来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第8集 第8集》

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  "covenant with death, an agreement with hell,
  "死亡的契约 地狱的协议
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  so perish all compromisers with tyranny."
  它用暴政摧毁所有签订了契约的人"
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  He burned it famously, or infamously,
  他烧掉了这份复件
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  stomped on the ashes all over the stage,
  然后在灰烬上践踏
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  and the crowd shouted "amen."
  观众们再次祈祷
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  The kansas-nebraska act had fuelled a political fervor
  堪萨斯-内布拉斯加法激发了政治热情
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  that now could never be bottled up again,
  一种无法再次压抑的的政治热情
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  it could never be put back on its shelf.
  将无法被熄灭
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  Why?
  为什么呢
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  Why was that kansas-nebraska act so troublesome?
  为什么这个法案能够引起这么大的反应
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  Let me pick that up where I left you off the other day.
  回到上次课我们讲到的地方
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  Now remember,
  记住