HowConey Islandgot its name remains a mystery, though people have found explanations from almost every stage of its history.
A written record came out in 1924. It says that the island was once the home of the Konoh people. The name Konoh was mispronounced and finally became “Coney.”
Another explanation finds the name connected with the arrival of Henry Hudson inNew YorkHarborin 1609. According to it, John Coleman,Hudson’s right-hand man, was killed by Indians. To honor him, people named the island after him.
The Dutch settled inManhattanin1624, and they became toConey Islandsoon afterwards. Since the Dutch word for rabbit (兔子) was konijn and the island had a large population of wild rabbits, many people have supposed this fact to have led to the name. There was a different story about the Dutch word. The Dutch fought the Indians there and were believed to have said that their enemies “ran like rabbits.”
According to an article in a magazine, an Irish captain named Peter O’ Connor sailed betweenNew YorkandIrelandin the late 1700s, and he named Coney Island after an island that was close to his home inIrelandand of the same size as the American island.
Unfortunately, there is little evidence (证据) that the Dutch, or the English after them, used any word “Coney” for several centuries. There is a lot of evidence, however, that the name Coney Island came into use in the first half the 19th century, after a ferry (渡船) service to carry passengers from the island to the mainland.
【題組】55. It is said that John Coleman ______.
(A) used his right hand better than the left one
(B) was an important assistant of Henry Hudson
(C) killed many Indians in battles in 1609
(D) was the first man to reach the island
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