大意
Abraham Lincoln had become the president because of his eager to knowledge. Several movements of human rights began during this period in America.

听写
With little formal education, young Lincoln left the farm, studiedy law books on his own and became a lawyer. Howe’s book finishes in 1848, when the a treaty ended the controversial war between the United States and Mexico, and Mexicocid ceded the territory that as is today the southwestern United States. Howe says his publisher determined the date because the next book in the Oxford series starts in 1848. “And so of course I had to stop tilldovetail with that, nevertheless, I’m very happy with ending in 1848, not only because of the ratification of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, but also because of the women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls of that year, which provides a wonderful vision of America in future.” Howe says the women’s rights convention inis Seneca Falls, New York foreshadowed the opening of politics and the professions to women. While the growing evolution abolition movement spread the mendemands for the end of slavery. The author says the first half of the 19^th century lay laid the groundwork for more momentous changes to follow.

生词
dovetail使(事实、知识、计划等)相互吻合，使相呼应；和…吻合。
ratification批准，认可；追认。
foreshadow预示，预兆。

翻译
年轻时的林肯没有受到很多正规教育。他离开农场自学法律，成为了一名律师。H的书写到1848年，那一年美国在美墨战争中取胜，签订条约使墨西哥将今天美国的西南部领土割让给了美国。H说出版商确定以这一年为止是因为牛津系列的下一本书是从1848年开始的。“所以我当然不得不到此为止，然而我很高兴以1848年作为结束，不仅因为在这一年GH条约的签订，还因为在这一年发生了SF的女权运动，为美国的未来描绘了光明的前景。”H说纽约SF的女权运动预示着女性开始进入政界和学术界，同时废奴运动扩大了对于结束奴隶制的需求。作者说19世纪前50年为后来更多的时代性变革打下了基础。

总结
4个时态的错误……这种弱智的错误不能再犯了……大意也听得无语……