Jim Bridger
/ˌdʒɪm ˈbrɪdʒə(r)/
/ˌdʒɪm ˈbrɪdʒər/
- (1804-81) a mountain man in the American West who discovered the Great Salt Lake in 1824. He caught animals and sold their furs, and worked for the army as a scout (= a person who goes first to watch for danger). He began the town of Fort Bridger in Wyoming. One of his friends said Bridger had ‘little fear of God and none of the devil’.
吉姆·布里奇（Jim Bridger）：（1804-81）美国西部的一个山民，他于1824年发现了大盐湖。他捉住动物并卖掉了它们的皮毛，并作为侦察兵为军队工作。他在怀俄明州开始了Fort Bridger镇。他的一位朋友说，布里奇尔“对上帝一点都不惧怕，对魔鬼一点也不惧怕”。