VOA慢速英语:Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910: Anti-Slavery Activist Wrote 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'

1. They came from the northern states fighting to keep the Uniontogether.

come from 来自
例句：Where did the idea come from? 
这是从哪冒出来的想法？ 

2. One song, more than any other, caught the spirit of the Union soldiers of the North.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

3. There were thousands of soldiers in the city.

thousands of 成千上万,几千
例句：A computer consists of thousands of components. 
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。 

4. It told about how his spirit lived on.

tell about 讲述
例句：The witness was telling about the whole accident.
目击者正在讲述整个事故的过程。

5. She was born in New York City in eighteen nineteen.

born in 出生
例句：Bill was born in Canada but was brought up in America. (bring up) 
比尔出生于加拿大，但在在美国长大。

6. Unlike him, she did not approve of using violence to endslavery.

approve of 认可
例句：Do you approve of sacrificing comfort to appearence? 
你赞成牺牲舒适而追求仪表吗? 

7. Then I quickly got out of bed.

get out of 起来
例句：Get out of bed, you idle slob! 
快起来, 你这懒虫! 

8. I looked for a piece of paper and a pen.

look for 寻找　
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

9. No one knows for sure who wrote the music.

for sure  确切地
例句：No one knows for sure what happened to Bill.
没有人确切知道比尔出了什么事。