美国学生历史 第100期:杰斐逊政府(6)

245. The Twelfth Amendment, 1804. 245．1804年宪法第十二条修正案 Four presidential elections had now been held under the method provided by the Constitution. 此时，根据宪法提供的方法已经举行了四次总统选举， And that

美国学生历史 第101期:1812年战争的原因(1)

Chapter 24 第24章 Causes of the War of 1812 1812年战争的原因 247. The North Africa Pirates. 247．北非的海盗 Stretching along the northern shores of Africa from Egypt westward to the Atlantic were four states. 沿着非洲北部海岸从埃

美国学生历史 第102期:1812年战争的原因(2)

248. America, Britain, and France. 248．美国、不列颠和法国 Napoleon Bonaparte was now Emperor of the French. 此时拿破仑o波拿巴是法国的皇帝， In 1804 he made war on the British and their allies. 1804年，他向英国和英国的

美国学生历史 第103期:1812年战争的原因(3)

250. The Embargo, 1807-1809. 250．封港令（1807~1809年） Jefferson hardly knew what to do. He might declare war on both Great Britain and on France. 杰斐逊几乎不知道该怎么办，他可以向英国和法国宣战， But to do that woul

美国学生历史 第104期:1812年战争的原因(4)

251. The Outrage on the Chesapeake, 1807. 251．切萨皮克之辱（1807年） The British now added to the anger of the Americans by impressing seamen from the decks of an American warship. 此时，英国人进一步激怒美国人，他们从美国

美国学生历史 第105期:1812年战争的原因(5)

253. The Non-Intercourse Act, 1809. 253．《互不交往法案》（1809年） By this time the embargo had become so very unpopular that it could be maintained only at the cost of civil war. 此时封港令已经非常不得人心，如果再执行封

美国学生历史 第96期:杰斐逊政府(2)

239. The Judiciary Act of 1801. 239．《司法法案》（1801年） One of the last laws made by the Federalists was the Judiciary Act of 1801. 联邦党人最后制定的那些法律中有一个是1801年的《司法法案》， This law greatly e

美国学生历史 第69期:政府的组建(2)

194. The First Inauguration, April 30, 1789. 194．第一个就职典礼（1789年4月30日） Long before the time set for the inauguration ceremonies, the streets around Federal Hall were closely packed with sightseers. 早在就职典礼开始之前

美国学生历史 第62期:制定宪法(2)

180. Other Fathers of the Constitution. 180．制定宪法的其他人 George Washington was chosen President of the Convention. 乔治华盛顿当选为国会总统， He made few speeches. But the speeches that he made were very important. 他很少做

美国学生历史 第63期:制定宪法(3)

182. Disagreement as to Representation. 182．关于代表分配的不同意见 The Virginia plan proposed that representation in one branch of the new Congress should be divided among the states according to the amount of money each state paid into

美国学生历史 第64期:制定宪法(4)

184. Compromise as to Apportionment. 184．关于众议院名额分配的折中方案 Should the members of the House of Representatives be distributed among the states according to population? 应该根据各州的人口来分配众议院的代表人数

美国学生历史 第65期:制定宪法(5)

186. Franklin's Prophecy. 186．富兰克林的预言 It was with a feeling of real relief that the delegates finally came to the end of their labors. 代表们带着真正的解脱感完成了他们的工作， As they were putting their names to th

美国学生历史 第67期:制定宪法(7)

190. The First Ten Amendments. 190．前十条例正案 These defects seemed to be so grave that patriots like Patrick Henry, R.H. Lee, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock could not bring themselves to vote for its adoption. 这些缺陷看起来非常严重

美国学生历史 第68期:政府的组建(1)

Chapter 19 第19章 Organization of the government 政府的组建 192. Washington elected President. 192．华盛顿当选总统 In the early years under the Constitution the Presidents and Vice-Presidents were elected in the following manner. 在早些

美国学生历史 第70期:政府的组建(3)

196. Appointments to Office. 196．官员的任命 The President now appointed the necessary officers to execute the national laws. 此时，总统开始任命必要的官员以执行国家法律， These were mostly men who had been prominent in the

美国学生历史 第71期:政府的组建(4)

198. Ceremonies and Progresses. 198．接见仪式与过程 Washington liked a good deal of ceremony and was stiff and aristocratic. 华盛顿喜欢丰富多彩的庆典，他表情严厉而高贵， He soon gave receptions or leveesas they were call

美国学生历史 第72期:政府的组建(5)

200. The First Census, 1791. 200．第一次人口普查（1791年） The Constitution provided that representatives should be distributed among the states according to population as modified by the federal ratio. 宪法规定各州根据联邦比例修

美国学生历史 第73期:政府的组建(6)

202. The National Debt. 202．国债 The National Debt was the price of independence. 国债是独立所付出的代价。 During the war Congress had been too poor to pay gold and silver for what it needed to carry on the war. 在战争期间国会太

美国学生历史 第74期:政府的组建(7)

204. Assumption of State Debts. 204．州债务的承担 A further part of Hamilton's original scheme aroused even greater opposition. 汉米尔顿最初方案的纵深部分遭到了更为激烈的反对。 During the Revolutionary War the states, t

美国学生历史 第75期:政府的组建(8)

206. The First Bank of the United States. 206．美国的第一个银行 Two parts of Hamilton's plan were now adopted. 此时汉米尔顿计划中的两个部分已经被通过， To the third part of his scheme there was even more opposition. 对于这