VOA慢速英语:The Declaration of Independence - Program No. 12

1. Who was going to organize the colonists into an army?

be going to 要，会，将要
例句：They tend to be going to school.
他们都将去上学。

2. You might wonder: Why would the delegates try to prevent war if the people were ready to fight?

be ready to 预备，即将
例句：Be ready to write as soon as the professor starts talking.
教授一旦发话，就做好准备记录。

3. The answer is that most of the members of the Congress -- and most of the colonists -- were not yet ready to break away from England.

break away 突然离开； 突然挣脱
例句：You must break away from that organization.
你必须脱离那个组织。

4. As a result, the Second Continental Congress began to act. It opened American ports to foreign shipping.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：As a result, you get hungry again faster.
于是，你也变得更容易饿了。

5. And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.

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