VOA慢速英语:Whigs See a Chance to Defeat President Van Buren - The Making of a Nation No. 50: Martin Van

短语讲解：

1. The soldiers drove out the Canadians and built forts. Canada, too, began to prepare for war.

prepare for （使）为…作准备; （使）对…有思想准备
例句：China was harder to prepare for.
中国的问题则更难准备对策。

2. Scott was able to get the governor to withdraw his forces from the disputed area.

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。

3. Martin Van Buren organized his political party, the group that came to be known as the Democrats.

be known as 被认为是; 号称; 叫做
例句：Be known as the most beautiful woman of chinese.
号称中国最美的女人。

4. He brought them together to talk about their political beliefs and choose a single candidate for their party.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：Could you talk about that?
你能谈论下这些吗？

5. Kinderhook is the town in New York where Van Buren grew up.

grow up 向上生长; 长大
例句：Where did you grow up?
你在什么地方长大的？

6. because he no longer had any power or effect on things.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：You no longer need them.
你不再需要诸多借口。

7. The Whigs put up log cabins everywhere and offered free hard cider to everyone.

put up vt.举起; 张贴
例句：Regulators also put up bureaucratic hurdles before individuals setting up websites.
监管机构还对个人建站设置了制度性障碍。