Lesson 36 · Immigrate to America

S1

Attracted by the boom in America, my nephew teamed up with a Korean to illegally cross the Bearing Strait in the Arctic to America.

受美国（经济）繁荣的吸引，我的侄子与一个韩国人结伴，非法穿越北极的白令海峡来到美国。

boom 繁荣、激增 nephew 侄子、外甥 team up with 与…结伙、合作 strait 海峡

S2

To avoid the Customs' punishment, they hid in a small ferry called the North Pole Seagull, sitting back to back without sleeping, showering and shaving for 3 days, and had no chance to mourn their lost luggage when landing.

为了逃避海关的惩罚，他们躲在一艘名叫“北极海鸥”的小渡轮里，背靠背坐着，一连三天不睡觉、不洗澡、不刮胡子；上岸时也没有机会为丢失的行李难过。

customs 海关 punishment 惩罚 ferry 渡轮 mourn 哀悼、（为…）痛惜

S3

The hardship of this crossing was apparent.

这次偷渡之旅的艰辛显而易见。

hardship 艰难、困苦 crossing 横渡、（偷）渡 apparent 显而易见的

S4

At first, he made a living by means of raising cattle and then was hired in aircraft industries.

起初，他靠养牛谋生，后来受雇于飞机制造业。

by means of 依靠、借助 raise 饲养、抚养 hire 雇用 aircraft 飞机、航空器

S5

He lived in a Catholic district.

他住在一个天主教社区。

Catholic 天主教的 district 地区、街区

S6

Taking in a small percentage of Pakistani immigrants, the majority of the residents were from Italy and Denmark, who all kept up their customs and cultures.

这里只收留了少量巴基斯坦移民，居民大多数来自意大利和丹麦，大家都保留着自己的风俗与文化。

immigrant 移民 majority 大多数 keep up 保持、继续 custom 风俗、习俗

S7

Different blocks here were distinctly marked out and indicated from the racial angle.

这里的各个街区都从种族角度被清晰地划分开来。

block 街区、街区建筑 distinctly 清楚地、明显地 racial 种族的 angle 角度、视角

S8

It was unfair and needed reforming.

这很不公平，需要改革。

unfair 不公平的 reform 改革、改良

S9

But with nowhere else to go, my nephew lived on and managed to make a life for himself.

但由于无处可去，我的侄子（只好）继续留在这里，并努力为自己闯出了一份生活。

live on 继续生活下去 manage to 设法做到

S10

My nephew's fortune came when he bravely helped a conductor brake a ream to stop it from slipping out of the rails.

我侄子的好运来了——他勇敢地帮一名列车员刹住了一列险些滑出铁轨的车。

fortune 运气、财富 conductor 列车员、（乐队）指挥 brake 刹车、刹住 rail 铁轨、栏杆

S11

The man was elected vice chairman of the Socialist Party later.

后来，那人当选为社会党的副主席。

elect 选举、推选 vice chairman 副主席 socialist 社会主义的（Socialist Party 社会党）

S12

It occurred to my nephew that he could grasp this opportunity to ask for his help.

我的侄子突然想到，他可以抓住这个机会请他帮忙。

occur to sb 某人突然想到 grasp 抓住、抓紧 opportunity 机会

S13

The man who was thankful helped him apply to the civil authority for the right to live in America by inserting his brave deed into his documents.

那位心存感激的人帮他向民政当局申请在美国的居住权，并把他的英勇事迹写进了他的文件里。

apply to 向…申请 authority 当局、官方 insert 插入、写入 document 文件、证件

S14

Unlike a great many other applicants, his application was approved by the Federal Justice Ministry.

与许多其他申请者不同，他的申请得到了联邦司法部的批准。

unlike 与…不同 applicant 申请人 approve 批准、赞成 federal 联邦的

S15

Before long, he started his own bakery and lived a better life.

不久之后，他开起了自己的面包店，过上了更好的生活。

bakery 面包店、面包房

📖 Immigrate to America 移民美国