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原文及翻译

The most famous travels of the Vikings were in the Atlantic Ocean. Vikings sailed westward to the island of Iceland, where many of them stayed. Today, the people of Iceland were descended from the Vikings. Some Vikings sailed further west to the cold island of Greenland. 

维京人最著名的旅行是在大西洋。维京人向西航行到冰岛岛，许多人都在那里定居。如今，冰岛人是维京人的后裔。一些维京人进一步向西航行到寒冷的格陵兰岛。

Vikings lived in Greenland for several generations, but eventually they died out. Some Vikings had gone even farther west and reached the Canadian island of Newfoundland. The Vikings only stayed for a few years, but they had reached North America about 500 years before Christopher Columbus. 

维京人在格陵兰岛生活了几代，但最终他们灭绝了。一些维京人甚至向西走得更远，到达了加拿大的纽芬兰岛。维京人只停留了几年，但他们在克里斯托弗·哥伦布之前大约 500 年就到达了北美。

Gradually, the Vikings became converted to the Christian religion. They also stopped raiding the towns of Europe and, instead of fighting, they began trading with their neighbors. Today, the Scandinavian countries are known as very peace-loving nations.

渐渐地，维京人皈依了基督教。他们也停止了劫掠欧洲城镇，他们不再打仗，而是开始与邻国进行贸易。今天，斯堪的纳维亚国家被称为非常爱好和平的国家。

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