华盛顿 第二集 翻译：hardstick 校订：hardstick 时间轴：hardstick
（1776年春季，纽约，大陆军宿营地）
- Tell the two at the back to pick up their pace. -告诉后面的两个人，加快步伐。
- At age 44, George Washington has command of an army and some success as a general. —44岁时，乔治·华盛顿指挥了一支军队，并作为一名将军，取得了一些成就。
He managed to outlast the British in Boston, 他设法在波士顿，比英军坚持得更久，
but the standoff ended without a head-to-head battle. 但这场对峙，最终没有发生正面交锋。
Now, more than a year into the war, 现在，战争已经进行了一年多了，
he's preparing his still-untested army to take on the enemy in New York. 他正在准备他那支尚未经受考验的军队，去对抗进入纽约的敌人。
- "I'm obliged to confess my want of confidence in the troops. -“我不得不承认，我对军队缺乏信心。 （1776年夏季，给大陆会议主席约翰.汉考克的信）
"Till of late,I had no doubt in my own mind of defending this place, “直到最近，我心里对保卫这个地方，还毫不怀疑，
nor should I have yet if the men would do their duty." 我也不应该怀疑，这些人是否会履行他们的职责。”
- One. - 一下。
- Two. -两下。
- Washington is pretty determined -华盛顿非常坚决，
that what he wants is a disciplined army that can compete with British regulars. 他想要打造一支，能与英国正规军抗衡的，纪律严明的军队。 （阿兰,泰勒，普利策历史奖获得者）
He wants men that are disciplined enough that they fear their officers more than they fear the enemy. 他要的是纪律严明的士兵，他们害怕自己的军官，甚于害怕敌人。
So Washington will have to inflict the kind of discipline that he thinks is necessary. 因此，华盛顿将不得不施加，他认为必要的那种纪律。
- Five. -五下。
- Six. -六下。
- You can paint his harshness in harsh colors and make him look to be almost tyrannical, -你可以用严厉的颜色，来描绘他的严厉，让他看起来，几乎是专制的， （约瑟夫J.艾利斯，普利策历史奖获得者）
but that's not quite there. 但这并不完全是这样。
- Seven. -七下。
- Eight. -八下。
- But his commitment to discipline and to almost merciless enforcement of that discipline is justified, necessary. -但他对纪律的承诺，以及对纪律几乎无情的执行，是合理的、必要的。
- These guys are no match for a real professional British force. -这些家伙，根本不是英国专业部队的对手。
- Let's take a step back here and understand how insane the notion of a war against the British was. -让我们从这里退后一步，了解一下，对英国开战的想法，有多疯狂。 （阿莱克西丝.科尔，乔治.华盛顿传记作家）
They were one of the most powerful military forces and naval forces in the world. 他们是世界上最强大的军事力量和海军力量之一。
America didn't have a Navy. 美国没有海军。
It had a military as of yesterday. 它仿佛“昨天”，才有了军队。
They were underfunded.They were under-militarized, 他们资金不足。他们的军事化程度很低，
and Washington is just trying to catch up. 而华盛顿正试图赶上来。
- The fundamental weakness of the American government during the American Revolutionary War - 在美国独立战争期间，美国政府的根本弱点就是，
is that there is no real federal government. 没有真正的联邦政府。
- Continental Congress does not have a lot of power to get money. -大陆会议没有太多的权力，来获得资金。
They could request funds from the different colonies, but couldn't really demand. 他们可以向不同的殖民地“请求”资金，但不能真正地“要求”。 （乔安妮B.弗里曼，耶鲁大学）
- Washington doesn't have funds for weapons, food,and uniforms. -华盛顿没有资金购买武器、食物和军服。
And he's running out of time. 他的时间不多了。
- A massive armada of British warships under orders from King George III -在国王乔治三世的命令下，一支庞大的英国无敌舰队
is on its way to the colonies to intimidate the rebels into backing down. 正在前往殖民地的路上，以恐吓叛乱分子，使他们让步。
Commanding the British forces is General William Howe. 指挥英军的是威廉·豪将军。
（1776年春季，皇家海军“灰猎犬”号）
- An empty glass is a terrible,poor sight, is it not? -空杯子是可怕的，“景象惨淡”，不是吗？
- Yeah. -是的。
- In any case, we shall arrive in New York soon enough. -无论如何，我们将很快到达纽约，足够快了。
There, we shall see how deep these waters go. 我们将看看，在那里的水域里，“水有多深”。
- The rebels have already had a year to come to their senses. -叛军已经有一年的时间，来恢复理智了。
- All children go astray from time to time. -所有的孩子们，都有误入歧途的时候。
They always come back home. 他们总是会回家。
- Surely disloyalty to the crown cannot go unpunished? -难道对国王的不忠，就不能不受惩罚吗?
