So here's to flip-flopping.

因此谢谢他的朝秦暮楚
Lincoln's early record on slavery is interesting.

有关林肯对奴隶制看法的早期记录很有趣
As early as 1837 he was one of

早在1837年他是
only two representatives in the Illinois Legislature

伊利诺伊州议会仅有的两名州议员之一
to vote against a resolution declaring the right of slave ownership;

投票反对蓄奴合法的议案
he was twenty-eight years old at that time.

当时他才28岁
He has one two-year term in the House of Representatives.

他在众议院工作过两年
During that term, which was the Mexican War,

在他任期内当时正值墨西哥战争
he found himself appalled

他发现自己
at the slave trade in the District of Columbia.

被哥伦比亚特区的奴隶贸易给震惊了
You could go visit slave auctions, as I've said before, I think,

正如我之前说过你可以观看奴隶拍卖
two or three blocks down the street from the Capitol.

地点距离国会大厦也就两三个街区