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今日长难句

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.(Text4. 2008)

distaste / disˈteist / n. 不喜欢;反感;厌恶

bedrock / ˈbedrɔk / n. 牢固基础;基本事实

结构分析

你需要知道

以下情况that可以省略:(1) that引导宾语从句时,可以省略。(2) that在定语从句中作宾语的时候,可以省略。

翻译

尽管华盛顿和杰斐逊私下表达过对奴隶制的反感,但他们也明白奴隶制是他们帮助创建的这个国家的政治与经济基石的一部分。

预告明日长难句

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.(Text4. 2008)

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