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

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.

1 eyebrows   

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   

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   

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。