来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第7集 第7集》
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to the East India Tea Company,东印度公司垄断的权力 -
enforcing the control of the British government从而加强英国政府 -
over what they felt like was supposed to be free trade,对殖民地的自由贸易的控制 -
so maybe in the future或许将来 -
the British would begin to英国政府还会 -
control the importation of other goods as well. Okay,控制其它进口的货物 -
so somewhat paradoxically自相矛盾地是 -
by reducing the duty on English tea,减少英国茶的进口税 -
North helped fuel colonial fears加重了人们的恐惧 -
that there was a plot in England against colonial rights--人们以为这是英国削弱殖民地权利的计谋 -
which inspired the colonists to imagine the worst immediately当这个令人质疑的法案通过时 -
when a suspicious act was passed.人们马上想到了最坏的情形