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第31章勇敢的呼声——西雅图酋长谈话（1）
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西雅图酋长（1786—1866），杜瓦米许族印第安人，勇武且善于领导，以酋长身份统治德奥米什和苏卡米什等6个部落。
西雅图早年受法国传教士的影响，信仰天主教。
他的父亲与当地白人建立了友好关系，而他多年来一直维护着这种关系。
1855年他与白人签订了《埃利澳特港条约》，并建立印第安人保留地，当时美国政府要将当地土人驱逐到“保留地”
定居。
本文就是西雅图在美国政府压力下所给予的答复。
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1.startlev.使吓一跳；使惊奇
2.arrestv.吸引
3.budn.芽，萌芽
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Youthisimpulsive.Whenmengrowangryatsomerealinarywrong，anddisfiguretheirfacesaihattheirheartsarebladthattheyareoftendrelentless，andouroldmenandoldwomeorestraihusithaseverbeen.ThusithiteMaopushourforefatherseverwestward.Butletushopethatthehostilitiesbetweenusmayurn.Wewouldhaveeverythihingtebyyoungmenissideredgaihecostoftheirowoldmenwhostayathomeintimesofwar，andmotherswhohavesonstolose，ker.
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Butthateverbe？Yodisnodlovesyourpeopleandhatesmine！
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Ifwehaveaoher，Hemustbepartial，forHecametoHispaleface.WeneversawHiHegaveyoulawsbuthadnowordforHisRedwhoseteemingmultitudesohisvasttasstarsfillthefirmamewodistihseparateiedestitleinoweenus.
Toustheashesofouraorsaresadtheirrestingplaceishallowedground.Youwanderfarfromthegravesofyouraorsandseeminglywithret.
Yionwaswrittenupooheironfingerodsothatyouet.TheRedManeverprehe.ioionsofourahedreamsofouroldmeheminsolemnhoursofthenightbytheGreatSpirit；andthevisionsofoursadiswrittesofourpeople.
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