(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
Zachary Taylor was the United States' 12th President. He was born in Virginia in 1784 and taken as an infant to Kentucky to be raised on a plantation. He lived in a small wood cabin, before moving to a brick house as a result of his family's increased prosperity. He shared the house with seven brothers and sisters. Since there were no schools on the Kentucky frontier, Taylor had only a basic education.
扎卡里·泰勒是美国第12任总统
Taylor joined the U.S. Army in 1808. He was promoted to captain in 1810 and in 1812, he successfully defended Indiana's Fort Harrison from attack by Native Americans. He spent the next three decades winning major military victories, including the Battle of Buena Vista in 1847 during the Mexican-American War. This last battle elevated him to being a national hero and compared with George Washington.
1808年,泰勒加入了美国军队
。1810年和1812年,他被提升为上尉,并在印第安纳州的哈里逊堡成功击退了印第安人的进攻 。在接下来的30年里,他赢得了重大的军事胜利,其中包括1847年美墨战争中的维斯塔战役 。最后一场战役——维斯塔战役使他成为了美国的民族英雄,堪比乔治·华盛顿 。Taylor decided to enter politics in 1848. With his reputation as a war hero and his straight talking, he won the 1848 presidential election. The slavery issue dominated much of Taylor's term in office, especially because he owned 100 slaves. He advised California and New Mexico to apply for statehood. Southern leaders threatened to break away from the Union as the new states would reject bills allowing slavery.
1848年,泰勒决定从政
Taylor stood firm against the possible rebellion. He said he would personally lead the Army in a fight against them and hang "persons taken in rebellion…with less reluctance than…hanged deserters and spies in Mexico". He never wavered, but events took an unexpected turn. He died in 1850 as a compromise was being drafted. The conflict he warned of started eleven years later – the American Civil War.
泰勒坚决抵制这潜在叛乱
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词语解释
1.basic education 基础教育
It is quite obvious that this will not be achieved without broader, more equitable and efficient delivery of public services, such as basic education, public health, and others.
很明显,如果没有更广泛、更公平和更有效率的公共服务提供,如基础教育、公共卫生等,要实现这样的发展观是很困难的 。
2.apply for申请
She applied to the manager for a job as clerk.
她向经理申请一份办事员的工作 。
3.American Civil War 美国内战
These are the faces of black soldiers during the American Civil War.
这些是美国内战期间黑人战士的面孔 。