来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第6集 第6集》

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  Now I don't know if you know much about the war with Mexico.
  我不知道你们对墨美战争了解多少
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  We speed right over it in a lot of American history classes.
  这个问题在很多美国史课上我会讲得很快
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  But after the annexation--
  但在吞并了
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  time for some maps, yes.
  该看些地图了
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  I think that's visible, mostly.
  我觉得基本上还能看见吧
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  Well after the annexation of Cuba in--Texas in 1836--
  在1836年兼并了德克萨斯
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  the South was always trying to annex Cuba,
  南方一直想兼并古巴
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  four times before the Civil War,
  内战之前尝试了四次
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  I can't get that out of my head.
  所以我脑子里一直想着这个
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  But after the annexation of Texas,
  但在联邦兼并了德克萨斯以后
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  by the United States, and Texas became a state--
  德克萨斯变成了一个州
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  so said the United States, after 1836--
  1836年之后 美国说