来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第3集 第3集》

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  tended to be risk-takers.
  都是冒险家
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  These were people who were willing to take a risk.
  他们都是愿意承担风险的人
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  They were willing to make the hazardous passage
  他们愿意漂洋过海
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  across the sea, put themselves at a distance of several months' travel
  经历几个月危险的旅程
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  from everything that they knew,
  来到一个完全陌生的地方
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  and start life anew in what they assumed to be some kind of a wilderness.
  在原始荒芜的土地上开始全新的生活
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  They were people who wanted something, maybe to better their condition,
  他们有梦想 想拥有更好的生活
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  and they weren't afraid to act on that desire, to reach for it.
  而且一点也不惧怕追寻梦想 打拼天下
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  Obviously, these are people who are going to be pretty independent
  很明显 这些人的独立性都很强
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  and they were often people who didn't simply accept the status quo.
  而且不愿意简单地满足于现状
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  Now all of these are really big, broad generalizations,
  我只是很宽泛地概括了一下
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  but as big and broad as they are, you can see in a general sense
  虽然如此 你还是可以看出来