慢速英语:US History: Jefferson, at Inaugural, Urges Unity of Hearts and Minds

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短语讲解：

1. He was about to be inaugurated as the third president of the United States.

be about to v.将要，正打算
例句：Hurry up, the train be about to start.
快快！火车就要开了。

2. Let us unite with hearts and minds. Let us have peace and love in our relations with each other.

each other 互相
例句：You two know each other?
你们两个互相认识？

3.  Let us remember that the religious freedom which we have in the United States is nothing if we do not have political freedom, if we permit men to be punished because they do not agree with the majority.

agree with 同意
例句：Do you agree with their opinion?
你同意他们的说法吗?

4. This is the only nation on the Earth whose citizens know that the government belongs to them.

belong to 属于
例句：They don't belong to anybody.
那些信息不属于任何人。

5. Always, my purpose will be to strengthen the happiness and freedom of all Americans -- those who do not agree with me, as well as those who do.

as well as 也，又
例句：Your mental as well as physical health in that space.
你的精神以及身体健康的空间。