1.fugitive slave奴隶
In March 1862 Congress enacted a new article of war forbidding army officers to return fugitive slaves to their masters.
1862年3月,国会颁行了一项新的战争条款,禁止军官将逃亡的奴隶归还其主 。
2.vote counting 选票
Three-quarters of the day is spent doing practical exercises on preparation, monitoring the voting booths and vote counting.
每天有175名志愿者来到培训中心 每天有四分之三的时间是花在做一些准备的实战练习,监视投票和票数 。 他们必须签订申明来证明他们与任何党派均无关系 。
3.financial conservatism 金融保护主义
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.
麦道夫的手段使他有能力哄骗富人们;他们对自己金融保守主义的立场和身经百战的经验而颇为自傲,也正是这些才使得麦道夫对上层社会的贪得无厌产生了兴趣 。
4.election race 竞选
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.
这样的选举是缺乏竞争的,投票人只是简单地进入投票站,然后将选票投入自己所支持的那个候选人(的投票箱) 。
5.civil war 美国内战
This week in our series, we tell about some of the other early battles of the Civil War.
本周,我们继续向你讲述美国内战初期的其他一些重大战役 。