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A little further north were the Chesapeake Bay Colonies of Maryland and Virginia.
稍稍再往北一点是马里兰州和弗吉尼亚州的切萨皮克湾殖民地。
A bay is a large area of water that is mostly surrounded by land.
湾是大面积的水域，周围多被陆地包围。
The city of Jamestown in Virginia is famous for being the first permanent English settlement (or a place where people begin living) in America.
弗吉尼亚州的詹姆斯敦市以成为美洲第一个永久的英国定居地（或人们开始生活的地方）而闻名。
It was founded (or created) in 1607.
它创建于1607年。
Many of the people who lived there died from hunger, cold, and attacks by the Native Americans,
许多生活在那里的人死于饥饿、严寒和遭到美国原住民的袭击，
but Jamestown survived (or continued to exist), and today people can visit Jamestown to learn about its history.
但是詹姆斯敦存留了下来（或继续存在），如今人们可以参观詹姆斯敦来了解它的历史。
The Middle Colonies, which used to be called New Netherlands, were Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
中部殖民地，过去被称为新荷兰，包括特拉华州、新泽西州、纽约州和宾夕法尼亚州。
The people living in these colonies had many different religions and had a lot of tolerance,
生活在这些殖民地的人有很多不同的宗教信仰和很大的包容胸怀，
which meant that they had the ability to live with other people who were very different from themselves.
也即他们有着与自己很不相同的人生活在一起的能力。
This was very different from the situation in Europe.
这与欧洲的情形大不相同。
The last four colonies, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, made up New England.
康涅狄格州、马萨诸塞州、新罕布什尔州和罗德岛这最后四个殖民地组成了新英格兰。
We still call the northeastern part of the United States "New England."
我们依然称美国的东北部为“新英格兰”。
These were some of the first colonies that wanted independence from Britain.
这是第一批想要从英国独立出去的殖民地。
They were also the first colonies to make their own coins (or money made from small, round, flat pieces of metal).
它们也是第一批铸造自己货币的殖民地（或用又圆又平的小片金属制成的钱币）。
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