The First Americans
第一批美国人
The history of America started with Native Americans.
美国的历史始于美洲原住民。
They were the first Americans.
他们是第一批美国人。
Native Americans lived by using natural resources from the land.
美洲原住民依靠土地上的自然资源生活。
There were many kinds of Native Americans, and they showed interesting differences.
美洲原住民有很多种，他们表现出有趣的差异。
Powhatan people used bark to make their canoes.
波瓦坦人用树皮做独木舟。
And they used clay to make pots to store water and food.
他们用粘土做罐子来储存水和食物。
Sioux people lived in soft houses made from buffalo hides,
苏人住在用野牛皮做的软房子里，
while Pueblo people lived in homes made of hard brick called Adobe.
普韦布洛人住在由硬砖建造的房子里，叫做土坯。
The next people to come to America were English settlers.
后来来到美国的人是英国移民。
They traded goods with the Native Americans.
他们与美洲原住民进行商品交易。
They had complex relationships with the Native Americans,
他们与美洲原住民有着复杂的关系，
and there were sometimes quarrels between them.
他们之间有时会发生争吵。
The last arrivals to America were people from all over the world.
最后到达美国的是来自世界各地的人。
This makes the United States a very special country.
这使得美国成为一个非常特殊的国家。