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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"The United States will conquer Mexico," He said,"美国将会占领墨西哥" 他说到 -
"But it will be as though a man swallows arsenic,"但是那会像是吃下一剂毒药 -
which brings him down in turn. Mexico will poison us."不久美国就会衰败 墨西哥在毒害我们" -
It did.确实如此 -
By the end of 1846,the U.S.1846年末 美国 -
had established dominion over the southern half of California,宣称占领了加利福尼亚州的南部 -
which Mexico also claimed.而墨西哥也宣称此地的占有权 -
In 1847,the United States forces,在1847年 美国军队 -
in the face of pretty ferocious resistance,途中遇到了比较顽强的抵抗 -
invading largely through Vera Cruz on the Gulf Coast从墨西哥湾的维拉克鲁斯港进攻 -
but also from the North,还有一部分军队从北部进攻 -
conquered Mexico City--the Halls of Montezuma--最终占领了墨西哥城 火海浴血战