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VOA慢速英语:American History Series: Rebuilding the South

2010-02-04来源:和谐英语
1.Soon, all but three southern states had new legislatures.

all but几乎, 差不多

例句:She all but fainted when she heard the news.
      听到那消息, 她差点晕过去。

除了…之外(都)

例句:All but one of the passengers were killed in the accident.
      除了一个乘客外, 其他人都在这起事故中丧生。

2.White landowners broke up their big farms into smaller pieces of land.

break up结束

例句:The party breaks up and the neighbors hurry home.
      宴会就此结束, 邻居们匆匆地赶回家去。

(使)破碎, 分解

例句:The specs fell on the cement floor and broke up.
      眼镜掉在水泥地上破掉了。