Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629, there were political leaders like John Winthrop, an educated gentleman, lawyer, and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.

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　　①The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England.

　　②Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629, there were political leaders like John Winthrop, an educated gentleman, lawyer, and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.

　　③There men wrote and published extensively, reaching both New World and Old World audiences, and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.

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　　①马萨诸塞湾的早期定居者中包括一些在英格兰受过很好的教育并且很有影响力的人物。

　　②除了 90 多位在 1629 年之后的十年内来到马萨诸塞教会的学识渊博的教长之外，还有像 John Winthrop 这样的政治领袖，John 在他来到波士顿之前，不仅是一个受过良好教育的绅士，律师，他还是国王的大臣。

　　③这些人大量的写作，出版著作，这些著作在新旧两个世界的读者群中传阅，为新英格兰营造了一种热衷才智的氛围。