NATIVE AMERICANS

　　Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. However, it is likely that⑧Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait⑨in the Arctic⑩ to America by means of⑪ a land bridge which existed in prehistoric⑫ times⑬.In the 16th century, after the arrival of the Europeans, the native people suffered⑭ greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition⑮， many died from⑯ the diseases brought by the Europeans⑰. However, some survived⑱ these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans living in California⑲ than in any other state. 　　⑧it is likely that ... "很可能......"，该句型中it是形式主语，that从句是真正的主语。

　　⑨Bering/'beərIŋ/Strait/streIt/白令海峡

　　⑩Arctic/'ɑːktIk/adj.北极的；北极区的　the Arctic北极

　　⑪by means of ... 用......办法；借助......

　　means/miːnz/n.手段；方法　means单复数同形。

　　⑫prehistoric/ˌpriːhI'stɒrIk/ adj.史前的

　　⑬which引导的定语从句，修饰"a land bridge"。

　　⑭suffer vi.受苦；受难 vt.遭受；蒙受

　　⑮in addition (to) 除......之外，加之　⑯die from 死于

　　⑰过去分词短语brought by the Europeans作后置定语，修饰the diseases。

　　⑱survive vt.& vi.活下来，幸免

　　⑲现在分词短语 living in California作后置定语，修饰Native Americans。 　　[第2段译文]

　　洲土著人　　

最早一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在了解的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也说不清楚。然而，可能至少在15 000年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。科学家们认为这些迁居者是通过一条史前时代曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。欧洲人在16世纪来到这里后，土著人遭受了极大的苦难，成千上万的人被杀害或被迫成为奴隶。此外