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VOA慢速英语:Americans Remember Independence Day … Incorrectly

2016-07-04来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. One of the representatives, Richard Henry Lee from Virginia, called for a vote on whether the colonies should declare their independence.

call for 要求; 需要
例句：Different circumstances call for different tactics.
不同的情势需要不同的策略。

2. But they agreed to allow five people to write a statement about why the colonies were seeking independence.

agree to 同意，赞成，同意照办
例句：They agree to the plan in principle.
他们原则上同意这个计划。