事实:纽约城曾是新阿姆斯特丹-New York City Was Once New Amsterdam
时间:2016-01-06 01:55:15
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(单词翻译)
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
settlers: people who move to an undeveloped area and begin to live and work there
surrender: to not fight
reclaim2: to take back something that was once yours
New York City Was Once New Amsterdam
Have you ever wondered how New York City got its name? During the Dutch Golden Age, in the 17th century, New York City was called New Amsterdam. It was named after Holland’s largest city by Dutch settlers in 1624. New Amsterdam was the capital of New Netherland, where the Dutch were heavily involved with the fur trade. In 1664, the English organized a takeover and the colony was peacefully surrendered. The British renamed the city New York after the Duke of York who had organized the takeover. The Dutch
reclaimed3 the area
briefly4 in 1673 and named it New Orange. By 1664, however, the English were back in control, and it has been New York ever since.
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