美国学生历史 第137期:安德鲁·杰克逊的任期(3)
305. Webster and Hayne, 1830. 305.韦伯斯特与海恩(1830年) Calhoun was Vice-President and presided over the debates of the Senate. 科恩是副总统,并且主持参议院的辩论。 So it fell to Senator Hayne of South Carolina to sta
美国学生历史 第138期:安德鲁·杰克逊的任期(4)
He sent ships and soldiers to Charleston and ordered the collector of that port to collect the duties. 杰克森派军舰和士兵到达查理斯顿并命令海关的收税员收税, He then asked Congress to give him greater power. 随后他要求国
美国学生历史 第139期:安德鲁·杰克逊的任期(5)
309. Struggle over the Bank Charter. 309.关于银行特许状的斗争 The charter of the bank would not come to an end until 1836, while the term for which Jackson had been elected in 1828 would come to an end in 1833. 直到1836年,银行特许状
美国学生历史 第140期:安德鲁·杰克逊的任期(6)
311. Jackson's Specie Circular, 1836. 311.杰克森的《金属通货公告》(1836年) The first result of the removal of the deposits was very different from what Jackson had expected. 取消存款的第一个后果让杰克森始料未及。
美国学生历史 第141期:民主党与辉格党(1)
Chapter 30 第30章 Democrats and Whigs,1837-1844 民主党与辉格党(1837~1844年) 314. The Panic of 1837. 314.1837年的恐慌 The Panic was due directly to Jackson's interference with the banks, to his Specie Circular, and to the distribut
美国学生历史 第142期:民主党与辉格党(2)
315. The Independent Treasury System. 315.独立国库制度 What should be done with the government's money? 怎样处置政府的钱? No one could think of depositing it with the state banks. 没有人再想把它存入州立银行, Clay and
美国学生历史 第143期:民主党与辉格党(3)
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
美国学生历史 第144期:民主党与辉格党(4)
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
美国学生历史 第145期:民主党与辉格党(5)
320. Treaty with Great Britain, 1842. 320.与大不列颠签订条约(1842年) Perhaps the most important event of Tyler's administration was the signing of the Treaty of 1842 with Great Britain. 也许泰勒政府最重要的一件事是1842年与
美国学生历史 第146期:民主党与辉格党(6)
Moreover, the key at the farther end of the line could be so arranged as to make an impression on a piece of paper that was slowly drawn under it by clockwork. 而且,在这根导线更远一端的键可用于在一张纸上留下压痕,这个压痕
美国学生历史 第147期:民主党与辉格党(7)
The success of wheat growing depended upon the ability quickly to harvest the crop. 小麦种植的成功依赖于人们迅速收割小麦的能力。 Wheat must be allowed to stand until it is fully ripened. 小麦在成熟之前不能倒伏, Then
美国学生历史 第148期:反奴隶制运动的开始(1)
Chapter 31 第31章 Beginning of the antislavery agitation 反奴隶制运动的开始 323. Growth of Slavery in the South. 323.奴隶制在南方的发展 South of Pennsylvania and of the Ohio River slavery had increased greatly since 1787. 自178
美国学生历史 第149期:反奴隶制运动的开始(2)
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
美国学生历史 第150期:反奴隶制运动的开始(3)
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
美国学生历史 第151期:墨西哥战争(1)
Chapter 32 第32章 The Mexican War 墨西哥战争 329. The Republic of Texas. 329.得克萨斯共和国 The Mexicans won their independence from Spain in 1821 and founded the Mexican Republic. 墨西哥人1821年脱离西班牙而独立,他们建