VOA慢速英语:American History: America's Break with Britain Divides Families and Friends

1. Yet not everyone in the former colonies agreed with the decision to declare independence.

agree with 同意
例句：Do you agree with their opinion?
你同意他们的说法吗?

2. Some thought the actions of the British government were not bad enough to bring about a rebellion.

enough to 足够
例句：He is rich enough to buy a villa.
他富得足以买一幢别墅。

3. American Indians disagreed among themselves about the revolution. Congress knew it had to make peace with the Indians as soon as the war started.

as soon as 一...就
例句：Protests erupted as soon as the african leaders landed.
一旦有非洲领导人到访，就会引发抗议。

4. At least five thousand blacks served with the colonial American forces.

at least 至少
例句：Can we at least try?
我们至少试试看吧？

5. Those who supported the British were known as Tories. Patriots often seized the property of Tories to help pay for the war.

pay for 赔偿
例句：I don't have to pay for the icebox!
我不用赔冰箱了！

6. In New Jersey, Tories and patriots fought one another with guns, and sometimes burned each other's houses and farms.

each other 互相
例句：You two know each other?
你们两个互相认识？

7. They saw themselves as independent states trying to work together toward a common goal. Historian Gordon Wood says at first, the United States was more like the European Union is today.

work together 共事
例句：It is the first time when we work together.
那是我们第一次共事的日子。

8. So they planned to separate New England from the other colonies by taking control of the Hudson River Valley.

take control of 控制
例句：While they reside there, they take control of our lives.
当它们驻留不去时，我们的生活被控制住了。