- A line has been crossed,most certainly. -他们已经越线了，毋庸置疑。
But I'm of the mind that it is preferable to educate rather than punish. 但我认为，教育比惩罚更可取。
A little more, please? 请再给我斟点儿？
- William Howe is a career military man with pro-American sympathies. —威廉·豪是一名职业军人，支持同情北美殖民者。
He actually had proclaimed he would never go to command British troops in America 实际上，他曾宣称自己，永远不会去指挥驻美英军，
because he thought that this war was wrong-headed. 因为他认为，这场战争是错误的。 （爱德华G.伦格尔，乔治华盛顿传记作者）
- He changes his mind because -他改变主意是因为
he's given the opportunity to be a peace commissioner as well as the commanding general. 他有机会成为和平专员和司令将军。
You will go and you will fight and deliver a few blows. 就好像，你要去战斗，打几拳。
You will be the person to negotiate a diplomatic end to this unnecessary war. 你将是通过外交谈判，来结束这场不必要战争的人。
That's what Howe thinks he's going to do. 豪认为，他会这么做的。
- Once the full force of the empire has been brought to bear, - 一旦帝国的全部力量投入使用，
they will see how hopeless their position. 叛贼们将看到，他们的处境是多么得绝望。
- This Washington is out of his depth, but I like to think he is no fool. -这个华盛顿虽有点力不从心，但我愿意认为他不是傻瓜。
So... 所以...
To Mr. Washington and choosing reason of a revolution. 敬华盛顿先生和选择革命的理由一杯。
Mr. Washington.
- Mr. Washington. -敬华盛顿先生。
- The British had this large empire, and to some degree from the British perspective, 英国拥有庞大的帝国，从某种程度上说，从英国人的角度来看，
there was a principle that had to be upheld. 有一个原则，必须坚持。
If we let the Americans flout the authority of the British government, 如果我们让美国人蔑视英国政府的权威，
then who's to prevent other colonies from doing the same thing? 那么谁来阻止其他殖民地，做同样的事情呢? （H.W.布兰兹，得克萨斯州立大学奥斯汀分校）
And so, an example has to be made of them. 所以，必须给其他殖民地，树立一个榜样。
- By the summer of 1776,the two armies are poised for a showdown over New York. 1776年夏天，两支军队准备在纽约进行决战。
A critical post on the Hudson Corridor that connects the colonies. 这是连接殖民地的哈德逊河走廊上的重要据点。
- New York was really the key to North America. - 纽约确实是通往北美的钥匙。
And whoever had control of New York and the Hudson River had the potential to control whatever would happened next. 谁控制了纽约和哈德逊河，谁就有可能控制，接下来发生的一切。 （纳撒尼尔.菲尔布里克，国家图书获奖获奖作家）
- Washington's been ordered by Congress to defend in New York at all costs, -大陆会议命令华盛顿，不惜一切代价保卫纽约，
but the Continental Army only has 121 cannons. 但大陆军只有121门大炮。
That's fewer than the arsenal onboard just two of the British warships heading their way. 这比两艘驶来的英国军舰上的武器库还少。
While he doesn't have the firepower, 虽然他没有火力，
Washington does have a team of eager patriot officers fighting by his side. 华盛顿确实有一群热心的爱国军官，与他并肩作战。
- Washington was great at spotting talent. -华盛顿善于发现人才。
He had no qualms about going after young people who had not necessarily established a reputation if they showed promise. 他欣然召集了那些，虽表现出很有前途，但还未建功立业的年轻人。
- He learned the most important thing you do as a leader -他了解到，作为一个领导者，
is develop followers and subordinate leaders who you can trust and who trust you. 最重要的事情，是培养你可以信任，和信任你的，追随者和下属。 （科林.鲍威尔将军）
- Among his advisers,34-year-old Nathanael Greene. —34岁的纳撒尼尔·格林，是他的顾问之一。
- Nathanael Greene was one of his very, very favorites. 纳撒尼尔·格林是他非常非常喜欢的下属之一。
He was actually a Quaker from Rhode Island, 他其实是来自罗德岛的贵格会教徒，
but he was brilliant and super ambitious and really understood how Washington thought. 但他才华横溢，雄心勃勃，真正理解华盛顿的想法。 (琳赛M.切尔温斯基，白宫历史学家)
- And alongside Greene, -在格林身边的，
a 25-year-old bookseller-turned-colonel, Henry Knox. 是25岁的书商出身的上校，亨利·诺克斯。
