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The Pilgrims rejected the society that they were in.

这群朝圣者们并不认同他们所处的社会

They believed that the only way to preserve

他们坚信 保护宗教信仰纯洁如初的唯一途径

their religious belief pristine was to get away,

就是远离纷纷扰扰

to go somewhere where they wouldn't be bothered,

去一个没人打扰的地方

and most importantly,where their children wouldn't be tempted

最重要的是 去一个可以让他们的孩子不受

by what they had seen in Holland and England.

在荷兰和英格兰时的那种纷繁诱惑的地方

"A great hope and inward zeal we had" "Of laying some great foundation

我们充满希望与热情 生活在这片遥远的土地上

"For advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ "In these remote parts of the world."

为了子孙后代的繁衍生息 为了天国福音的传播远扬"

America represented a clean slate,

美洲就像一块未经雕琢的石板

because, to their way of thinking, it was empty.

因为按照他们的想法 这里空无一物

But within months,the Pilgrims are struggling to survive.

但仅过了几个月 这些朝圣者们就开始为生存而斗争

They land at the start of a bitter New England winter.

他们在新英格兰寒风刺骨的冬季登陆

Their crops fail.Malnutrition, starvation, disease.

他们的作物颗粒无收 营养不良 饥饿 疾病席卷而来

102 men, women and children make the crossing.

算上妇女儿童 共有102人横渡大洋

Six months later, 50 of them are dead.

六个月后 五十人死亡\

重点讲解

1、reject

拒绝考虑;不接受;不同意

The British government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high speed railway.

预计英国政府不会考虑为修建一条新的高速铁路提供国家补贴的设想。

Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript before Jenks saw its potential.

17家出版社回绝了这部手稿，直到詹克斯看到了它的潜在价值。

摈弃，抛弃，不接受(信仰或政治制度)

the children of Eastern European immigrants who had rejected their parents' political and religious beliefs.

抛弃了父母一代政治和宗教信仰的东欧移民子女

冷漠对待;拒绝…的爱意

You make friends with people and then make unreasonable demands so that they reject you.

你和别人交朋友，然后向人家提出无理要求，结果被人家拒绝。

people who had been rejected by their lovers.

被爱人拒绝的人

2、foundation

基础;根基

Best friends are the foundation of my life.

好朋友是我生命的支柱。

The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community.

这个问题严重影响了我们社会的基本根基。

依据;根据

The allegations were without foundation.

这些指控没有根据。

Each complaint is analysed very closely, and if it has no foundation it is rejected.

每个投诉都经过仔细分析，如果发现没有依据就会予以驳回。