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VOA慢速英语:Jefferson Suspends Trade with Europe - Pgm No.34

2013-05-23来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. Last time, we talked about the presidential election of 1804.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：The president did talk about china's trade policies.
奥巴马总统也谈到了中国贸易政策。

2. In the early 1800s, Britain and France were at war with each other.

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

3. And he was able to reduce taxes.

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

4. But at the time, he thought an embargo was the only way to deal with Britain and France, short of war.

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