As a monarchy, the Spanish government distrusted the rising spirit of democracy in the United States, especially the much freer expression of democracy that existed among the western farmers.

作为一个君主政体，西班牙政府不信任美国正在兴起的民主精神，尤其是存在于西方农民中的更为自由的民主表达。

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Spanish may not be as prestigious as Mandarin, but it’s an everyday presence in the United States — and will become even more so.

西班牙语也许不如普通话那么出名，但是却融入了美国人的日常生活当中——并且还将越来越普遍。

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But the wild boar, brought to the United States by Spanish settlers in the 16th century, is now found throughout the southeast.

但是野猪，这种16世纪西班牙定居者带来的动物，栖息地现在已经遍布美国东南部。

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It had largely moved out of Spanish-owned Cuba because of tensions that would eventually lead to war between Spain and the United States.

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But slavery itself did not end in the British Caribbean until 1838, in the United States (in practice) 1865, in Spanish-owned Cuba 1886, in Brazil 1888.

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We also expected to have a passel of children at our party, something you would be unlikely to find at either an upscale, late-night restaurant meal in the United States or at a Spanish tapas bar.

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Earlier, lawmakers had debated and rejected an amendment to the bill that would have designated English as the "official language" of the United States, seen as a likely setback to chances for Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico to become the 51st state.

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