建立了他们自己的城镇，至今仍保留着丹麦文

化。By the

1920s the film industry was well established in Hollywood,California.到了二十

世纪二十年代，

电影产业在加利福尼亚州的好莱坞建立了起来。The industry boom attracted

Europeans

including many Jewish people.这个行业吸引了许多欧洲人包括许多犹太人。Today

California

has the second largest Jewish population in the United States.今天，加利福尼

亚的犹太人口在

美国占第二位。Japanese farmers began arriving in California at the beginning

of the 20th century,

and since the 1980s a lot more have settled there.日本的农民是在 20 世纪初期开

始到加利福尼

亚来的,而从 20 世纪 80 年代以来就有更多的日本人在加利福尼亚定居了。People

from Africa

have been living in California since the 1800s,when they moved north from

Mexico.非洲人从

19世纪就在加利福尼亚住下来，他们是从墨西哥向北迁来的。However,even more

arrived

between 1942 and 1945 to work in the ship and aircraft industries.然而更多的

非洲人在 1942 年

到 1945 年之间来到加利福尼亚的，当时他们是到船厂和飞机厂工作的。

MOST RECENT ARRIVALS 最近期的移民

In more recent decades,California has become home to more people from

Asia,including Koreans,

Cambodians,Vietnamese and Laotians.在最近几十年里,加利福尼亚成了亚洲人的

家,包括柬

埔寨人、朝鲜人、越南人和老挝人。Since its beginning in the 1970s,the

computer industry has

attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.从 20 世纪 70 年代开始发展计算机

工业以来，加利

福尼亚又吸引了印度人和巴勒斯坦人的到来。

THE FUTURE 未来展望

People from different parts of the world,attracted by the climate and the

lifestyle,still immigrate

to California 世界各地的人，由于受气候条件和生活方式的吸引,仍然在继续迁入加利

福尼亚。.

It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that

there will be no distinct

major racial or cultural groups,but simply a mixture of many races and

cultures.人们认为,要不

了多久，多种国籍的混合将会非常之大，以至于不可能存在一种主要的种族或文化群

体，而

只是多种族、多文化的混合体。

2.选修八 Unit 1 GEORGE’S DIARY 乔治的日记

12TH—14TH JUNE

Monday 12th,June6 月12 日,星期一

Arrived early this morning by bus.Went straight to hotel to drop my

luggage,shower and shave.

清晨乘公共汽车抵达，直赴饭店，放下行李，洗澡、刮脸，即去观光。Then went

exploring.

First thing was a ride on a cable car.From top of the hill got a spectacular view

of San Francisco

Bay and the city.先是乘缆车，在山顶揽胜，观看旧金山湾及整个城市。Built in

1873,the

cable car system was invented by Andrew Hallidie,who wanted to find a better

form of transport

than horse-drawn trams.缆车系统建立于 1873 年，是由安德鲁·哈利迪发明的，他

试图找到一

种比马拉的轨道车更好的交通方式。Apparently he'd been shocked when he saw

a terrible

accident in which a tram's brakes failed,the conductor could not control the

situation and the tram

slipped down the hill dragging the horses with it.他曾经看到过一次可怕的交通事

故：一辆马

车刹车失灵，驾车失控，车子和马一起从山上滑了下去，很明显这让他受到了极大的

震惊。

Had a late lunch at Fisherman's Wharf.午餐是在渔人码头吃的，吃得很晚。This is

the district

where Italian fishermen first came to San Francisco in the late 19th century

and began the fishing

industry.意大利渔民在 19世纪末首先来到这个地区，并且在这儿开始捕鱼业。Now

it's a

tourist area with lots of shops,sea food restaurants and bakeries.如今这儿是一

个旅游区了，很

多商店、海鲜馆和面包坊。It's also the place to catch the ferry to Angel Island

and other places in

the Bay.这儿也是乘渡船去天使岛和海湾其他地方的渡口。Did so much exploring

Fisherman's Wharf.Am exhausted and don't feel like doing anything else.Early

bed tonight!在渔

人码头看了这么多东西，我太累了，什么也不想干了。今晚要早点睡觉!

Tuesday 13th,June 6 月13 日星期二

Teamed up with a couple from my hotel(Peter and Terri)and hired a car.同酒店

里的一对夫妻

(彼得和泰莉)作伴，一起租了一辆小汽车。Spent all day driving around the city.一

整天驱车游

览城市。There's a fascinating drive marked out for tourists.有一种专门为旅游者

选定的驾车游

活动。It has blue and white signs with seagulls on them to show the way

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