But first a few quick points of organisation which perhaps you'd like to note.

但首先，你可能想要记下关于会议的一些要点。

But one quick point about that -- it's not going to be easy.

但有一点要快速说明——这并不容易。

It used to be one once for a quick point in history between 1836 and 1846 before it got annexed by the United States.

回顾历史的话，在 1836 年到 1846 年被美国吞并之前，它曾经以独立国家的身份存在过。