The Mayflower was the ship that carried the Pilgrim Fathers from England to Plymouth, in what is now Massachusetts, in 1620. They were Puritans who left because they wanted a new community where they could practise their religion in their own way.

In 1620在1620年 the Mayflower五月花號 was the ship那艘船 from England從英格蘭 that carried the Pilgrim Fathers載著清教徒先驅 to Plymouth到普利茅斯 in what is now Massachusetts也就是現在的麻薩諸塞州. They were Puritans他們是清教徒 who left離開 because they wanted a new community是因為想要一個新社群 where they could practise their religion in their own way能用自己的方式信奉宗教.

In the United States, if someone says a family ‘came over on the Mayflower,’ they mean those ancestors arrived very early — almost at the start of English settlement there — and the phrase is often a boast about being ‘old American.’ Though actually, only a small number of people can truly claim it; others say it loosely.

In the United States在美國, if someone says a family 'came over on the Mayflower,'如果有人說某個家族「came over on the Mayflower」 they mean他們的意思是 those ancestors arrived very early那些祖先來得很早 — almost at the start of English settlement there幾乎是英語移民在那裡定居的一開始 — and而且 the phrase這個說法 is often a boast about being 'old American.'常常是在炫耀自己是「old American」（老美國家族）. Though actually不過事實上, only a small number of people can truly claim it只有少數人真的能這樣說, others say it loosely其他人只是隨口這麼講.

The ship’s name is the same as mayflower, a plant that blooms in May (May + flower). In history writing the ship is treated as a proper name, so it is usually capitalised.

The ship's name這艘船的名字 is the same as跟 mayflower, a plant that blooms in Maymayflower這個字一樣，也就是五月開花的一種植物 (May + flower)（May加flower）. In history writing在歷史寫作裡 the ship這艘船 is treated as a proper name被當作專有名詞看待, so所以 it it通常 is usually capitalised會大寫.