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1、ContentsJULY1~3-2-JULY5,6-9-JULY7,8-14-JULY9,10-19-JULY12,13-24-JULY14,15-28-JULY16,17-34-JULY19-38-JULY20,21-41-JULY22~24-45-JULY26-52-JULY27-55-JULY28,29-57-JULY30,31-61--99-July1~3TravelMackinacIsland唯「马」独尊的岛屿AplacewherehorsepowertakesonanewmeaningDiscoverthehistoryandhorseso
2、fthissmallislandinMichigan一探密西根州小岛的历史及马匹byRuthDevlinImagineavacationwhereyoucansitquietlyonabigporchandlookoutoverbluewater.Imaginenoloudenginesorcarhornsinterruptingthatquiet.Instead,theclip-clopofhorses’hoovesfillsyourears.You’llfindthatonMackinacIsland,Mich.LocatedinLakeHuron
3、offthecoastofnorthernMichigan,the3.8-square-mileislandisaccessibleonlybyboatorplane.ItslocationmadeitattractivefirsttoNativeAmericansandthentoEuropeans.Missionariesandfurtradersarrivedinthe17thcentury.Intime,BritishandthenAmericansoldierswerealsopostedhere.Inthe19thcentury,comme
4、rcialfishermenusedtheislandasabase.AftertheAmericanCivilWar(1861-1865),peoplewantedtoescapethecities,andthrongsoftouristsfoundbeautyandrelaxationonMackinac.TheislandbecameAmerica’ssecondnationalparkin1875.Butin1895,thenationtransferredittoMichigan,andMackinacbecameMichigan’sfirs
5、tstatepark.-99-In1898,whentheautomobileagethreatenedtocometotheisland,thecitycouncilbannedthe“horselesscarriage.”Thatpolicyallowstheislandtokeepits19th-centuryatmosphere.porch(n)门廊,走廊hoof(n)(牛或马等的)蹄accessible(adj)易接近的,可到达的post(v)派驻,驻扎throng(n)一大群transfer(v)过户,转让,转移MoreInformatio
6、nQuiteafewpeoplestayonMackinacIslandduringthewinter.Whenthelakewaterfreezes,peopletraveltothemainlandbywayofsnowmobile.AfterChristmas,islandersdrillatrailofholesintheiceandplantChristmastreesinthem.Thatway,ifablizzardcomes,peoplecanstillfindtheirwaybacktotheislandbyfollowingthet
7、rees.InLibraryK:Hi,Ashley.A:Hi,Ken.K:Hey,Ashley.Haveyoueverwantedtobeinacommercial?A:Yes,Ithinkitwouldbefun.Haveyou?K:IalwayswantedtobeonTV,soyes.A:Haveyoueverwantedtobeacommercialfisherman?K:No,Ashley.Whatkindofcommercialwouldthatbe?Idon’tevenlikefishing.A:That’snotwhatI’mtalki
8、ngabout,Ken.K:So,thenwhatareyoutalkingabout?-99