Thousands of office-seekers thronged to Washington. 数以千计的求职者涌向华盛顿, They even slept in out-of-the-way corners of the White House. 他们甚至睡在白宫偏僻的角落里, Day after day, from morning till night, they pr

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263. The Frigate Constitution. 263.宪法号护卫舰 One of the first vessels to get to sea was the Constitution, commanded by Isaac Hull. 美国最早到海上航行的舰船之一是由伊塞克o哈尔指挥的宪法号, She sailed from Chesap

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336. Seizure of California. 336.夺取加利福尼亚 California was the name given to the Mexican possessions on the Pacific coast north of Mexico itself. 加利福尼亚是对墨西哥以北太平洋沿岸墨西哥属地的称谓, There were no

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The law of 1850 gave the enforcement of the act to United States officials. 1850年的法律将强制执行这个法案的权力交给美国政府官员, The agents of slave owners claimed many persons as fugitives. 奴隶主代表们宣称许多人都

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When the time came to run the boundary line, the American and Mexican commissioners could not agree. 但在谈及国界时,双方的外交官没有达成一致, So the United States paid ten million dollars more and received an additional strip o

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They understood that it is not good for man to think only of his immediate advantage in this world and they drew his attention to the days of the future 他们懂得,人不能只考虑眼前的利益,这是大有害处的。他们将人们关注的

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They were highly unpopular and great hate was also felt for the Hebrews who came to the land of Goshen to find a shelter after their long wandering through the desert 希克索斯人横征暴敛,极不受欢迎。同样不受欢迎的还有希伯来人

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Many of us have been there: hopelessly unprepared for an exam, wishing we had studied more and certain of a failing mark. Now for students at one school inChina, success is guaranteed, but it comes at a price. 很多人都有这样的经历:考试前

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There were street riots. A party of thugs was hired to kill the popular Tribune. Tiberius Gracchus was attacked when he entered the assembly and was beaten to death. Ten years later his brother Gaius tried the experiment of reforming a nation against

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As for Sulla, he became Dictator, which meant sole and supreme ruler of all the Roman possessions. He ruled Rome for four years, and he died quietly in his bed, having spent the last year of his life tenderly raising his cabbages, as was the custom o

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Cicero, a public-spirited lawyer, had discovered the plot, had warned the Senate, and had forced Catiline to flee. But there were other young men with similar ambitions and it was no time for idle talk. 一个颇具公众精神的律师西塞罗察觉了

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He crossed the Rubicon River which separated the province of Cis-alpine Gaul from Italy. Everywhere he was received as the friend of the people. Without difficulty Caesar entered Rome and Pompey fled to Greece Caesar followed him and defeated his fol

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Two thousand years ago a slave was merely a piece of machinery. Nowadays a rich man invests his money in factories. The rich people of Rome (senators, generals and war-profiteers) invested theirs in land and in slaves. The land they bought or took in

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They crouched together in filthy hovels in the suburbs of the large cities. They were apt to get sick and die from terrible epidemics. They were all profoundly discontented. They had fought for their country and this was their reward. They were alway

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【主餐一道:泛听练习】以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写.空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 泛听建议:1、完整听一遍,掌握大意

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An election was held. Hundreds of men poured over the boundary of Missouri, outvoted the free-soil settlers in Kansas, and then went home. 人们举行了一次地方选举,数以百计的人冲过密苏里边界,他们以多数票击败在堪萨斯

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Chapter 36 Secession,1860-1861 第36章 南部各州脱离联邦(1860~1861年) 369. The Republican Nomination, 1860. 369.共和党的提名(1860年) Four names were especially mentioned in connection with the Republican nomination for Presi

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Then the traveler had to alight, get something to eat, and see his baggage placed on another train. 旅客不得不下车吃东西并查看他们在另一节车厢上的行李。 Still, with all its discomforts, traveling in the worst of cars was bet

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390. Plan of the Peninsular Campaign. 390.半岛战役计划 The country between the Potomac and the James was cut up by rivers, as the Rappahannock, the Mattapony, and Pamunkey, and part of it was a wilderness. 在波特马克河和詹姆斯河之间

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Chapter 37 The rising of the peoples,1861 第37章 民众的反映(1861年) 380. Lincoln's Inauguration. 380.林肯宣誓就职 On March 4, 1861, President Lincoln made his first inaugural address. 1861年3月4日,林肯总统发表首次就职

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