美国学生历史 第149期:反奴隶制运动的开始(2)

 　　But nothing came of these suggestions. 但是，这些提议没有引起反响。

　　Soon, however, William Lloyd Garrison¹ began at Boston the publication of a paper called the Liberator². 然而，不久之后威廉·劳埃德·加里森在波士顿创办了一份报纸--《解放者》，

　　He wished for complete abolition³ without payment. 他希望不做赔付而彻底废除奴隶制，

　　For a time he labored⁴ almost alone. 有一段时间他几乎是孤军奋战，

　　Then slowly others came to his aid, and the Antislavery Society was founded. 后来有人加入他的行列，于是，就形成了"美国废奴协会"。

　　325. Opposition⁵ to the Abolitionists. 325．反对废奴主义者

　　It must not be thought that the abolitionists were not opposed. 绝不可以认为废奴主义者没有遭到反对，

　　They were most vigorously opposed. 他们遇到最强烈的反对。

　　Very few Northern men wished to have slavery reestablished in the North. 极少数北方人在北方重建奴隶制，

　　But very many Northern men objected to the antislavery agitation⁶ because they thought it would injure business. 但许多北方人反对煽动废奴行为，因为这将损害他们的商业，

　　Some persons even argued that the antislavery movement would bring about the destruction of the Union. 有的人甚至提出废奴运动将造成联邦的分裂。

　　In this idea there was a good deal of truth. 这个思想道出了大量真理，

　　For Garrison grew more and more outspoken⁷. 因为加里森的言论越来越不加掩饰，

　　He condemned⁸ the Union with slaveholders and wished to break down the Constitution, because it permitted slavery. 他谴责有奴隶主的联邦，并且，因为宪法允许奴隶制，他想毁掉宪法。

　　There were anti-abolitionist riots in New York, New Jersey⁹, and New Hampshire.  在纽约、新泽西和新罕布什尔发生了反对废奴主义者的骚乱，

　　In Boston the rioters seized Garrison and dragged him about the streets. 在波士顿，闹事者抓住加里森，并在大街上拖着他游行。

　　326. Slave Rebellion in Virginia, 1831. 326．弗吉尼亚州奴隶的叛乱（1831年）

　　At about the time that Garrison established the Liberator at Boston, a slave rebellion broke out in Virginia. 大约在加里森于波士顿创办《解放者》的时候，弗吉尼亚发生了一次奴隶叛乱事件。

　　The rebels were led by a slave named Nat Turner, and the rebellion is often called "Nat Turner's Rebellion." 叛乱分子的领导者是一名叫纳特·特纳的奴隶，因此常常把这次叛乱叫做"纳特·特纳的叛乱"。

　　It was a small affair and was easily put down. 这是一个小事件，并且被毫不费力地镇压，

　　But the Southerners were alarmed, because they felt that the Northern antislavery agitation would surely lead to more rebellions. 但南方人得到了警告，因为他们感到北方的反奴隶制鼓动将导致更多的叛乱，

　　They called upon the government to forbid the sending of the Liberator and similar "incendiary publications" through the mails. 他们要求政府通过邮局禁止发行《解放者》和类似的"煽动性出版物"。

1 garrison   

n.卫戍部队；驻地，卫戍区；vt.派(兵)驻防

参考例句：

• The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
• The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。

2 liberator   

解放者

参考例句：

• The best integrated turf quality was recorded in Ram I、Midnight、America、Connie、Liberator, which could be adopted in Shanxi. RamI、Midnight、America、Connie、Liberator综合质量表现均衡且分值较高，是山西省推广应用的重点品种。
• It is the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old. 这是一部新世界的发展史，是一部后浪推前浪的历史。

3 abolition   

n.废除，取消

参考例句：

• They declared for the abolition of slavery.他们声明赞成废除奴隶制度。
• The abolition of the monarchy was part of their price.废除君主制是他们的其中一部分条件。

4 labored   

adj.吃力的，谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
• They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 agitation   

n.搅动；搅拌；鼓动，煽动

参考例句：

• Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
• These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。

7 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

8 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

9 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。