Constitution
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents What Is the U.
内容表 什么是 U.
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Constitution?
宪法?
4 Creating the Constitution.
4. 制定宪法。
5 What’s in the Constitution?
页:1 宪法里有什么?
8 Changing the Constitution.
第8条 修改宪法.
12 A Long-Lasting Guide.
12 《长距离指南》。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 What Is the U.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-21). What is the U.
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Constitution?
宪法?
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Constitution is an important set of rules for the United States.
宪法是美国重要的一套规则.
It explains how the government works.
它解释了政府的运作方式.
It also helps protect the rights of all Americans.
这也有助于保护所有美国人的权利.
Visitors view the Constitution during a visit to Washington, D.
来访者在访问华盛顿特区期间观看了宪法.
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Creating the Constitution In 1776, the thirteen American colonies felt they had been treated unfairly by Great Britain.
制定宪法 1776年,十三个美洲殖民地觉得自己受到了大不列颠的不公平待遇.
They began to call themselves the United States of America.
他们开始自称为"美利坚合众国".
They fought a war with Great Britain to become free.
他们与大不列颠进行了一场战争以获得自由.
The United States won the war in 1783.
1783年美国赢得了战争.
After the states won the war, they needed to make a new government.
各州赢得战争后,需要建立新政府.
They knew they didn’t want to be ruled by a king again.
他们知道自己不想再被国王统治。
British forces gave up at Yorktown in 1781.
1781年英国部队放弃了约克镇.
Winning this battle put the United States on the path to becoming free of British rule.
这场战役的胜利使美国走上了摆脱英国统治的道路.
In 1787, important people from each state met to talk about the new government.
1787年,每个州的重要人物相会讨论新政府.
They had to decide what its parts should be and how it should work.
他们必须决定它应该属于什么部分以及如何运作。
They shared their ideas all summer and then wrote the Constitution.
他们整个夏天都分享自己的想法,然后写出"宪法".
The states approved the Constitution, and it became the law.
各州批准了宪法,宪法成为了法律.
George Washington was elected the nation’s first president.
乔治·华盛顿当选国家首任总统.
George Washington led the meetings to create the Constitution before he became president of the United States.
乔治·华盛顿在出任美国总统之前,领导了会议制定宪法.
Democracy Republic Laws Laws people vote people lawmakers vote vote After the Constitution was written, Benjamin Franklin was asked what sort of government the United States would have.
民主共和国 法律 法律 人民投票 立法者投票 宪法写成后,本杰明·富兰克林被问及美国将拥有什么样的政府.
He answered, “A republic, if you can keep it.”
他回答说:“一个共和国,如果你能保留它。 “
The United States is a democracy but not a direct democracy.
美国是一个民主国家,但不是直接民主国家。
In a direct democracy, the people vote for laws themselves.
在直接民主中,人民自己投票支持法律。
The United States is a republic.
美国是一个共和国。
In a republic, the people vote for leaders to represent them.
在一个共和国,人民投票选举领袖代表他们。
Those leaders then vote to pass laws.
这些领导人然后投票通过法律。
Benjamin Franklin What Is a Republic?
本杰明·富兰克林 什么是共和国?
What’s in the Constitution?
宪法里有什么?
The Constitution has seven parts, called articles.
《宪法》有七个部分,称为条款。
The first three articles explain how the United States government should work.
前三篇文章解释了美国政府应该如何运作.
It splits the government into three branches, or parts.
它将政府分为三个分会,或分会.
Those parts are the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.
这些部门是行政部门、立法部门和司法部门。
The Constitution makes the president the head of the executive branch and the nation’s top leader.
《宪法》规定总统是行政部门的领导和国家的最高领导人。
The president is also in charge of the armed forces.
总统还负责武装部队。
To run for president, a person must have been born in the United States.
为了竞选总统,一个人一定是在美国出生的.
He or she must also be at least thirty-five years old.
他或她也必须至少35岁。
George Washington Thomas Jefferson Early presidents helped shape ideas about how presidents should act and how much power they should have.
乔治·华盛顿 托马斯·杰斐逊·早期总统帮助形成了关于总统应如何行动以及他们应有多少权力的想法。
George Washington was the first president of the United States, and Thomas Jefferson was the third.
乔治·华盛顿是美国第一任总统,托马斯·杰斐逊是第三任总统.
