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The Oregon Trail was mostly used between 1841 and 1869.
俄勒岡小道主要在1841年至1869年間使用。
People stopped using it once the first transcontinental railroad (or the road for trains that went across all of North America) was built, because it was easier, safer, and faster to travel by train.
第一條橫貫大陸的鐵路（或火車行駛的道路，它橫穿整個北美洲）修建后人們就停止使用該小道了，因為乘坐火車出行更容易、安全和快速。
But today, if you visit western states, you can still see some of the Oregon Trail's wheel ruts, or the deep marks in the ground that were made by the heavy wagons.
但如今，如果你去西部各州參觀，你依然能看到俄勒岡小道的車轍，或地面上由笨重的馬車壓過的深痕。
Many of the people who set off (or began their journey) on the Oregon Trail never made it to Oregon.
很多從俄勒岡小道出發（或開始他們的旅行）的人從未到達俄勒岡。
About one-tenth (or 10%) of the travelers died as they traveled toward the west.
大約有十分之一的旅行者死在了西行的路上。
Some of the travelers who survived (or didn't die) went to Oregon, but others stopped and settled (or began to build homes and live) in other states, like Utah.
一些幸存（或沒死）下來的人去了俄勒岡，而另一些人則停了下來在猶他這樣的州定居（或開始建造家園和生活）。
Many of the people who traveled on the Oregon Trail went to California to participate in the California Gold Rush, where they could find gold and make a lot of money by selling it.
許多走俄勒岡小道的人前往加利福尼亞參加那里的淘金熱，他們在那里可以找到黃金，然后賣掉它掙一大筆錢。
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