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Who Was Johnny Appleseed?

苹果籽约翰尼是谁?

Who Was Johnny Appleseed? Johnny Appleseed's real name was John Chapman. He earned his nickname by planting thousands of apple seeds in America's Midwest. For this, he became a legend during his own lifetime. Johnny Appleseed was best known as an apple lover, but he was many other things as well. He was a peacemaker who tried to calm the trouble between settlers and Native Americans. He was a religious person who preached to pioneers.

苹果籽约翰尼是谁?苹果籽约翰尼的真名是约翰·查普曼。 他在美国中西部种植了数千颗苹果种子，因此获得了这个绰号。 因此，他在自己的一生中成为了一个传奇。 苹果籽约翰尼是最出名的苹果爱好者，但他还有许多其他的东西。 他是一个和平缔造者，试图平息移民和印第安人之间的纠纷。 他是一个向拓荒者传教的宗教人士。

He was a friend to animals and helped forest creatures whenever he could. He was an eccentric person. That means he did things differently from most other people.

他是动物的朋友，只要有可能，他就帮助森林里的动物。 他是个古怪的人。 这意味着他做事的方式和大多数人不同。

He lived alone in the wilderness. He never settled in one place. And he dressed oddly—really oddly. Settlers always remembered meeting him because he stood out. He was a storyteller. When Johnny visited pioneer cabins to sell apple seedlings, he talked about his adventures on the frontier. The settlers told his stories to other settlers. Over time, some of his stories were exaggerated or changed. By now, it's sometimes hard to separate the tales from the truth. What is the real story behind the legend of Johnny Appleseed?

他独自一人住在荒野中。 他从未在一个地方安定下来。 他穿得很奇怪——真的很奇怪。 移民们总是记得见到他，因为他很突出。 他是一个讲故事的人。当约翰尼参观拓荒者的小屋出售苹果苗时，他谈到了他在边疆的冒险经历。 定居者把他的故事讲给其他定居者听。 随着时间的推移，他的一些故事被夸大或改变了。 到目前为止，有时很难将故事与事实区分开来。 苹果籽约翰尼传奇背后的真实故事是什么?