淘金热的幽灵(Ghosts of the gold rush)

在美国加利福尼亚州博迪的幽灵般的寂静中，时间仿佛静止了。这个曾经繁荣的淘金热小镇建于1860年。博迪以WS·博迪的名字命名，他是一位发现黄金的探矿者，但在看到该镇的崛起之前，不幸死于暴风雪。当在那里发现大量金矿时，它的居民人数增长到近1万人，街道两旁都是酒馆、舞厅和啤酒厂。但随着黄金的枯竭，这座城镇的财富也枯竭了。矿场关闭，人口减少，到1915年，这个地方被遗弃了。博迪的街道现在空荡荡的，木制建筑都冻坏了。
原文：
In the ghostly silence of Bodie in California, United States, it feels like time stands still. This once-booming gold rush town was established in 1860. Bodie was named after WS Bodey, a prospector who discovered gold but tragically died in a blizzard before seeing the town's rise. When large deposits of gold were found there, it grew to nearly 10,000 residents, with saloons, dance halls and breweries lining its streets. But as the gold ran dry, so did the town's fortunes. The mines closed, the population dwindled, and by 1915, the place was abandoned. Bodie's streets are now empty, its wooden buildings frozen in decay.
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