VOA慢速英语:Calhoun: The South Asks for Justice, Simple Justice

1. The South was ready to secede – to leave and break up the Union of states.

be ready to 预备，即将
例句：Be ready to discuss these issues.
你都要做好谈论这些事项的准备。
break up 结束; （使）破碎
例句：Her coalition would probably break up.
她的联盟很可能会分裂。

2.  He said the 1820 compromise worked -- not because Congress passed it, but because the states agreed to it.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：I agree to go with him.
我同意和他一起去。

3. Calhoun said it was clear now to everyone that the Union was breaking apart, that the ties that had held the North and South together were breaking, one by one.

break apart 分裂; 解体
例句：Meanwhile, those families often break apart.
在此期间，往往很多家庭都因此破碎。

4. Calhoun said the North was responsible for all this disunity because it had destroyed the political balance between the two parts of the country.

be responsible for 为…负责，形成…的原因; 主管;
例句：One person should be responsible for new employee orientation.
应当有一个人负责新员工的培训。

5. Then Webster spoke about the things the North and South had done to make each other angry.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：Let them reinforce each other.
让它们二者互相补充。

6. Let us not live with the thought of such darkness.

live with 与…一起生活
例句：Do you live with someone?
你和什么人住在一起吗？