1.fugitive slave奴隸
In March 1862 Congress enacted a new article of war forbidding army officers to return fugitive slaves to their masters.
1862年3月,國會頒行了一項新的戰爭條款,禁止軍官將逃亡的奴隸歸還其主 。
2.vote counting 選票
Three-quarters of the day is spent doing practical exercises on preparation, monitoring the voting booths and vote counting.
每天有175名志愿者來到培訓中心 每天有四分之三的時間是花在做一些準備的實戰練習,監視投票和票數 。 他們必須簽訂申明來證明他們與任何黨派均無關系 。
3.financial conservatism 金融保護主義
Madoff’s method enabled him to swindle rich people who prided themselves on their financial conservatism and sophistication, enabling him to appeal to avarice of a quiet, upper-crust sort.
麥道夫的手段使他有能力哄騙富人們;他們對自己金融保守主義的立場和身經百戰的經驗而頗為自傲,也正是這些才使得麥道夫對上層社會的貪得無厭產生了興趣 。
4.election race 競選
The election race is absent as such and the voters’ role boils down to coming to the polling stations and to casting their ballots in favor of the candidates.
這樣的選舉是缺乏競爭的,投票人只是簡單地進入投票站,然后將選票投入自己所支持的那個候選人(的投票箱) 。
5.civil war 美國內戰
This week in our series, we tell about some of the other early battles of the Civil War.
本周,我們繼續向你講述美國內戰初期的其他一些重大戰役 。