72.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
72.说出美国在19世纪参与的一次战争。
Answer:
答案：
War of 1812
●1812年战争
Mexican-American War
●墨西哥-美国战役
Civil War
●国内战争
Spanish-American War
●西班牙-美国战争
Explanation:
解释：
When Americans are asked about wars that the United States fought in during the 1800s, they often think of the Civil War. The Civil War was the war in which Americans fought each other, with northern states fighting against southern states. But there were three other important wars in the 1800s. These were the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the Spanish-American War.
当美国被问起本国在19世纪时参加的战争时，他们通常会说国内战争。国内战争是美国人内部的战争，是北方州和南方州之间的战争，不过19世纪还有3次很重要的战争，他们是1812年战争，墨西哥-美国战争和西班牙-美国战争。
The War of 1812 is often called the forgotten war because few people remember it well or know very much about it. The War of 1812 lasted (or continued) from 1812 to 1815 while the United States fought against Great Britain, Ireland, and its colonies (or areas of land belonging to those countries) in what is now Canada. One of the causes of the war (or one of the reasons why the war happened) was that Americans were upset (or angry) about Great Britain’s way of trading (or buying and selling things internationally). Another reason was that Americans thought that the British government was helping Native Americans fight against the Americans who wanted their land. More than 2,000 American soldiers (or people who fought in the war) died.
1812年战争通常被称为遗忘战争因为很少人能记得这场战争或对这场战争了解很少。1812年战争从1812年持续到1815年，是美国和英国，爱尔兰和如今是加拿大的殖民地之间的抗战。引发战争的原因之一是美国人对英国的贸易方式感到愤怒，战争的另一个原因是美国人认为英国政府帮助本土美国人反抗想占有其土地的美国人。这场战争中有2000多美国战士死亡。
The Mexican-American War was fought from 1846 to 1848. This war started after Texas seceded from Mexico (or stopped being a part of Mexico) and became part of the United States. Mexico didn’t want this to happen and fought to get back the area, or to have it returned to Mexico. The treaty (or international agreement) that was signed at the end of the war gave the United States all of Texas, as well as a lot of other land, which includes all of California, Nevada, and Utah.
墨西哥-美国战争发生于1846年到1848年。这场战争始于德克萨斯州从墨西哥脱离成为美国的一部分时期。墨西哥不希望这样的事情发生，于是发动战争使德克萨斯州回归墨西哥。战争末期签订的协议将德克萨斯州全部划给了美国，还有加利福尼亚州，内华达州和犹他州也归属美国管辖。
Finally, the Spanish-American War was a short war fought for four months in 1898 between the United States and Spain. When the war began, Cuba belonged to Spain and Americans wanted to help Cuba become independent (or free). The United States won quickly. The treaty that ended the war gave the United States control of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
最后，西班牙-美国战争使美国和西班牙在1898年持续了4个月的短期战争。战争开始时，古巴属于戏班也，美国想帮助古巴获得独立并且美国很快赢得了胜利。结束战争的条约是美国控制关岛，菲律宾和波多黎各。
Glossary
词汇
72.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
72.说出美国在19世纪参与的一次战争。
to last - to continue for a period of time; a time period from beginning to end
To last—持续一段时间；从开始到结束的时间
*The conference lasted all day.
*会议持续了一整天。
cause - a reason why something happens
Cause—某事发生的原因
*One cause of childhood deaths is poor nutrition.
*儿童死亡的一个原因是营养不良。
upset - angry; mad
Upset—愤怒；疯狂
*Olive was very upset when she found out that her son had lied to her.
*奥利佛发现儿子对他撒谎时很愤怒。
to trade - to buy and sell things, usually between countries or states
To trade—买卖东西，通常指国家之间或州之间
*Which countries does the United States trade with most often?
*美国和哪个国家交易最多？
soldier - a person who fights in the military; a person who fights in the war
Soldier—在部队作战的人；在战争中打仗的人
*Their daughter is a soldier and she often writes to them about the war.
*他们的女儿是一名战士，她经常写信讲述战争的事情。
to secede - for one area of land to stop being a part of a country and become independent
To secede—一片区域脱离国家的控制单独成立
*Some people think that northern California should secede from the rest of the state and form a new state.
*有些人认为加利福尼亚州背部应该脱离组建成一个新州。
to get back (something) - to have something returned
To get back (something)—归还某物
*How are you going to get back all of the money that you've loaned to your cousin?
*你贷给你唐亲的钱该怎么全部还请呢？
treaty - an international agreement; an agreement between different countries
Treaty—国际协议；不同国家之间的协议
*The countries signed a treaty to limit their nuclear weapons.
*国家签订协议限制核武器。