pony express

pony express

美 　英

• na.(美國西部的)用小馬快遞的郵政制度；〈美〉拉丁文講座
• 網絡快馬郵遞；驛馬快信；驛馬快信的制度

英漢解釋

na.	1. (美國西部的)用小馬快遞的郵政制度;〈美〉拉丁文講座

英英解釋

n.	1. a system of carrying mail using relays of horses and riders that operated in the American West from St Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from 1860 to 1861

例句

If you thought the pony express was a thing of the past, think again. Did you know you can still have mail delivered by horses?

假如您以為快馬郵遞是過去的事了，再想想看；您知道您的郵件仍然可以通過馬匹來傳送？

Arizona has the only pony express that still delivers mail for the U. S. Postal Service.

亞利桑那州是全國唯一，仍然有使用馬匹來為美國郵政服務傳遞信件；

The Pony Express was a service started in 1860 that carried mail and news throughout the West.

驛馬信使是建于1860年的一個服務機構，它向西部地區送往信件和新聞。

A stagecoach took one month to deliver mail. A Pony Express rider could do it in ten days.

公共馬車送信歷時一月之久，而驛馬快信則能在十日之內送到。

Today, you can visit the Patee House, which is now a museum dedicated to the history of the Pony Express.

您可以造訪現在的派蒂屋，它已經成為一座專門用來展示快馬郵遞歷史的博物館。

The Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Mo. , and Sacramento, Calif.

年，密蘇里州圣約瑟夫和加州薩克拉門托間開通驛馬快信服務。

That helped their ponies run longer and faster. The Pony Express ponies were mustangs.

這樣有助于他們的馬匹跑得距離更長，時速更快。

The cost to have the Pony Express carry one letter, which took 10 days, from Missouri to California was $5.

一封經由快馬郵遞遞送的信件，需要10天的時間才能由密蘇里州送達加州，而每封信的索價為$5。

Still, there were young men willing to ride for the Pony Express.

盡管如此，仍然有年輕男士愿意在驛馬快信公司當差。

Three people started a company called the Pony Express. The Pony Express carried mail and news throughout the West.

當時有三個人組建了一個名叫“驛馬快信”的公司，負責在美國西部運送郵件和新聞。

Besides riders, other people helped run the Pony Express.

除了騎士，經營驛馬快信公司還需要其他的人手。

Pony Express riders had to ride through dangerous weather, such as snow storms and sandstorms. They also faced wild animals and bandits.

驛馬信使的郵差騎士員面臨惡劣的天氣，比如狂風雪和沙塵暴，還有野生動物和強盜的襲擊。

The Pony Express was much faster than the stagecoach.

驛馬快信要比當時的公共馬車快多了。

On April 3, 1860, one Pony Express rider rode west from St. Joseph, Missouri.

1860年4月3日，驛馬快信公司的一個騎士從密蘇里州的圣約瑟向西駛去。

The Pony Express hired young men. They were often younger than 18 years old. They were skinny, too.

驛馬快信公司雇傭的都是年輕人，他們通常都在18歲以下，且身材極瘦。