Role of the Conestoga Wagon in American history.

康内斯托加式宽轮篷车在美国历史中的角色。

Covered with canvas and drawn by four to six horses, the Conestoga wagon rivaled the log cabin as the primary symbol of the pioneer.

译覆盖着帆布，由四至六匹马拉动，大篷马车足以同开拓者的主要标志——木舱相匹敌。

It is a popular misconception that the Conestoga wagon played a role in the great westward migration towards territories like Oregon and California during the 19th century.

很多人都有一种误解，认为康内斯托加式宽轮篷车在19世纪向西部俄勒冈和加利福尼亚州等地的移民大潮中扮演了重要的角色。

The white canvas cover on the Conestoga wagon protected the freight from inclement weather; it was stretched taut over a series of wooden hoops that arched over the wagon bed.

康内斯托加式宽轮篷车的白色帆布保护货物免受恶劣天气的侵袭，篷车的底座上有很多拱形的木箍，帆布就绷在其上。

The origins of the distinctive horse-drawn freight wagon known as the Conestoga wagon can be traced to the Conestoga River region of Pennsylvania's Lancaster County in the mid - to late-18th century.

康内斯托加式宽轮篷车，这种与众不同的货运马车的历史可以追溯到18世纪中后期宾夕法尼亚州兰卡斯特县的康内斯托加河流域。