230. Traveling in 1800. 230.旅行条件(1800年) The traveler in those days had a very hard time. 这一时期的旅行者备受磨难, On the best roads of the north, in the best coach, and with the best weather one might cover as many as f

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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

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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

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255. British and French Trickery. 255.英法国两国的诡计 The scheme of non-intercourse did not seem to bring the British and the French to terms much better than the embargo had done. 似乎《互不交往法案》和《封港令法案》一样

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303. The North and the South. 303.北方和南方 The South was now a great cotton-producing region. 此时,南方是一个巨大的棉花种植区, This cotton was grown by negro slaves. 黑奴在这里种植棉花, The North was now a great

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He loved his country and had unbounded faith in the American people. 克雷热爱他的国家并且始终不渝地忠于美国人民。 The legislatures of Kentucky and other states nominated him for the presidency. 肯塔基州和其他几个州的立

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As the head of that great department, he controlled more appointments than all the other members of the cabinet put together. 作为这个庞大机构的领导者,他所控制的委任状比起所有其他内阁成员所能委任的人的总和还要

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327. The Right of Petition. 327.请愿权 One of the most sacred rights of freemen is the right to petition for redress of grievances. 自由人最神圣的权利之一是在受到冤屈后申请获得赔偿的权力, In the old colonial days the

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But nothing came of these suggestions. 但是,这些提议没有引起反响。 Soon, however, William Lloyd Garrison began at Boston the publication of a paper called the Liberator. 然而,不久之后威廉劳埃德加里森在波士顿创办了一

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259. Madison's Reasons for War, 1812. 259.麦迪逊的战争理由(1812年) In his message Madison stated the grounds for complaint against the British as follows: (1) they impressed American seamen; 麦迪逊在演讲中给出如下与英国人结

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257. Battle of Tippecanoe. 257.提皮克努之战 This determined attitude of the Indians seemed to the American leaders to be very dangerous. 美国的领导者认为印第安人的这个断然态度非常危险, Governor William Henry Harrison

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He was in favor of squatter sovereignty, that is, allowing the people of each territory to have slavery or not as they chose. 他赞同主权自由,即允许各地对是否拥有奴隶制做出自己的选择。 The Whig candidate was General Taylo

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New Hampshire Chinese Language School Attracts Non-Chinese Students 新汉普郡中文学校吸引大量的汉语语言的学生 More than a billion people speak some dialect of Chinese. Millions of t

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More Students Applying to America's Religious Colleges 越来越多的学生申请进入美国宗教学院 These are tense times for many college students in the United States, as they wait to hear wh

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375. The Crittenden Compromise Plan. 375.科里滕登折中计划 Many men hoped that even now secession might be stopped by some compromise. 许多人希望到了这个地步还可以通过妥协来阻止退出联邦的行为。 President Buchanan

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368. Progress of Invention. 368.发明方面的进展 The electric telegraph was now in common use. 此时电报已经投入日常使用, It enabled the newspapers to tell the people what was going on as they never had done before. 它使得报纸可

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399. New Orleans captured, April, 1862. 399.夺取新奥尔良(1862年4月) Farragut carried his fleet into the Mississippi, but found his way upstream barred by two forts on the river's bank. 法罗哥特带领舰队进入密西西比河,但在

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397. Forts Henry and Donelson, February, 1862. 397.亨利要塞与丹尼尔森要塞(1862年2月) In February, 1862, General Grant and Commodore Foote attacked two forts which the Confederates had built to keep the Federal gunboats from penetra

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Suddenly, without any warning, Jackson appeared at Manassas Junction. 杰克森率兵潜行,突然出现在马纳萨斯, McClellan was at once ordered to transport his army by water to the Potomac, and place it under the orders of General John Po

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Chapter 38 Bull Run to Murfreesboro, 1861~1862 第38章 从布尔朗到莫福利保罗(1861~1862年) 386. Nature of the Conflict. 386.战争的自然条件 The overthrow of the Confederate states proved to be very difficult. 推翻南方联盟已

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