VOA慢速英语:American History: Gold, Land Drive Settlers West

1.Men had rushed to the gold fields with hopes of becoming rich. A few found gold. The others found only hard work and high prices.

rush to(使某人)急速去

例句：Ambulances rushed the injured to hospital.
      救护车把受伤的人火速送到医院。

      Fellow workers helped me rush her to the hospital.
      我们单位的工人同事们帮助我尽快把她送到医院。

2.When their money was gone, they gave up the search for gold. But they stayed in California to become farmers or businessmen or laborers.

give up放弃;投降， 认输; 猜不出

例句：I can't answer that puzzle; I give up.
      我猜不出这个谜语, 我认输了。

      She will give up this journey.
      她将放弃这次旅行。

3.They put together a huge herd of more than two hundred sixty-thousand cattle and set out for Sedalia.

set out for动身到某地

例句：They set out for Britain yesterday.
      他们昨天动向到英国去了。