最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit10-Part1

[00:14.11]Canada Becomes a Nation
[00:17.39]Before Canada became a nation
[00:22.75]in 1867, the area of North America
[00:26.80]that now composes Canada was
[00:29.09]a large expanse of widely
[00:31.50]scattered communities of
[00:33.36]British and French origins.
[00:35.33]It was an area with diverse landscapes
[00:39.16]that physically¹ divided them
[00:41.13]from the north of the United States.
[00:43.54]There was little connection
[00:46.71]among communities politically or economically.
[00:49.34]These colonies of British North America
[00:53.49]traditionally traded with Britain
[00:55.68]and with the United States,
[00:57.32]very little among themselves.
[00:59.51]These colonies even had
[01:02.68]customs duties that, to some extent,
[01:05.64]restricted such trade.
[01:07.17]In the mid² 1800s, important events
[01:11.55]and changes took place.
[01:13.95]Britain repealed³ the Corn Laws
[01:17.56]and Navigations Acts, which had been
[01:21.06]economically beneficial to the colonies
[01:23.80]for generations. Britain began
[01:27.08]imposing taxes on the colonies
[01:29.27]at the same rate it applied⁴
[01:31.57]to all other trading countries,
[01:33.64]a situation to which
[01:35.18]the colonies had never been accustomed.
[01:38.35]From 1861 to 1864,
[01:42.18]Americans were involved in
[01:46.44]a major civil war.
[01:47.86]Britain had traditional economic ties
[01:50.38]with the southern part
[01:52.46]of the United States that
[01:54.54]provided cotton to British markets.
[01:56.62]In the meantime, since the war
[01:59.90]was essentially⁵ between
[02:01.22]the North and the South,
[02:02.96]the North resented Britain’s
[02:04.82]connection with the South.
[02:07.01]In addition, during the last year (1864)
[02:10.08]of the American Civil War,
[02:13.80]the American Government of
[02:15.77]the dominant⁶ and ultimately victorious⁷ North,
[02:19.05]refused to renew a tenyear
[02:21.56]free trade agreement with United Canada,
[02:24.41]the large British colony
[02:27.03]in the central part
[02:30.54]of British North America.
[02:30.99]These arbitrary events brought
[02:34.38]concern and even fear
[02:36.13]to these colonies.
[02:37.77]With the loss of traditional
[02:40.07]trading arrangements and the end
[02:42.69]of the civil war,
[02:43.90]the North being victorious,
[02:45.65]the colonists⁸ feared that
[02:47.73]the Americans might turn on
[02:49.26]the British colonies in retaliation⁹
[02:51.34]for Britain’s moral support for the South

1 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

2 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

3 repealed   

撤销，废除( repeal的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The Labour Party repealed the Act. 工党废除了那项法令。
• The legislature repealed the unpopular Rent Act. 立法机关废除了不得人心的租借法案。

4 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

5 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

6 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

7 victorious   

adj.胜利的，得胜的

参考例句：

• We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。

8 colonists   

n.殖民地开拓者，移民，殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas. 欧洲的殖民者移居到了美洲的许多地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some of the early colonists were cruel to the native population. 有些早期移居殖民地的人对当地居民很残忍。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》