the Oregon Trail
/ði ˌɒrəɡən ˈtreɪl/
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- a US route used in the 19th century by people travelling west to settle new lands. About 10 000 people travelled along it in the 1840s. It was about 2 000 miles/3 218 kilometres long and the journey took about six months in covered wagons. It went from Independence, Missouri, through Nebraska and Wyoming and over the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River. The route became the Oregon National Historic Trail in 1978.
俄勒冈小径（Oregon Trail）：19世纪在美国西部旅行的人们用来定居新土地的路线。在1840年代，大约有1万人沿着它旅行。它长约2000英里/ 3218公里，在有盖货车中历时约六个月。它从密苏里州独立，内布拉斯加州，怀俄明州到落基山脉，再到哥伦比亚河。该路线于1978年成为俄勒冈州国家历史步道。