In 1626 the island of Manhattan was bought from local Indians, Native Americans, for a handful of goods worth about $24.
曼哈顿岛是于1626年从当地的印第安人（即美洲土著人）手中买来的，只花了价值约为24美元的为数不多的货物
高三英语课文 Unit 13 The USA

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

island ['aɪlənd] 词频1 词根: 岛屿
n. 岛，岛屿; vt. 使孤立;
💡 isl(island)+and(名词后缀)→岛；岛屿；岛状物；使成为岛；孤立
"Sugar is an important crop on the island."
糖料作物是这个岛上的一种重要作物。
近义：isle, insular
local ['lokl] 词频1 词根: loc
adj. 地方的;当地的，本地的;局部的;褊狭的; n. 慢车;本地居民（律师、教士、医生）;住处附近的当地酒店;本地新闻;
💡 loc地方+al形容词后缀 → 地方的，局部的
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。
近义：neighboring, regional, regionalist, regionalistic, sectional, territorial 反义：overall, total, world, universal, comprehensive, global
native ['netɪv] 词频1 词根: nat
adj. 本国的;土著的;天生的;天真的，纯朴的; n. 当地人;土著人;当地产的动（植）物;
💡 nat出生的+ive名词后缀 →本地人
"No government shall take away the rights of the native people."
任何政府也不能剥夺土著人的权利.
近义：indian, aborigine, creole, local, aboriginal, indigenous 反义：outlander, outsider, stranger, alien, newfangled, outlandish
handful ['hænd,fʊl] 词频3 词根: /hʌn/
n. 少数，少量;一把（的量）;难以控制的人（或动物）;棘手事;
💡 hand手+ful名词后缀，表充满时的量→一把
"a handful of rice"
一把米
近义：fistful
goods [ɡʊdz] 词频2
n. 商品，货物;动产;本领;合意的人;
"Kitchen goods are sold in the basement."
厨房用具在地下室出售。
近义：havings, assets, merchandise, possessions, products, property

📚 更多「高三英语课文」例句

Will you help me fix up this sheet? Then it'll give us some shade.
帮我固定一下布单，好吗？这样可以给我们一些阴凉。
How long are you planning to stay over here?
你打算在这里呆多久？
This in turn had an effect on the food supply for wolves.
这样又影响了狼的食物供应。
We should learn the value of money and learn how many hours' work has to be done before we can buy something.
我们应该认识到钱的价值，知道要干多少小时的活，我们才能买某件物品。
She never pitied me; she never praised me unless what I did was as good as that of the best of a normal person.
她从不怜悯我，她也从不表扬我，除非我所做的事像正常人干的那样出色。
The Indians declared that this Pass Law was unfair. Some of them publicly burnt their permits and many of them were put in prison.
印度人宣称，这个通行证法领"是不公平的，他们当中一些人公开把自己的许可证烧毁了，很多人也因此而被关进监狱。