考研英语历年真题阅读要点之2008-Text 4（二）
“古之立大事者，不惟有超世之才，亦必有坚忍不拔之志。”各位同学，你们的考研复习进度如何？需要坚持不懈哦。文都英语老师继续为大家梳理历年考研英语真题阅读文章中涉及的要点，包括词汇、短语、长难句以及简单的阅读方法。接下来看一下2008年考研英语真题阅读Text 4，这篇文章主要探讨了美国早期领导人对奴隶制的矛盾态度。More than anything, ..., the founders were hampered by the culture of their time. While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.
more than anything“最重要的是”；hamper“妨碍，束缚”；while“尽管”，引导让步状语从句；privately“私下地”，相当于in private；express distaste for“表达对...的厌恶”；political and economic bedrock“政治和经济根底”。
For one thing, the South could not afford to part with its slaves. Owning slaves was “like having a large bank account,” ... The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the “peculiar institution,” including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.
for one thing“一方面”，for another“另一方面”；afford to do“负担得起做某事，能够做某事”；part with“舍弃”；bank account“银行存款”；sign“签署”；the Constitution“宪法”；peculiar“特殊的”；including“包括”；clause“条款”；count...as...“视为”；for purposes of“为了”；congressional“国会的”。
... formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election ... by inflating the votes ... in the Electoral College. Once in office, Jefferson extended slavery ...; the new land was carved into 13 states ...
formula“准则”；narrow victory“险胜”；presidential election“总统大选”；inflate结合语境，可以指“增加”；vote“选票”；electoral“选举的”；in office“执政，在位”；extend“扩大”；be carved into可以表示“划分成”。
Still, ... or his approximately 150 other slaves. Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.
still“尽管如此”；approximately“大约”；all men were created equal“人人生而平等”；bravery“英勇”；the Revolutionary War“美国独立战争”；overcome“克服”；strong opposition“强烈反对”；relative“亲戚”；grant“给予”，其实就是give的高级形式；freedom“自由”；will“遗嘱”；require“需要”；legislative“立法的”；approval“批准”。
以上就是文都英语老师为大家梳理的2008年考研英语真题阅读Text 4后四段的要点。“百川东到海，何时复西归？少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。”各位同学，好好把握学习和探索的黄金时期，不断丰富自己，提升能力吧！“长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。”
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