Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders.

奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。

The abolitionists advocated freedom for the slaves.

奴隶制论者提倡解放奴隶。

Slaver used to ship slaves from Africa to America.

奴隶贩子过去把奴隶由非洲运到美洲。

Anti-thrall leaders agitated the question of thrall for many years.

反对奴隶制的领袖们就奴隶制问题进行了多年的激烈争论。

Lincoln insisted that the slaves should be emancipated.

林肯坚决主张解放奴隶。

Slaves could be bought and sold like horses.

奴隶以像马匹那样买卖。

The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.

暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。

They did their best to liberate slaves.

他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。

The institution of slavery was once widespread.

奴隶制一广为流行。

He was accused of stirring up the thralls against their masters.

有人指责他鼓动奴隶反抗主人。

Slaves work by compulsion, not by choice.

奴隶被迫工作,没有的余地。

They declared for the abolition of slavery.

他们声明赞成奴隶制。

Slavery provided the foundation for many ancient types of society.

奴隶制为古代社会提供了基础。

He forced his thralls into hard labour.

他逼迫他的奴隶们干苦役。

Chios is said to have introduced slavery into Greece.

据说是希俄斯把奴隶制引入希腊的。

The old factory hand treat the tenderfoot like their slave.

工厂里的老手拿新手当奴隶般对待。

Be masters, not slaves of your books.

做书本的主人, 不要做书本的奴隶。

He began his own abolitionist newspaper,The North Star.

他自己创办了主张奴隶制的报纸《北方之星》。

The law of nature contributed to the abolishment of villeinage and serfdom.

自然法对于农奴制和奴隶制起了很大的作用。

This movement overthrew the serf system and freed a million serfs and slaves.

这一运动推翻了农奴制,并且解放了百万农奴和奴隶。