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1、英语知识ThePonyExpress　　Longago,therewerenotelephonesorradios.Therewerenotelevisionsorcomputers.Therewerenoairplanesorcars.ItwashardtogetnewsallthewaytoCalifornia。　　PeoplewholivedinCalifornianeededaquickwaytogetmailandnewsfromtheEast.Peoplewantednewsabouttheirfriendsandfamilies.Theyalsowantedtoknowwhatw

2、ashappeninginotherplacesinthecountry。　　ThreepeoplestartedacompanycalledthePonyExpress.ThePonyExpresscarriedmailandnewsthroughouttheWest.OnApril3,1860,onePonyExpressriderrodewestfromSt.Joseph,Missouri.St.JosephwasthelaststopfortrainscomingfromtheEast.Onthesameday,anotherriderrodeeastfromSacramento,Ca

3、lifornia.Bothyoungmencarriedfourbagsofmail.ThePonyExpresswasmuchfasterthanthestagecoach.Astagecoachtookonemonthtodelivermail.APonyExpressridercoulddoitintendays。　　ThePonyExpresshiredyoungmen.Theywereoftenyoungerthan18yearsold.Theywereskinny,too.Noridercouldweighmorethan120pounds.Thathelpedtheirponie

4、srunlongerandfaster。　　ThePonyExpressponiesweremustangs.Theseweresmall,wildhorses.Thehorseswerelessthanfivefeettall.Theygallopedalmosttwelvemilesanhour.Thehorsesweresmart.Theylearnedtheirroutesfast。　　Besidesriders,otherpeoplehelpedrunthePonyExpress.Somepeopleworkedatstations.Oneoftheir17/17jobswastot

5、akecareofthecompany'shorses.Riderspickedupfreshhorseswhentheystoppedatstations。　　Theridersandthepeoplewhoworkedatthestationsfacedmanydangers.Onewastheweather.Snowstormsslowedriderscrossingthehighmountains.Sandstormsslowedriderscrossingthelong,drydeserts.Wildanimalslikewolveswereanotherdanger.Theride

6、rsalsohadtoprotectthemselvesfrombandits.Banditstriedtostealhorses.Theyalsotookwhatevermoneytheriderswerecarrying。　　Still,therewereyoungmenwillingtorideforthePonyExpress.Together,theycovered2,000milesofland.Ariderwouldleaveonestationandgalloptoanother.Athisfirststop,heslippedthemailcoveroffthesaddle.

7、Hethrewitonthesaddleofanewhorse.Thenhewasoffagain.Thistookabouttwominutes.Eachriderrode60to80miles.Hestoppedevery15to25milestogetafreshhorse.Attheendofhistrip,afreshrideronafreshhorsetookhisplace.Thef