VOA慢速英语 废奴运动中堪萨斯州采取措施改变状况

　　The same thing happened when Kansas finally held an election for a legislature. Governor Reeder took steps to make the voting fair. His efforts were not completely successful. Once again, men from Missouri crossed the border into Kansas. Many of them carried guns. They forced election officials to count their illegal votes. As a result, almost every pro-slavery candidate was elected to the new legislature.

　　在堪萨斯最终为立法机关举行选举时也发生过同样的事情。州长Reeder采取措施确保投票的公平。他的努力并没有完全成功。密苏里的人们又一次越过边境到了堪萨斯。许多人携带了枪支。他们强迫选举官员将非法投票计算在内。结果，几乎所有支持奴隶制度的候选人都当选为新的立法机关成员。

　　二、词汇学习

　　1. elect (进行)选举, 推举

　　例句：Then the congress elected its presidium.

　　然后代表大会选出主席团。

　　关于这个词，在年前美国大选中奥巴马胜利但是还没有上任的时候，不知大家有没有注意是怎么表达的?是elected president Barack Obama当选总统奥巴马.

　　2. compromise n. 妥协, 折中方法

　　例句：The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.

　　发言人表明, 目前还不会妥协.

　　vi. 折中解决

　　例句：They compromised by going to the cinema.

　　他们采取折中的办法去看电影。

　　3. disputed adj. 有争议的

　　例句：Moreover, no fighting ever occurs except in the disputed areas round the equator and the Pole: no invasion of enemy territory is ever undertaken

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