VOA慢速英语:The War of 1812 Ends - The Making of a Nation #39

1. We have been talking about the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain.

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

2. In the summer of 1814, the two countries opened peace talks at Ghent, in Belgium. But Britain was in no hurry to agree on a peace treaty.

agree on 商定做某事；协议；说定
例句：Agree on an agenda beforehand.
事先将议事日程达成一致。

3.  No longer was there any reason to interfere with the trade of any nation.

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

4. When war broke out in 1812, he was elected general of a group of volunteer soldiers from Tennessee.

break out vt.（战争、打斗等不愉快事件）突然发生，爆发
例句：A fire break out last night.
昨天夜里发生了一起火灾。

5. Little had been done to prepare for the expected British attack. Jackson declared martial law and began building the city's defenses.

prepare for （使）为…作准备；（使）对…有思想准备
例句：It is only prudent to prepare for the consequences.
为由此带来的后果做准备是谨慎之举。

6. In front of the American soldiers was an open field.

in front of 在…前面
例句：He's standing right in front of you.
他正站一直在你的前面。

7. And so it was very unclear how the Americans would conduct another  campaign in 1815, because it looked like it wouldn’t have the money for it.

look like 看起来像
例句：You look like shit.
你看起来脸色很差。

8. As a result of the war, Alan Taylor says both Americans and Canadians felt a greater sense of nationalism.

as a result of 由于…的结果
例句：As a result of the write-downs, regulators have achieved one objective.
由于资产减记，调控者已经达到一个目标。