| 第 1 页：听力练习 |
| 第 2 页：词汇学习 |
| 第 3 页：短语学习 |
| 第 4 页：部分段落翻译 |
| 第 5 页：背景知识 |
1.President Pierce announced the appointment of Andrew Reeder to be governor of the Kansas territory.
announced the appointment of宣布任命某人为某职位。在这里用的是名词形式，如果用动词，相当于appointed Andrew Reeder as……
例句：I'm afraid we can t agree to appoint you AS our sole agent because the annual turnover you promised is too low.
因为你方所答应的年销售量太低，我们不能同意你方作我们的代理。
参考翻译：皮尔斯总统宣布委任Andrew Reeder为堪萨斯的州长。
2.They forced election officials to count their illegal votes.
force sb to do sth强迫某人做某事相当于compel sb to do sth
例句：Remember the death of Wilson was fearfully avenged and those yet live who CAN compel you to drink the dregs of your poisoned chalice
你记着，威尔逊之死带来了可怕的报复，而现在还活着的人能够迫使你喝干下了毒药的圣餐酒杯里的残浆。
参考翻译：他们强迫选举官员将非法投票也计算在内。
3.He said if the state of Missouri refused to deal with the trouble-makers, then the national government must deal with them.
deal with 安排, 处理, 涉及
例句：These changes in the law are purely cosmetic AND do nothing to deal with the real problem.
法律条文上的这些变动纯粹是摆摆样子的,根本不能解决实际问题。
参考翻译：他说，如果密苏里州拒绝处理制造麻烦的人，美国政府将进行处理。
4.It wanted him to remove Andrew Reeder as governor.
remove from解除某人的职位
例句：They removed him from his position.
他们撤销了他的职务。
参考翻译：他们想让总统撤销Andrew Reeder州长的职务。
5.Governor Reeder took steps to make the voting fair.
take steps采取措施
例句：The IMF will often ask these nations to take steps to decrease their imports of perhaps depreciate their currencies
国际货币基金组织往往要求这些国家采取措施减少进口，或者将他们的货币贬值。
参考翻译：Reeder州长采取措施，以保证投票的公平。
