36 Immigrate to America 36 移民美国 Attracted by the boom in America, my nephew teamed up with a Korean to illegally cross the Bearing Strait in the Arctic to America. 因为受到美国繁荣的吸引，我的侄子与一名韩国人合作，从北极的白令海峡 tou 渡到美国。 To avoid the Customs’ punishment, they hid in a small ferry called the North Pole Seagull, 为了避开海关的惩处，他们躲在一艘叫“北极海鸥”的渡轮里， sitting back to back without sleeping, showering and shaving for 3 days, and had no chance to mourn their lost luggage when landing. 背靠背坐着，整整 3 天没有睡觉、洗澡和刮胡子，上岸的时候也没有机会心痛他们丢失的行 李。 The hardship of this crossing was apparent. 这次横渡的艰辛是显而易见的。 At first, he made a living by means of raising cattle and then was hired in aircraft industries. 起初，他借助饲养牲畜谋生，后来受雇于飞机制造业。 He lived in a Catholic district. Taking in a small percentage of Pakistani immigrants, 他住的地方是一个 tian 主 jiao 区。包括一小部分（百分比）的巴基斯坦移民， the majority of the residents were from Italy and Denmark, who all kept up their customs and cultures. 大部分的居民都来自于意大利和丹麦，他们都保持着自己的风俗和文化， Different blocks here were distinctly marked out and indicated from the racial angle. 这里的街区都从种族的角度清楚地划出界线，明确标示。 It was unfair and needed reforming. 这很不公平，极需改革。 But with nowhere else to go, my nephew lived on and managed to make a life for himself. 但因为我的侄子没别的地方可去，只好继续居住下去，勉强度日。 My nephew’s fortune came when he bravely helped a conductor brake a tram to stop it from slipping out of the rails. 我侄子的运气出现转机是他勇敢地帮助一名列车员刹停一列电车以防止其滑出轨道的那一 刻。 The man was elected vice chairman of the Socialist Party later. 那个人后来被选为社会 dang 的副 zhu 席， It occurred to my nephew that he could grasp this opportunity to ask for his help. 我侄子就想到他应该抓住这个机会请求他的帮助。 The man who was thankful helped him apply to the civil authority for the right to live in America by inserting his brave deed into his documents. 这个人懂得感恩，帮助我侄子向美国民政 dang 局申请美国居住权，具体方式是把我侄子的 勇敢事迹插入到申请文件中。 Unlike a great many other applicants, his application was approved by the Federal Justice Ministry. 不像许多其他申请人，他的申请很快被联邦 si 法部批准了。 Before long, he started his own bakery and lived a better life. 不久，他就开了自己的面包店，过上了稍好一点的生活。 17 Vocabulary 词汇表 (1) boom /bu m/ 繁荣，兴旺 (29) Denmark / d nmɑ rk/ 丹麦 (2) nephew / n fju / 侄子，外甥 (30) keep up 保持，维持 (3) team up with 联手，合作 (31) distinct /d st kt/ 明显的，清楚的 (4) Korean /k ri n/ 韩国的，韩国人 (32) mark out 标出，划出 (5) strait /stre t/ 海峡，困境 (33) indicate / nd ke t/ 指示，表明 (6) Arctic / ɑ rkt k/ 北极的 (34) racial angle 种族角度 (7) the Customs 海关 (35) reform /r f rm/ 改革，改良 (8) punishment / p n m nt/ 惩罚，处罚 (36) live on 继续生活 (9) ferry / f ri/ 渡船，渡轮 (37) m ... ...
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