317. Election of 1840. 317.1840年选举 General William Henry Harrison was the son of Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. 威廉亨利哈里森将军是弗吉尼亚人本杰明哈里森的儿子,后

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Great quantities of British goods were sent to the United States and were sold at very low prices. 大量英国货物运到美国并以非常低的价格卖出。 The demand for American goods fell off. Mill owners closed their mills. 对美国货物的

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272. The Privateers. 272.武装民船 No British fleets could keep the privateers from leaving port. 没有哪支英国舰队可以阻止美国的武装民船出海, They swarmed upon the ocean and captured hundreds of British merchantmen, some o

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270. Jackson's Defense of New Orleans, 1814-15. 270.杰克森保卫新奥尔良(1814~1815年) Jackson had scarcely finished this work when he learned of the coming of a great British expedition to the mouth of the Mississippi River. 杰克森刚忙

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264. Constitution and Guerrire, 1812. 264.宪法号与格瑞尔号(1812年) For some time Hull cruised about in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 哈尔船长指挥宪法号在圣劳伦斯湾巡航了一段时间。 One day he sighted a British frigate

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So far all had gone well. 至此一切进展顺利。 But in the winter many of Taylor's soldiers were withdrawn to take part in Scott's campaign. 但到了冬季泰勒的许多士兵被抽调去参加斯科特发起的战役, This seemed to be the

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Chapter 33 第33章 The compromise of 1850 1850年的折中法案 340. The Wilmot Proviso, 1846. 340.韦幕特但书(1846年) What should be done with Oregon and with the immense territory received from Mexico? 怎样处理俄勒冈及从墨西哥

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Chapter 06 第六章 The Story of Egypt 埃及的故事 The rise and fall of Egypt 埃及的盛衰 The river Nile was a kind friend but occasionally it was a hard taskmaster. 尼罗河是人类的好友,可有时候,它又像一位严厉的监工。

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It regained a semblance of independence when one of Alexander's generals set himself up as king of a new Egyptian state 亚历山太死后,他的一位将军自立为新埃及之王,建都亚历山大城, and founded the dynasty of the Ptolemie

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And another twenty years had to go by until a British officer, Henry Rawlinson, who found the famous inscription of Behistun, gave us a workable key to the nail-writing of western Asia. 又过了20年,英国官员罗林森发现了著名的贝希通岩

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He marched at the head of not less than four different victory-parades, having won four different campaigns. 在其辉煌的一生中,恺撒赢得了四次重大战争,四次举行凯旋入城仪式,每次都威风八面地走在游行队伍的最

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Chapter 24 第二十四章 The roman empire 罗马帝国的故事 How the republic of Rome after centuries of unrest and revolution become an empire 罗马共和国历经数世纪的动乱和革命,终于变成了罗马帝国 When the Roman armies

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A school has been forced to 'ban' pupils from bringing 'inappropriate' designer handbags to lessons. Teachers at All Saints' Academy in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, claim the luxury items are not suitable for carrying A4 files, textbooks and PE kits.

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365. City Life. 365.城市生活 In the old days the large towns were just like the small towns except that they were larger. 除了面积较大,过去较大的城镇就像今天的小城镇, Life in them was just about the same as in the small

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In 1850 the admission of California gave the free states a majority of two votes in the Senate. 1850年加利福尼亚的加入使自由州的席位比蓄奴州多两个。 This majority was increased to four by the admission of Minnesota in 1858, an

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385. To the Defense of Washington. 385.保卫华盛顿 The national capital was really a Southern town, for most of the permanent residents were Southerners, and the offices were filled with Southern men. 国家首都其实是一个南方人的城镇

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Students in Sri Lanka Attempt Return to Normalcy 斯里兰卡学生尝试恢复照常上课 It's the first day of the new term for students at Sudharma College in the village of Galle on the southwest

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学生过度崇拜明星影响学业 An unhealthy obsession with celebrity culture is damaging the academic success of British students, a survey of teachers found on Friday, with celebrity couple the Beckhams the favorite inspiration. Many students

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teacher's pet:老师最喜欢的学生(贬义) 今天介绍的口语与校园生活有些关系,teacher's pet意思是the teacher's favorite student,意思是指老师很喜欢或者说经常能得到老师特别照顾的学生,这是个贬义的

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Britain 英国 Transgender School Children: Changing rooms and beyond 变性学生:更衣室及其他 How schools are adapting to growing numbers of transgender pupils. 英国中小学校是如何适应逐渐增多的变性学生的。 ST PAUL'S, a

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