VOA慢速英语:1850 Compromise on Slavery Aims to Save Union

短语讲解：

1. He was surprised to find how bitter the North and South had grown toward each other in his seven years out of the Senate.

each other 相互
例句：All things are interrelated and interact on each other. 
一切事物互相联系并相互作用。 

2. He believed their support would help prevent the South from seceding.

prevent from 阻止， 防止
例句：Active cure of swoon patients was important to prevent from complications.
积极救治晕厥患者，对预防并发症有重要意义。

3. Clay also began to think about a compromise that might settle the differences between the two sections of the country.

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：Maybe you should think about moving.
也许你该考虑搬家了。

4. In exchange, he said, the national government should agree to pay the public debts that Texas had when it became a state.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：I agree to go with him.
我同意和他一起去。

5.  People had come from as far away as Boston and New York to hear Clay speak.

come from 来自某处; 出生于
例句：Where will all this innovation come from?
这些创新来自哪里？

6. And he said it was right for the United States to pay the debts of Texas, because that state no longer could collect taxes on trade as an independent country.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：This is no longer a dream!
这已经不再是梦想！

7. And it would not lead to the return of slaves who escaped to the North.

lead to 把…带到; 领到
例句：A little exaggeration can lead to serious consequences.
一丝一毫的夸大都可能导致严重的后果。