慢速英语:For a New Nation, Hamilton Seeks a Bank

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短语讲解：

1. As a result, American manufacturers had much less competition in selling their products.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：Most of the landed estates were broken up as a result. 
结果大部分土地产权解体。 

2. “The British had essentially been able to project power well beyond their size, thanks to a very efficient financial system and system of borrowing.”

be able to 能，会
例句：He is able to lift a very heavy weight. 
他能举很重的份量。 

3. Business historian John Steele Gordon says Hamilton believed a centralized bank would also keep the states from competing with each other.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：We liked each other a lot.
我们彼此都很喜欢对方。

4. He said the Constitution gave the government a number of powers besides those written down.

a number of 许多的；一些
例句：This suggests a number of things.
这说明了几件事。

5. “John Adams and Alexander Hamilton felt that differences were breaking down too much and that it would lead to a breakdown in authority.”

break down 失败；划分
例句：Cellulose is hard to break down.
纤维素是很难分解的。

6. This is because of changes in parties and party names over the years.

because of 因为，由于
例句：We broke up because of an invitation.
我们因为一次邀请而分手。