VOA慢速英语:The American Civil War: Who Should Memorials Honor?

短语讲解：

1. We talk about efforts to remember the many Americans killed in the nation’s Civil War in the 1860s.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：People would talk about that episode.
人们会谈论那些情节的。

2. From 1861 to 1865, at least 620,000 soldiers died in the fighting.

at least 至少
例句：At least two yeas of experience.
至少有两年的经验。

3. The southern states declared independence and set up the Confederate States of America, also known as the Confederacy.

set up 建立；准备
例句：Let me set up the demonstration equipment.
让我把展示装置设立起来。

4. Many of them are actually going to be adopted as part of the project。

be going to 要，会，将要
例句：After that I'll be going to canada.
此后，我将去加拿大。

5. “These trees will be able to have a number associated with a person.They can use GPS technology to be able to find out who these people were.”

be able to 能够；克
例句：We'll be able to smooth away these difficulties.
我们能够克服这些困难。

6.  The park is named in honor of Forrest, whom many southerners have praised for his defense of the South in the Civil War.

in honor of 为了向…表示敬意
例句：The third sunday in june, observed in the united states in honor of fathers.
父亲节六月的第三个星期天，美国用来纪念父亲。

7.  He agrees with changing park names tied to the Confederacy.

agree with 与…相符， 与…一致
例句：Do you agree with their opinion?
你同意他们的说法吗?

8. This is not the first time Forrest Park has led to a heated debate.

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