wampum

US [ˈwɑmpəm]
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  • n.(以前印第安人作货币或饰品的)贝壳串珠；〈美俚〉钱
  • Web金钱；贝壳念珠；贝壳数珠

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n.
1.
(以前印第安人作货币或饰品的)贝壳串珠
2.
〈美俚〉钱

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AllAll,贝壳串珠贝壳串珠,〈美俚〉钱〈美俚〉钱,金钱金钱,贝壳念珠贝壳念珠,贝壳数珠贝壳数珠
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1.
One of the earliest forms of money, borrowed from the Indians, was wampum, black and white polished beads made from clam shells.
最早的一种货币形式是借用印第安人的贝壳串珠，一种蚌壳磨成的黑白珠子。
zuì zǎo de yī zhǒng huò bì xíng shì shì jiè yòng yìn dì ān rén de bèi ké chuàn zhū , yī zhǒng bàng ké mó chéng de hēi bái zhū zi 。
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2.
Authorities said the boy is the son of the victim's live-in boyfriend at the home in Wampum, about 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
官方称该男孩是受害者同居男友的儿子，该男友住在距匹兹堡西北部35英里的威帕姆的家中。
guān fāng chēng gāi nán hái shì shòu hài zhě tóng jū nán yǒu de ér zǐ , gāi nán yǒu zhù zài jù pǐ zī bǎo xī běi bù sān shí wǔ yīng lǐ de wēi pà mǔ de jiā zhōng 。
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3.
Here in the north-eastern woodlands of the US we made wampum, shell beads strung in patterns to record events.
在北美的树林里，我们制作贝壳串、贝壳珠串成各种式样来记录事情。
zài běi měi de shù lín lǐ , wǒ men zhì zuò bèi ké chuàn 、 bèi ké zhū chuàn chéng gè zhǒng shì yàng lái jì lù shì qíng 。
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4.
The Lenape (also called the Lenni-Lenape) used wampum in ceremonies, as diplomatic gifts, and for trading with the Europeans.
Lenape人（也叫Lenni-Lenape人）在礼节性的仪式中把wampum当做外交礼品使用，在和欧洲人的贸易中也会使用这种珠子。
Lenape rén ( yě jiào Lenni-Lenape rén ) zài lǐ jié xìng de yí shì zhōng bǎ wampum dàng zuò wài jiāo lǐ pǐn shǐ yòng , zài hé ōu zhōu rén de mào yì zhōng yě huì shǐ yòng zhè zhǒng zhū zi 。
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5.
Wampum circulated as legal tender for private debts in Massachusetts until 1661 and was used as money in New York as late as 1701.
贝壳数珠在马萨诸塞作为法定货币用来清偿私人债务一直流通到1661年，在纽约作为货币使用知道1701年。
bèi ké shù zhū zài mǎ sà zhū sài zuò wéi fǎ dìng huò bì yòng lái qīng cháng sī rén zhài wù yì zhí liú tōng dào yī liù liù yī nián , zài niǔ yuē zuò wéi huò bì shǐ yòng zhī dào yì qiān qī bǎi líng yī nián 。
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6.
To make wampum, they sewed tiny black, purple, and white beads made from seashells into belts.
为了制造wampum，他们会把用贝壳制成的黑色、紫色以及白色的小珠子缝在一起制成条带。
wèi le zhì zào wampum , tā men huì bǎ yòng bèi ké zhì chéng de hēi sè 、 zǐ sè yǐ jí bái sè de xiǎo zhū zi féng zài yì qǐ zhì chéng tiáo dài 。
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7.
Wampum was made of seashells.
贝壳串珠是用海贝壳制作的。
bèi ké chuàn zhū shì yòng hǎi bèi ké zhì zuò de 。
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8.
I brought some wampum from North America.
我从北美买了一些贝壳串珠。
wǒ cóng běi měi mǎi le yì xiē bèi ké chuàn zhū 。
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9.
White shell beads used as wampum.
白色贝壳串珠用作贝壳串珠的白色贝壳小珠
bái sè bèi ké chuàn zhū yòng zuò bèi ké chuàn zhū de bái sè bèi ké xiǎo zhū
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10.
At first they copied the Native Americans and used wampum .
最初，他们模仿本土的美国人用贝壳串珠当作钱。
zuì chū , tā men mó fǎng běn tǔ de měi guó rén yòng bèi ké chuàn zhū dāng zuò qián 。
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