The Trial of Tears

The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac Illustrated by Diana Magnuson

《泪之路》 作者：约瑟夫·布鲁查克 戴安娜·马格努森 绘

A Set Departure It is October 1, 1838. John Rose, the chief of the Greek Cherokee Nation, is looking at his Tennessee home for the last time. Hedges of horse -drawn wagons are lined up along the Hywessie River. All around him, other Cherokees have finished packing their belongings. It is time to go.

既定的启程 1838年10月1日，切罗基族酋长约翰·罗斯最后一次望着他位于田纳西州的家。 海维西河沿岸排满了一长列马车，他周围的其他切罗基人都已经收拾好了行李。 该出发了。

Drown Rose is worried. His people do not have enough food or blankets. Many of them are ill. All of them are filled with sorrow. Drown Rose thinks of all they are living behind. He remembers the schools and houses and farms the Cherokee spewed. He and his people do not want to leave their homes, but they have no choice. The 17 ,000 people of the Cherokee Nation must go west.

约翰·罗斯忧心忡忡，他的族人没有足够的食物和毯子，很多人都生了病，所有人心中都满是悲伤。 约翰·罗斯想着他们要抛下的一切，他记得切罗基人建起的学校、房屋和农场。 他和族人们都不想离开自己的家园，但他们别无选择。 切罗基族的一万七千名族人必须迁往西部。

Drunk Rose climbs on a wagon. The people gather around him as he says a short prayer in Cherokee. We ask for God's guidance on our journey, he says. Amen, said the people in reply.

约翰·罗斯爬上一辆马车，族人们围拢过来，听他用切罗基语做了一段简短的祷告。 “祈求上帝在旅途上指引我们。”他说道。 族人齐声回应：“阿门。”

A bugle is sounded. The drivers urge their teams forward. Suddenly a roll of thunder is heard. A black cloud appears in the western sky. Many Cherokees shake their heads. They fear it is an omen of bad luck. Their long journey will be a hard one.

号角吹响，车夫们赶着马车向前走，突然传来一阵隆隆的雷声，西边的天空升起了乌云。 许多切罗基人摇了摇头，他们担心这是厄运的预兆，这次漫长的旅途必定会十分艰难。

A Civilized Tribe Who are the Cherokees and why must they go west? The Cherokees were living in America long before the first white colonists arrived. Their oldest stories tell how Earth was shaped by the flight of the Great Buzzard. He flew low over the new land to dry it with his wings, pushing down the valleys and lifting up the hills and peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains. Then two people emerged from the Earth. They were Canati and Selou, the first man and woman. All Cherokees are their children.

文明的部落 切罗基人是谁？为什么他们必须迁往西部？ 早在第一批白人殖民者抵达美洲之前，切罗基人就已经生活在这里了。 他们最古老的传说讲述了大地是如何被大秃鹫的飞行塑造而成的。 他低低地飞过新大陆，用翅膀烘干地面，压出了山谷，抬升起大烟山的丘陵和山峰。 随后两个人从大地里走了出来。 他们是卡纳蒂和塞卢，也就是世界上第一个男人和第一个女人。 所有的切罗基人都是他们的后代。