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Lesson 75. The Amish
第75課 亞米希人
In the heart of America, in the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, live (vi.) some people who are not your typical Americans.
在美國的心臟地帶，也就是在賓夕法尼亞州、俄亥俄州和印第安納州，住著一些并非典型的美國人。
In order to lead simple lives, they don't use cars.
為了過簡樸的生活，他們不用汽車；
Instead, they drive horse-drawn buggies.
他們反而駕駛馬車。
They don't use electric lights, either, not to mention telephones.
他們也不使用電燈，更別說是電話了。
They make their own clothing, which looks ancient.
他們自己做樣式古老的衣服。
And, to make matters worse, they don't speak English but German among themselves.
更糟的是，他們彼此之間不用英語交談，而是用德語。
These people are the Amish.
這些人是亞米希人。
They settled in America almost 300 years ago.
他們在近三百年前來到美國定居。
Most of them are farmers who stay away from the temptations of the city.
他們大部分都是遠離城市誘惑的農民。
As modern life becomes more and more complicated, the Amish way of life seems to make more and more sense.
在現代生活變得愈來愈復雜的同時，亞米希人的生活方式似乎越來越有道理了。
