VOA慢速英语:A Body of Laws to Govern a New Nation

1. States from the North and the South fought against each other.

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

2. The conflict involved the right of the South to leave the Union and deal with issues -- especially the issue of slavery -- its own way.

deal with 处理
例句：Can you deal with the money part?
你能处理钱的部分吗？

3. In fact, he noted that one of the reasons for establishing the Constitution was to form a more perfect Union.

in fact 事实上
例句：In fact would you like to join us?
事实上你愿意和我们坐一起么?

4. Before we do, however, we want to look at how the document provides for change without changing the basic system of government.

look at 看
例句：Look at those bastards!
看那两个杂种！

5. In other words, powers belong to the states unless the Constitution gives them to the federal government or prevents the states from having them.

in other words 换言之
例句：In other words, you have broken the law.
换言之，你违法了。

6. And the Fifteenth, approved two years later, said a person's right to vote could not be denied because of his race, color, or former condition of slavery.

because of 因为
例句：You laugh because of this?
你因为这个笑了？

7. The twenty-seven amendments added to the Constitution have not changed the basic system of government in the United States.

add to 添加
例句：Click add to create a new item.
单击“添加”创建新项。

8. The situation led to economic ruin for many people.

lead to 导致
例句：Attacks can also lead to counter-attacks.
攻击也可能导致回击。