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欧洲探险家称呼北美洲及南美洲为「新世界」(New World)

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维吉尼亚州詹姆士镇的英国殖民称美国为「新世界」 (The New World) 。但对波卡洪塔斯来说,殖民所带来语言、服饰及文化才是新世界。她结交了几位殖民朋友,但 1613 年,波瓦坦人及英国殖民开战时,波卡洪塔斯造访 Patawomeke 部落并遭囚禁;英国人确信她的父亲会赎回他的女儿并退出战争。您知道发生了什么事吗?
 

The English settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, called America "The New World." But for Pocahontas it was the settlers who brought a new world of language, dress, and culture. She made some friends among the settlers, but when war broke out between the Powhatan Indians and the English colonists in 1613, Pocahantas was found visiting the Patawomeke tribe and was taken prisoner. The English were certain that her father would ransom his daughter and settle the war. Do you know what happened?

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