1·Oysters recently informed scientists about a key moment in American history — the settlement of the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1607, and its first few trying years.
最近牡蛎让科学家了解了美国历史上的一段关键时刻- - - 1607年詹姆斯敦殖民地在弗吉尼亚的创建历程，以及最初的创业岁月。
2·The Philippines shares a long history with the United States. The islands became a U.S. colony at the end of the 19th century in the wake of the Spanish American War.
菲律宾和美国有很深的渊源，19世纪末随着美西战争的爆发成为了美国的殖民地。
3·A study of Central American leaf-cutter ants has shown that the younger and more vigorous members of the colony are given the toughest job of cutting through the leaves they harvest.
俄勒冈大学和俄勒冈州立大学的研究人员对中美洲的切叶蚁进行了研究，他们发现，蚁群中的年轻和精力充沛的成员被委派去做最艰难的工作——将蚁群收集起来的叶片切成碎片。 这些身强力壮的切叶蚁用它们锐利的牙齿做起这种工作来很有效率，但是随着年龄的增长，它们的牙齿也会变得破旧而迟钝。
4·Moreover, it was in 2004 that America began importing bees from australia-just when American beekeepers are thought to have seen the first suspected cases of colony collapse disorder.
此外，美国在2004年才开始引进澳大利亚蜜蜂——也是在这一年，美国的蜂农们第一次看到被确信是蜂群衰竭失调的情况。
5·Spain rejected the American demand for control. It did not want to give up this important colony. Negotiations on this point of the peace treaty lasted for days.
西班牙拒绝了美国占领的要求。他不想放弃它的这一重要的殖民地。和平条约的谈判在这一点上持续进行了许多天。
6·If you go back to that time and read any American newspaper on the subject, you'll find out that most Americans at the time were horrified to be in possession of a colony.
如果你回到那个时候并且阅读关于这一主题的美国报，你将会发现当时大多数美国人是害怕拥有这个殖民地的。
7·English-born American colonial administrator chosen as the first governor of the Virginia Company colony. He arrived at Jamestown in '0 in time to prevent the colonists from deserting the settlement.
德·拉·沃尔：出生于英国的美国殖民地管理人，曾当选为弗吉尼亚公司殖民地的第一任总督。
8·A three-day harvest celebration held in 1621 in Plymouth Colony (part of today's Massachusetts) is generally considered to be the first American Thanksgiving.
1621年在普利茅斯殖民地，即今天的马萨诸塞州，人们举行为时三天的丰收庆典活动，一般被视为美洲的第一个感恩节。