Notes
settler (初期の)植民者、移民;
possession 入手(すること)、占領;
shipload 船1 隻分の積み荷量;
prosperous 富裕な；
provision 供給、食料；
roam about〈歩き回る〉・排徊する；

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After Columbus discovered America many ships from Spain, France, and England sailed across the sea, bringing settlers to plant new homes here. Spain took possession of Florida; France of Canada; and England claimed all the land lying between Canada and Florida, and called it “Virginia.” The English sent over a shipload of one hundred and fifty settlers, who landed on the beautiful island of Roanoke. When their rough houses were built and the people had planted their fields and the colony seemed prosperous, Governor John White resolved to return home to report their success and to bring new provisions for them. He did not like to leave because unfriendly Indians roamed about, and besides, there was a little baby girl, his granddaughter, named Virginia (who was the first English child ever born in America), whom he did not like to leave. But the people needed provisions, and so the brave man sailed back to England. (to be continued)
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Note
stylish おしゃれな；

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On Sunday, a friend showed me his new e-bike. It was cool! It was small, and it had a battery inside the frame, not on the outside. The bicycle folded up so that it was easy to take on a trip. According to the company website, you can go up to 80 kilometers on the battery, so you don’t have to worry about the battery dying on your way back home from work. Electric bicycles have been around for more than 20 years, but they used to be very expensive. The batteries have gotten cheaper, the motors have gotten lighter, and the electronics have gotten better, but until now, I never thought they were stylish. His bicycle changed my mind.　(by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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