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Chapter Three The Lewis and Clark Expedition
第三章 劉易斯和克拉克探險隊
In 1803 the United States President, Thomas Jefferson, bought the Louisiana territory from France.
美國總統托馬斯·杰斐遜在1803從法國那里購買了路易斯安那州。
He paid 15 million dollars for this immense piece of land.
他花了1500萬美元買了這片廣袤的土地。
President Jefferson liked science. It was very interesting.
杰斐遜總統喜歡科學，這很有趣。
He wanted to learn about the plants and animals of the new territory.
他想要了解新領土中的動植物。
In May 1804 President Jefferson asked Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
杰斐遜總統在1804年五月讓梅里韋瑟·劉易斯和威廉·克拉克去調查路易斯安那州的購買問題。
Lewis and Clark were the first white men to see this land.
劉易斯和克拉克是最先看到這片土地的白人。
This important expedition began in St. Louis, Missouri.
這場重要的探險開始于密蘇里州圣路易斯市。
About 50 men traveled up the Missouri River. They explored the territory and made maps.
大約50人行駛到密蘇里河。他們開發了這片領土并制作了地圖。
After six months they stopped and built Fort Mandan.
6個月后，他們停下并建造了曼丹堡。
They spent the long winter there.
他們在那里度過了漫長的冬季。
In the spring of 1805 the expedition continued.
1805年春天，探險繼續。
An Indian woman called Sacagawea went on the expedition with the explorers.
一個名為Sacagawea的印第安女人和這些探險者們一起探險。
She was a friendly Shoshone Indian.
她是一名友好的肖肖尼印第安人。
Sacagawea spoke English and other Indian languages. She was very helpful.
Sacagawea說英語和其他印第安語。她很有幫助。
Sacagawea's brother was a Shoshone chief.
Sacagawea的兄弟是肖肖尼首領。
A Shoshone guide helped the explorers cross the high mountains.
肖肖尼向導幫助探險者穿過高山。
The journey was difficult and dangerous.
這趟旅行艱辛又危險。
Grizzly bears and other animals attacked the explorers.
灰熊和其他動物襲擊探險者們。
The explorers built canoes.
探險者們建造了獨木舟。
They traveled down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean!
他們從哥倫比亞河行駛到太平洋。
They arrived at the Pacific Ocean in November 1805. They built a fort there.
他們在1805年11月抵達太平洋。他們在那里建造了堡壘。
The expedition returned to Missouri in September 1806.
探險隊在1806年9月回到了密蘇里河。
The explorers traveled 8,000 miles (12,800 kilometers) from May 1804 to September 1806.
探險者從1804年5月到1806年9月行走了8000英里（12800公里）。
The Lewis and Clark expedition was very successful.
劉易斯和克拉克的探險非常成功。
Lewis and Clark made many maps.
劉易斯和克拉克制作了許多地圖。
They brought back a lot of information about the West.
他們帶回了很多關于西部的信息。
In the 1840s John Fremont and Kit Carson explored the land between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
在19世紀40年代，約翰·弗里蒙特和基特·卡森勘查了落基山脈和太平洋之間的土地。
They visited California and Oregon.
他們去了加利福尼亞和俄勒岡州。
Fremont made the first scientific map of the West.
弗里蒙特制作了首個科學的西部地圖。
Another important pioneer was Dave Crockett. He fought for the independence of Texas.
另一個重要的開拓者是戴維·克羅克特。他為得克薩斯州的獨立而奮斗。
This was the beginning of the great movement to the West.
這是偉大的西遷運動的開始。
