pony express

pony express

美 　英

• na.(美国西部的)用小马快递的邮政制度；〈美〉拉丁文讲座
• 网络快马邮递；驿马快信；驿马快信的制度

英汉解释

na.	1. (美国西部的)用小马快递的邮政制度;〈美〉拉丁文讲座

英英解释

n.	1. a system of carrying mail using relays of horses and riders that operated in the American West from St Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from 1860 to 1861

例句

If you thought the pony express was a thing of the past, think again. Did you know you can still have mail delivered by horses?

假如您以为快马邮递是过去的事了，再想想看；您知道您的邮件仍然可以通过马匹来传送？

Arizona has the only pony express that still delivers mail for the U. S. Postal Service.

亚利桑那州是全国唯一，仍然有使用马匹来为美国邮政服务传递信件；

The Pony Express was a service started in 1860 that carried mail and news throughout the West.

驿马信使是建于1860年的一个服务机构，它向西部地区送往信件和新闻。

A stagecoach took one month to deliver mail. A Pony Express rider could do it in ten days.

公共马车送信历时一月之久，而驿马快信则能在十日之内送到。

Today, you can visit the Patee House, which is now a museum dedicated to the history of the Pony Express.

您可以造访现在的派蒂屋，它已经成为一座专门用来展示快马邮递历史的博物馆。

The Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Mo. , and Sacramento, Calif.

年，密苏里州圣约瑟夫和加州萨克拉门托间开通驿马快信服务。

That helped their ponies run longer and faster. The Pony Express ponies were mustangs.

这样有助于他们的马匹跑得距离更长，时速更快。

The cost to have the Pony Express carry one letter, which took 10 days, from Missouri to California was $5.

一封经由快马邮递递送的信件，需要10天的时间才能由密苏里州送达加州，而每封信的索价为$5。

Still, there were young men willing to ride for the Pony Express.

尽管如此，仍然有年轻男士愿意在驿马快信公司当差。

Three people started a company called the Pony Express. The Pony Express carried mail and news throughout the West.

当时有三个人组建了一个名叫“驿马快信”的公司，负责在美国西部运送邮件和新闻。

Besides riders, other people helped run the Pony Express.

除了骑士，经营驿马快信公司还需要其他的人手。

Pony Express riders had to ride through dangerous weather, such as snow storms and sandstorms. They also faced wild animals and bandits.

驿马信使的邮差骑士员面临恶劣的天气，比如狂风雪和沙尘暴，还有野生动物和强盗的袭击。

The Pony Express was much faster than the stagecoach.

驿马快信要比当时的公共马车快多了。

On April 3, 1860, one Pony Express rider rode west from St. Joseph, Missouri.

1860年4月3日，驿马快信公司的一个骑士从密苏里州的圣约瑟向西驶去。

The Pony Express hired young men. They were often younger than 18 years old. They were skinny, too.

驿马快信公司雇佣的都是年轻人，他们通常都在18岁以下，且身材极瘦。