VOA慢速英语:Dred Scott Ruling Opens the Whole Country to Slavery

短语讲解：

1. Dred Scott was born a slave in the southern state of Virginia.

be born 出生于…; 落地; 诞; 下生
例句：The great man was saied to be born in a crude hut. 
据说那个伟人生于一个简陋的小屋里。 

2. As a young man he lived in Missouri, where slavery was also legal.

live in 住在学习[工作]的地方; 住在（某地）
例句：We used to live in Shanghai but now we live in Beijing. 
我们以前住在上海，但现在住在北京。 

3. The local court agreed with Mr. Scott and gave him his freedom.

agree with 与某人[观点]一致， 同意[赞同]某人的意见
例句：I agree with you to some degree. 
在某种程度上我与你意见一致。 

4. The court ruled that blacks had no rights in the United States that the white man was bound to uphold.

be bound to 一定要…; 终归; 不得不; 注定
例句：I am not bound to be timid and conventional. 
我不必有什么顾虑，也不必随波逐流。 

5. In other words, the decision overturned the country’s legal position on slavery.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句：In other words, they're playing to win.
换言之，他们想成为赢家。