national expedition
bracing
宜人的,提神的,令人心旷神怡的,令人精神焕发的
If you describe something, especially a place, climate, or activity as bracing, you mean that it makes you feel fresh and full of energy.
timber
树林,森林;<主美>林地
roam the timber
在森林中漫步
keep the promise
To fulfill or be faithful to a promise one has made. 兑现承诺?
build hard against
go up
pursuit-of-happiness impulse(America)
平行文本
不可剥夺的权利,包括生命权、自由权、追求幸福权(英语:unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness)是1776年7月4日美国独立宣言序言里极有名的一句,与序言里“人皆生而平等”(All men are created equal)齐名。序言由托马斯·杰斐逊起草,渊源于英国哲学家约翰·洛克在1689年的两句话。 第三句“追求幸福权”又译“快乐追求权”,渊源1689年《论宗教宽容》。洛克写道“the highest perfection of intellectual nature lies in a careful and constant pursuit of true and solid happiness”
lusher land
繁茂的,旺盛的;多产的
lush vegetation 茂盛的草木
lush fields 欣欣向荣的田野
codify the idea
central mandate
savor-the-moment
reflective culture
~ of sth typical of a particular situation or thing; showing the state or nature of sth 典型的;代表性的;体现状态(或本质)的
Old World
旧世界(英语:Old World,中文也称旧大陆)是指在哥伦布发现新大陆之前,欧洲所认识的世界,包括欧洲、亚洲和非洲(全体被称为亚欧非大陆或世界岛)[1]。这个词语是用来与新大陆(包括北美洲,南美洲和大洋洲)相对应[2]。
Jamestown
land rush
gold rush
wagon train
A wagon train is a group of wagons traveling together. In a military context, a baggage train was the wagon train that followed an army with supplies and ammunition.
In the American West, settlers traveling across the plains and mountain passes in covered wagons banded together for mutual assistance. Although wagon trains are associated with the Old West, the Trekboers of South Africa also traveled in caravans of covered wagons.
西进运动(Westward Movement)是指美东居民向美西地区迁移和进行开发的群众性运动,始于美国独立之后的18世纪末,终于19世纪末20世纪初。此运动大大促进了美国军事与经济的发展,西进运动是美国拓宽疆土,吞并土地的一种推进行为,由于美东的土地与资源有限,美国人掀起了长达一个世纪的西进运动。它开发了如今的美国西部地区,也使美国变成一个军事大国,但也消灭了众多原生生物与印地安部族。