10 Chapter 8 Trouble

Chapter 8 Trouble In the early 1800s, shiploads of new immigrants arrived on America's East Coast every week. They came from Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia, and other areas. Thousands of them moved west, taking over Native American hunting grounds. The pioneers chopped down trees and built cabins and farms in their place. Settlers hunted and trapped animals the tribes needed for food. Native Americans had lived in the area for centuries. Now suddenly pioneers said the land belonged to them.

19世纪初，每周都有成船的新移民抵达美国东海岸。 他们来自德国、爱尔兰、斯堪的纳维亚半岛和其他地区。 成千上万的人向西迁移，占领了印第安人的狩猎场。 拓荒者们砍倒树木，在他们的地方建造小屋和农场。 定居者捕猎和诱捕部落所需的动物作为食物。 印第安人已经在这个地区生活了几个世纪。 现在拓荒者突然说这片土地属于他们。

Many of the settlers were Johnny's friends. But many Native Americans were, too. Johnny had learned a lot about life in the woods from them. In turn, they had shown him what to eat, what dangers to avoid, and how to survive in storms. Fighting was common between settlers and Native Americans. It made Johnny sad that there was trouble between his friends. It also worried him that more trouble had begun brewing between England and the United States. English ships controlled the seas, and they were seizing American ships. England also forced hundreds of American sailors to join its navy. At first, the American government fought back by refusing to buy English products or sell American products to England. Then on June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on England—again! The English army knew Native Americans were angry at the settlers. They asked the tribes to help them fight the United States. Some tribes agreed. This caused even more trouble between the Native Americans and the settlers.

许多定居者都是约翰尼的朋友。 但许多印第安人也是如此。 约翰尼从他们那里学到了很多关于森林生活的知识。 反过来，他们教他吃什么，避免什么危险，以及如何在风暴中生存。 移民和印第安人之间经常发生战争。 他的朋友之间发生了矛盾，这使约翰尼很难过。 他还担心，英国和美国之间已经开始酝酿更多的麻烦。 英国船只控制着海洋，他们扣押着美国船只。 英国还强迫数百名美国水手加入其海军。 起初，美国政府通过拒绝购买英国产品或向英国出售美国产品来进行反击。 1812年6月18日，美国再次向英国宣战!英国军队知道印第安人对移民很生气。 他们请求这些部落帮助他们对抗美国。 一些部落表示同意。这在美洲原住民和移民之间造成了更多的麻烦。

During the War of 1812, forests were extra dangerous. Both Native Americans and English soldiers were now fighting the settlers. One September night, settlers in Mansfield, Ohio, heard news that they would soon be attacked. Johnny volunteered to ride thirty miles

1812年战争期间，森林格外危险。 美洲原住民和英国士兵都在与殖民者作战。 9月的一个晚上，俄亥俄州曼斯菲尔德的定居者听到消息说，他们很快就会遭到袭击。 约翰尼自告奋勇骑三十英里

to Mount Vernon for help. He rode all night, warning other settlers along the way. Later, people remembered hearing him ride in the darkness, shouting, "Run for your lives!" One man was so scared, he did exactly that. But he forgot to put his pants on first!

去芒特弗农寻求帮助他骑了一整夜，一路上警告其他定居者。 后来，人们记得听到他在黑暗中骑马，喊着:“快逃命!”有个人非常害怕，他就这么做了。 但是他忘了先穿裤子!

Johnny didn't like fighting. If a settler wanted to fight, Johnny challenged him to a tree-chopping contest instead. At the end, the settler was too tired to be mad anymore. It was also a way to clear more land. If Native Americans wanted to fight with him, he tried to hide. Once he escaped a group of Native Americans by lying down in a shallow creek for hours!

约翰尼不喜欢打架。 如果一个定居者想打架，约翰尼就向他挑战砍树比赛。 最后，移民太累了，再也不能生气了。 这也是开垦更多土地的一种方式。 如果印第安人想和他战斗，他就会躲起来。 有一次，他在一条浅溪里躺了几个小时，才躲过了一群印第安人!