名人传记

Jeff City? That's, Congressman Burton?Beanpole,Burton. I mean, Josiah Burton, yes.Republican.

杰佛逊市 是波顿议员吗 瘦竹竿波顿 我是说约西亚·波顿 没错 共和党人

Undecided on the question of the amendment, I believe.

相信他还在修正案上摇摆不定

Perhaps you could call on him and inform him of your enthusiasm.Yeah. Madam?

或许你可以去拜见他 告诉他你的热情 好吧 夫人

If the rebels surrender next week,would you, at the end of this month,

如果南军下周就投降 你会希望波顿议员

want Congressman Burton to vote for the Thirteenth Amendment?

在月底对第13号修正案投赞成票吗

If that was how it was, no more war and all,

如果战争真的就此结束

I reckon Mr. Jolly much prefer not to have Congress pass the amendment.

我想我丈夫 会不希望国会通过修正案

And, why is that?Niggers.If he don't have to let some Alabama coon come up to Missouri,

为什么呢 因为黑鬼 要是他没有被迫 让黑鬼们从阿拉巴马跑到密苏里

steal his chickens and his job,he'd much prefer that.

偷了他的鸡 抢了他的工作 他大概会支持修正案的

The people! I begin to see why you're in such a great hurry to put it through.

人民 我似乎开始理解 你为什么要如此迫不及待地推行修正案了

Would you let me study this letter, sir, about the tollbooth?

我可以先看看这封信吗 关于收费站的

Come back to me in the morning,and we'll consider what the law says.

明早再来找我 我们会依法处理这件事

And be sure to visit beanpoleand tell him that you support passage of the Amendment,as a military necessity.Thank you.

别忘了去拜访那位瘦竹竿 告诉他你们为了结束战争 支持修正案 谢谢

词汇解析

1、surrender

投降;屈服

General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender.

马丁·邦尼特将军呼吁反叛者投降。

She surrendered to the police in London last December.

她去年 12 月在伦敦向警方自首。

(被迫)放弃，交出

Nadja had to fill out forms surrendering all rights to her property.

纳佳不得不填表放弃其全部财产所有权。

Gen. Morgan's troops yesterday surrendered their heavy weapons to Belgian and US troops.

昨天，摩根将军的部队被迫向比利时和美国军队交出了他们的重型武器。

屈服;屈从

the need for total personal surrender to and dependence on Jesus.

需要完全顺从并依靠耶稣

Depression is a partial surrender to death.

沮丧是对死亡的一定妥协。

2、consider

认为;看待

We don't consider our customers to be mere consumers; we consider them to be our friends.

我们没有把客户仅仅看作是消费者;我们还把他们当作朋友。

I had always considered myself a strong, competent woman.

一直以来，我始终认为自己是个女强人。

考虑;斟酌

The government is being asked to consider a plan to fix the date of the Easter break.

人们要求政府考虑确定复活节假期日期的计划。

You do have to consider the feelings of those around you.

你的确需要考虑周围人的感受。