我们现在称之为美利坚合众国的国家是近18世纪末的时候.pptVIP

Module 3Slavery and the American Civil War Language points 1．The country we now know as the United States of America came into existence towards the end of the 18th century． 我们现在称之为美利坚合众国的国家是近18世纪末的时候才出现的。 come into existence 出现；产生；开始存在 2．More states joined as time passed，and by 1860 the USA，or Union as it was often called，had covered a large part of the continent of North America． 随着时间的推移，更多的州加入进来，到1860年，美利坚合众国，或者按当时人们通常称为联邦的版图已经包括了北美洲的很大一部分。 cover 这里指“范围为；占” 3．Slave ships carried slaves over from Africa，keeping them in such terrible conditions that many died during the long sea journey．