VOA慢速英语:John Quincy Adams Wins Election of 1824 Amid Charges of Corruption - The Making of a Nation

1. Last week we talked about slavery in new American states and whether Congress could set the conditions for statehood.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：We talk about global warming.
我们谈到了全球变暖。

2. He received the vote of every elector, except for one.

except for 除…之外；若不是
例句：No one can finish the mileage except for you.
除了你没人能跑完这个里程。

3. The industrial Northeast wanted high taxes on imported products to protect its industry from foreign competition.

protect from 保护， 保卫
例句：It` s there to protect from someonewho might want to steal it.
这是用来防止某些想偷窃古董的人.

4. This part of the country also believed the national government should pay for roads and waterways to get their products to markets.

pay for 付......的款
例句：The chinese steel mills then pay for the shipping.
船运费将由中国的钢铁厂支付。

5. The South did not agree to high import taxes.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：He could agree to cut nuclear arms with russia.
他可能同意和俄罗斯一起削减核武器。

6. Each section had at least one candidate. Several had more than one.

at least 至少
例句：At least around the office.
至少是在办公室里。

7. But they were too few to prevent Clay from getting the job.

too...to 太…以至于不能
例句：It is too early to say just how.
现在说如何去做还为时尚早。