【04】 What is an amendment?the amendment to the Constitution
【生词】
- Congress
- the amendment to
- to vote in favor of
- to veto —— to vote against sth
- to repeal —— to take back; to undo sth
- Prohibition – the period of time when there were laws against mak ing, buying, and
selling alcohol in the United States
- Many Americans bought alcohol illegally during th e Prohibition.
这个是1919年第18修正法案禁止的。1933年第21条修正法案废除了1919年那条第18修正法案。
- two - thirds(or 67%)
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three - fourths = three-quarters = 75%
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the twenty-first XXX
- in the history of the United States
【修正法案相关】:
【通过】
- 2/3的国会人员 to vote in favor of the amendment,
- 3/4的州通过率,才算通过这个修正法案。
【总结】
这次的跟读起来,快速的还不是很顺畅地跟读,不能shadow, 还要继续加油。
刻意练习
用时3h