VOA慢速英语:Jefferson Arranges Louisiana Purchase - Pgm No.33

短语讲解：

1. The major achievement of Jefferson’s presidency is the Louisiana Purchase, which is a lot of luck as well as his willingness to take advantage of the luck.

take advantage of 利用
例句：How can you take advantage of their support?
你将如何利用他们支持的优势？

2. He told his finance minister to give up Louisiana -- all of it.

give up 放弃；投降
例句：Should I give up this dream?
我应该放弃这梦想吗？

3. They agreed on a price of eighty million francs for all the land drained by the great Mississippi River and all its many streams.

agree on 协议；说定
例句：Agree on learning methods and learning time.
约定好学习方式和学习时间。

4. It was very important to Jefferson because he really wanted every free member of society to be able to own land.

be able to 会；能够
例句：We hope you'll be able to attend.
我们希望你能够前来参加。

5. Their plan for a new government led to another memorable episode in American history.

lead to 导致
例句：This may even lead to death.
这甚至可能导致死亡。

6. New York historian Valerie Paley says Burr heard about Hamilton’s strong comments.

hear about 听说
例句：Did you hear about new york?
你听说纽约发生的事了吗？

7. Yet he agreed to fight Burr on July 11, 1804.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：Do you understand and agree to my terms?
你明白并同意我的条件吗?

8. And in many ways was able to implement at least an early bit of that vision before his death.

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