英语翻译Onedayin1848acarpenternamedMarshall,whoworkedinasawmillontheAmericanRiverinCalifornia,madearemarkablediscovery.Henoticedsomebrightyellowparticlesinthewater,bentdowntopickthemupandtookthemtohispartne

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　　Onedayin1848acarpenternamedMarshall,whoworkedinasawmillontheAmericanRiverinCalifornia,madearemarkablediscovery.Henoticedsomebrightyellowparticlesinthewater,bentdowntopickthemupandtookthemtohispartner,aMr.Sutter.ThiswasthebeginningoftheCalifornianGoldRush.SutterwasaSwisswhohadcometoAmericasomeyearsearliertomakehisfortune.TheGovernorofCaliforniahadgivenhimpermissiontofoundasettlementintheSacramentoValleyandhisdeterminationandenergyhadmadehimrich.Hehadbuiltthemillinpartnershipwith-Marshallinordertomakeuseoftheabundantnaturalresourcesofhisland.

　　Sutterrealizedtheimportanceofthediscoveryanddecidedtofileaclaimsothathisrighttothegoldwouldbeestablished.SohesentamannamedBennettoSanFranciscotoseetheGovernor.HewarnedBennetnottotellanyoneincasepeoplecametothevalleybeforehisclaimwasrecognized.BennetcouldnotkeepthesecretbutthepeopleofSanFranciscodidnotbelievehimatfirst.Thentheeditorofaweeklynewspaperthere,SamBrannan,wenttoSutter'smilltomakeareport.Whenhecamebackheranthroughthestreetsofthetownshouting"Gold!Gold!"Withinamonthalmosttheentirepopulation,thenonly800people,hadgonetolookforthepreciousmetal.Soldiersdesertedthearmy,sailorslefttheirshipsandmengaveuptheirjobssoasnottomissthechanceofbecomingrich.

　　ThenewsspreadacrossAmericatoEuropeandthousandsofpeoplejoinedinthesearch.ThosewhowentbyshiphadtosailroundCapeHorntoreachCaliforniabutsomechosetheoverlandrouteacrossAmericaandwagontrainswereformedfortravelerstomakethejourney.EventhenthereweresomewhowerepreparedtocrosstheterribledesertofDeathValleyinordertoreachthegoldafewdaysbeforetherest.

　　TheGoldRushprovedadisasterforSutterhimself.Foryearshetriedtoevict(驱逐)theprospectorsfromhispropertysothathisfamilymightenjoythewealthofhisland,buthisbusinesswasruined.Theprospectorsdidagreatdealofdamage,andkilledoneofhissons,andattheendofhislifehewasapoormanwhocontinuallystoppedpeopleinthestreettotellthemthatGoldistheevil.