4 Chapter 2 Johnny's Big Idea

Chapter 2 Johnny's Big Idea The main road through Longmeadow was busy. People traveling to and from Connecticut and New York brought news. In 1783 Johnny learned that the Revolutionary War was officially over. The colonies had finally gotten what they wanted—independence. Now all land from the colonies to the Mississippi River belonged to the colonists, except for Florida, which Spain owned.

第二章约翰尼的好主意穿过朗梅多的主要道路很繁忙。 来往于康涅狄格和纽约的人们带来了消息。 1783年，约翰尼得知独立战争正式结束。 殖民地终于得到了他们想要的——独立。 现在，从殖民地到密西西比河的所有土地都属于殖民者，除了西班牙拥有的佛罗里达。

When Johnny was about twelve, the new United States organized the Northwest Territory so that government land could be sold to settlers in smaller pieces. The territory was bordered by the Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Great Lakes. (It later became the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.) A group of land developers formed the Ohio Company and bought 1.5 million acres of Ohio land. In 1788 they sent forty-eight pioneers to

当约翰尼大约12岁的时候，新成立的美国组织了西北地区，这样政府的土地就可以小块地卖给定居者。 该地区以密西西比河、俄亥俄河和五大湖为界。 (后来成为伊利诺斯州、印第安纳州、密歇根州、俄亥俄州、威斯康星州和明尼苏达州的一部分。)一群土地开发商成立了俄亥俄公司，购买了150万英亩的俄亥俄土地。 1788年，他们派出了48名拓荒者

begin the town of Marietta, Ohio. This became the first permanent pioneer settlement in the Northwest Territory. Over the next few years, Johnny watched settlers pass through town. They were moving west in search of a better life.

从俄亥俄州的玛丽埃塔镇开始 这是西北地区第一个永久拓荒者定居点。 在接下来的几年里，约翰尼看着移民们从镇上经过。 他们向西迁移以寻求更好的生活。

Farmland, lumber, and food weren't as plentiful in the area as they had once been. In Johnny Appleseed's time, farmers didn't fertilize land. When their soil lost its richness after many seasons of growing crops, they looked for fresh farmland. Back then, people didn't conserve forestland or protect animal populations either. As nearby forests were logged and animals hunted, people had to go farther from home in search of lumber and food. They left on wagons, horseback, and foot to establish farms. At that time, when pioneers said they were "going west," they were heading for

这个地区的农田、木材和食物都不像以前那么丰富了。 在Johnny Appleseed的时代，农民不给土地施肥。 当他们的土地在种植了许多季作物后失去了肥沃，他们就寻找新的农田。 那时，人们既没有保护林地，也没有保护动物种群。 由于附近的森林被砍伐，动物被猎杀，人们不得不到离家更远的地方寻找木材和食物。 他们乘马车、骑马或步行去建立农场。 当时，当拓荒者们说他们要“西行”时，他们实际上是要去

what is now Ohio or Indiana. Today, these states are called the "Midwest." Johnny knew settlers would want fruit when they got to the west. Apples had many uses, and lots of people grew them. But settlers wouldn't have room in their wagons for bags of apple seeds or seedlings. That gave him an idea. Cider mills located in many towns mashed the juice out of leftover apples. A drink called apple cider was made from the juice. The cores of the apples were thrown away. Johnny thought this was a waste.

也就是现在的俄亥俄州或印第安纳州 今天，这些州被称为“中西部”。 约翰尼知道移民到西部后会想吃水果。 苹果有很多用途，很多人种植苹果。 但移民们的马车里没有地方装苹果种子或幼苗。 这给了他一个主意。位于许多城镇的苹果酒厂把剩下的苹果捣碎成果汁。 一种叫做苹果酒的饮料就是用苹果汁制成的。 苹果核被扔掉了。 约翰尼认为这是一种浪费。

After all, apple cores had apple seeds. And he could have the cider mills' seeds for free! Maybe he could take them westward and start an apple-tree-growing business. INSIDE A COVERED WAGON IF YOU COULD TAKE ONLY A FEW OF YOUR THINGS ON A TRIP, WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE? WHAT

毕竟，苹果核里有苹果籽。 他还可以免费得到苹果酒厂的种子!也许他可以把他们带到西部，开始种苹果树的生意。 如果你在旅行中只能带几件东西，你会带什么? 什么