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事实：美国宪法中的拼写错误-Spelling Errors in the US Constitution

时间：2016-01-04 03:07:09

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（单词翻译）

Pre-Listening Vocabulary
 
US Constitution: document of rules and principles for governing in the US
glaring: very noticeable
inconsistent: not the same throughout
variation: a different version
raise eyebrows1: to cause people to feel surprised or concerned
 
According to the history books, the final preparation of the text for the US Constitution (signed Sept 17, 1787) was a bit rushed. The most glaring 【 】
 is the inconsistent spelling of the word Pennsylvania. This word appears with two n’s first and later with one n.  【 】
 the one n spelling was common at the time (it appears on the Liberty Bell), it was an error since Pennsylvania was named after 【 】
 founder William Penn. In addition, the Constitution uses the spelling c-h-u-s-e for choose, which was also a non-standard variation of the word at the time. Finally, in Article I, Section 10, the  【 】
 form its is incorrectly written as the contraction2 it’s (before inspection3 Laws). These 【 】
 inconsistencies and errors likely didn’t raise any eyebrows in the late 1700s.

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1 eyebrows a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
2 contraction sn6yO     
n.缩略词，缩写式，害病
参考例句：
  • The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
  • The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。
3 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

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