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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.
試想當(dāng)法國政府提出以1500萬美元的價格出售整個（或全部）地區(qū)時，他們該有多么訝異，這個叫做路易斯安那屬地的面積可比新奧爾良要大得多得多。
This area was almost 830,000 square miles!
這個地區(qū)的面積將近830,000平方英里！
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).
這可比美國打算（或計(jì)劃）購買的土地要多，但機(jī)不可失，不能放棄（或不買）。
The territory was bought in 1803 and the transaction (or sale) became known as the Louisiana Purchase.
該地區(qū)于1803年被購買，該交易（或買賣）被稱為“路易斯安那購地案”。
The Louisiana Territory was larger than the whole United States at that time.
路易斯安那屬地的面積比當(dāng)時整個美國的面積都要大。
Today the area is almost one-fourth (or 25%) of the United States, covering 15 states and part of Canada.
如今，該地區(qū)的面積將近是美國領(lǐng)土面積的四分之一（或25％），覆蓋了15個州和加拿大的一部分。
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).
購買路易斯安那屬地時它的大部分地區(qū)都人跡罕至，也就是說沒有人勘探過（或前往并了解過）這片土地。
It was also home for many Native Americans who were not involved in the transaction and did not even know about the purchase.
它也是許多美洲原住民的家園，他們沒有參與這一交易，他們被蒙在了鼓里。
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.
美國和法國一致同意美國將擁有這片土地，但美國會在接下來的幾年里與那里的美洲原住民進(jìn)行戰(zhàn)爭來決定誰真正擁有這片土地的使用權(quán)。
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