The legislative branch is also known as Congress.
立法部门也被称为国会.
Congress makes the nation’s laws.
国会制定国家的法律。
It is made up of two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
它由参议院和众议院两部分组成.
States with more people get more representatives, but each state gets two senators, no matter how many people live there.
人口较多的州会得到更多的代表,但每个州都会有两名参议员,不管那里住多少人.
Congress has many powers, including raising taxes and sending the country to war.
国会拥有许多权力,包括提高税收和将国家送入战争.
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leaders gather inside the House of Representatives.
领导人聚集在众议院。
The judicial branch watches over U.
司法部门监视着U
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courts.
法院。
The Supreme Court is the country’s highest court.
最高法院是该国的最高法庭。
It has the final word in U.
它在U有最后一个词。
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court cases.
法院案件。
It also decides whether new laws follow the rules of the Constitution.
它还决定新的法律是否遵循《宪法》的规则。
In order to keep the government from becoming too strong, the Constitution splits power among the three branches.
为了防止政府变得过于强大,"宪法"将权力划分为三个分支.
It also splits power between the central government and the states.
它还分出中央政府和各州的权力.
Nine justices, or judges, sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.
九名法官,或称法官,担任美国最高法院法官.
How the Constitution Can Be Changed Changing the Constitution Many people were not happy with the Constitution when it first became law.
《宪法》首次成为法律时,许多人对《宪法》不满意。
They thought it didn’t do enough to protect people’s freedoms and rights.
他们认为这不足以保护人民的自由和权利。
The people of the United States can change the Constitution when they need to.
美国人民在需要时可以修改宪法.
These changes are called amendments.
这些修改被称为修正.
Who Can Suggest a Change to the Constitution?
谁能建议修改宪法?
Who Can Approve a Change to the Constitution?
谁能批准修改宪法?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution were passed soon after it was written.
宪法的前十项修正案在写成后不久就被通过.
These ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights.
这10个修正案被称为"权利法案".
The First Amendment gives people the right to share news and ideas with others.
第一修正案赋予人们与他人分享新闻和思想的权利.
It also allows people to gather together in peaceful groups.
它还允许人们聚集在和平的团体中.
The right to practice any religion or no religion is also protected.
信奉任何宗教或任何宗教的权利也受到保护。
Thousands of Americans gathered peacefully to hear Martin Luther King Jr.
上千名美国人和平地聚集在一起,听马丁·路德·金小说.
speak in 1963.
1963年发表演讲。
Two amendments are about the courts.
两项修正案涉及法院。
They protect the rights of people who may have broken the law.
它们保护可能触犯法律的人的权利。
Another amendment says that the police cannot search people’s homes without a good reason.
另一修正案指出,警察没有正当理由就不能搜查人们的住宅。
Over the years, many other amendments have been added.
多年来,增加了许多其他修正案。
One of those amendments ended slavery.
其中一项修正案结束了奴隶制。
Other amendments gave African Americans and women the right to vote.
其他修正案给予非裔美国人和妇女选举权.
Women march in the streets of New York in 1915 for the right to vote.
1915年,妇女在纽约街头游行争取选举权.
Women finally gained that right when the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was approved in 1920.
1920年宪法第十九修正案通过时,妇女终于获得了这一权利。
A Long-Lasting Guide Not all Americans agree with everything in the Constitution, but it has served the country well.
长距离指南 并非所有美国人都同意宪法中的一切,但它为国家提供了良好的服务.
Although it’s not perfect, the Constitution has lasted for more than two hundred years.
宪法已经持续了二百多年。
Hopefully, it will serve the United States for many years to come.
希望它能为美国服务多年。
Some people carry pocket-size copies of the Constitution.
有些人携带口袋大小的宪法副本.
Glossary (n.)
词汇(n.)
United States laws are based (p.
美国法律的基础(p.
4) courts (n.)
4) 法院(不详)
places where cases of law are heard (p.
审理法律案件的地方(第5页)。
11) elected (v.)
11)当选(五.
chosen by vote to be a member of government (p.
以投票方式被选为政府成员(p.
6) protect (v.)
6) 保护(五.
to guard or defend from harm or danger (p.
保护或保护免受伤害或危险(p.
4) representatives (n.)
4) 代表(不详)