手机APP下载

您现在的位置: 首页 > 英语听力 > 双语有声读物 > 美国学生历史 > 正文

美国学生历史 第128期:新党派与新政策(4)

来源:可可英语 编辑:sophie   可可英语APP下载 |  可可官方微信:ikekenet
  


扫描二维码进行跟读打分训练

289. Misfortunes of Adams's Administration.

289.亚当斯中央政府的不幸

Adams's first mistake was the appointment of Clay as Secretary of State. It was a mistake, because it gave the Jackson men a chance to assert that there had been a "deal" between Adams and Clay. They called Clay the "Judas of the West." They said that the "will of the people" had been defeated by a "corrupt bargain." These charges were repeated over and over again until many people really began to think that there must be some reason for them. The Jackson men also most unjustly accused Adams of stealing the nation's money. The British government seized the opportunity of Adams's weak administration to close the West India ports to American shipping.

亚当斯的第一个错误是任命克雷为国务卿,说这是一个错误是因为这给了杰克森一个机会,让杰克森声称亚当斯与克雷之间早就有一个"交易",他们把克雷叫做"西部人的犹大",他们说"人民的意愿"已经被"肮脏的交易"所挫败。这些指责被一遍又一遍地重复,一直到许多人真正开始想到必定有什么理由才产生这些指责。杰克森的人还极不公正地指责亚当斯窃取国家的钱。英国政府乘机抓住亚当斯管理的薄弱之处,不再允许美国商船进入西印度群岛的港口。
290. Early Tariffs.

290.早期的关税

Ever since 1789 manufactures had been protected. The first tariff rates were very low. But the Embargo Act, the non-intercourse law, and the War of 1812 put an end to the importation of foreign goods. Capitalists invested large amounts of money in cotton mills, woolen mills, and iron mills. With the return of peace in 1815, British merchants flooded the American markets with cheap goods. The manufacturers appealed to Congress for more protection, and Congress promptly passed a new tariff act (1816). This increased the duties over the earlier laws. But it did not give the manufacturers all the protection that they desired. In 1824 another law was drawn up. It raised the duties still higher. The Southerners opposed the passage of this last law. For they clearly saw that protection did them no good. But the Northerners and the Westerners were heartily in favor of the increased duties, and the law was passed.

自从1789年以来,美国就在保护制造业,最初的关税税率很低,但《封港令法案》、禁止与英法贸易交流的法律以及1812年的战争中止了外国货物的进口。资本家将大量的钱投资到棉花作坊、羊毛作坊和铁作坊。随着1815年和平的到来,英国商人带着廉价品如潮水一样涌进美国的市场。制造业者要求国会给予更多的保护,国会马上通过新的海关法案,这个法案越出之前的法律提高关税,但是,它并没有给予制造业者所要求的所有保护。1824年国会起草了另一部法律,将关税提得更高。南方各州的人反对通过这部法律,因为他们显然已经看到这种保护对他们没有什么好处,但是,北方各州及西部各州的人衷心支持提高关税,这部法律得以通过。

重点单词   查看全部解释    
clay [klei]

想一想再看

n. 粘土,泥土
n. (人的)肉体

 
promptly [prɔmptli]

想一想再看

adv. 敏捷地,迅速地

 
unjustly [ʌn'dʒʌstli]

想一想再看

adv. 不公正,不法地

 
assert [ə'sə:t]

想一想再看

vt. 主张,声明,断言

联想记忆
administration [əd.mini'streiʃən]

想一想再看

n. 行政,管理,行政部门

联想记忆
opposed [ə'pəuzd]

想一想再看

adj. 反对的,敌对的 v. 和 ... 起冲突,反抗

 
corrupt [kə'rʌpt]

想一想再看

adj. 腐败的,堕落的
vt. 使 ...

联想记忆
opportunity [.ɔpə'tju:niti]

想一想再看

n. 机会,时机

 
protection [prə'tekʃən]

想一想再看

n. 保护,防卫

联想记忆
embargo [em'bɑ:gəu]

想一想再看

n. 封港令,禁运,禁止(通商)

联想记忆

发布评论我来说2句

    最新文章

    可可英语官方微信(微信号:ikekenet)

    每天向大家推送短小精悍的英语学习资料.

    添加方式1.扫描上方可可官方微信二维码。
    添加方式2.搜索微信号ikekenet添加即可。