- Henry Knox, very quickly,he became his head of the artillery. -亨利·诺克斯，很快就成为了他的炮兵队长。
He learned all about cannons and ammunition,everything from reading and then talking to British officers about them. 他通过阅读和与英国军官交谈，了解了所有关于大炮和弹药的知识。
- He was a bookseller by trade.When Washington met him, - 他的职业是售书。当华盛顿见到他时，
he recognized someone who was organized, intelligent, and affable in that way you need to get things done. 他认识到，一个有条理、聪明、和蔼可亲的人，这是你完成任务所需要的。
- With the British fleet bearing down on New York... -随着英国舰队逼近纽约… （1775年夏季，华盛顿的指挥部）
- The map, Billy. -把地图拿来，比利。
- Washington consults the Council of War, -华盛顿召集作战会议，
his most trusted officers,including Knox and Greene, to devise a defensive strategy. 他最信任的军官们，包括诺克斯和格林，设计一个防御战略。
- Time is not on our side. -时间，不站在我们这边。
- Yet we're faced with the same issues. -然而，我们面临着同样的问题。
- No matter how thin we stretch our artillery, there is simply not enough to cover all the shoreline... -无论我们的火炮多么疏离，都不足以覆盖所有的海岸线…
and our insufficient crews to man what we do have. 我们人手不足，无法维持现有的工作。
Do I have permission to speak freely, sir? 我可以畅所欲言吗，长官？
- Of course. -当然。
- The wise counsel will be to withdraw. -明智的建议是，撤出。
- I have often held there is no honor in retreat. -我常说，退却是没有荣誉的。
But even if that would not sell,the world is watching. 但是，即使这种做法行不通，全世界也都在关注着。
If we are to fight for our independence,we must show them we are worthy. 如果我们要为独立而战，我们必须向他们证明，我们是值得的。
- Then I suggest we aim to inflict as much damage as possible. -那我建议，我们的目标是，造成尽可能多的破坏。
- Artillery... -火炮...
on either side of the East River, 布置在东河的两岸，
creating a gauntlet that they must travel through if they are to land. 建造了一个他们必须穿过的壁垒，如果他们要登陆的话。
It is doubtful that we will stop them completely. 我们能否完全阻止他们，这是值得怀疑的。
But we will certainly see them bloody. 但我们肯定会看到他们，血流成河。
- Are you all in agreement? -你们都赞同吗？
Then begin preparations and report back once the batteries are ready to be inspected. 然后开始准备工作，并在炮台准备好后报告上来，并接受验收。
- By July, the British are no longer coming. -截止到7月，英国人都没有来。 （1776年七月2日）
They're here. 他们来这儿了。
- What is the count now? -现在数量多少？
- It's 130. -130艘。
We're already dropping anchor in the bay. 大多已经在海湾抛锚了。
（1776年七月2日，纽约城）
- George Washington's finally getting the attention he's long sought from the British Empire. 乔治·华盛顿终于从大英帝国那里，得到了他寻求已久的“关注”。
- My spyglass, Billy. -我的望远镜，比利。
- More than 100 warships sent by King George III have arrived to stamp out the colonist rebellion. -英国国王乔治三世派遣了100多艘军舰，来根除殖民者的叛乱。
- This is the largest naval and military force ever assembled in the Americas. -这是美洲有史以来，最大的海军和军事力量。
For any sensible person looking out at that, you'd have to think,"We're in a lot trouble here." 对于任何一个明智的人来说，看到这一点，你都会想，“我们有大麻烦了。” （阿兰,泰勒，普利策历史奖获得者）
- The next time anything like that will happen is the American force going the other way in World War I. -下次发生类似的事情，是第一次世界大战中，美国军队向相反方向开拔。 （瑟夫J.艾利斯，普利策历史奖获得者）
Huge. 真大。
- General Howe certainly wishes us to know he has arrived. -豪将军当然希望我们知道，他已经到了。
Inform the generals. 通知将军们。
We will meet at top of the hour. 我们将在整点碰面。
- Yes, sir. -是，长官。
- "Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us no choice but a brave resistance. -“我们的敌人残酷无情，我们别无选择，只能勇敢抵抗。 （1776年七月2日，华盛顿向军队发出的“将军命令”）
We have therefore to resolve to conquer..." 因此，我们必须下定决心征服...”
"...or die." “...否则就要灭亡。”
- Washington and the Americans are outgunned, -华盛顿和美国人兵力不足，
but they have a weapon the British don't-- 但他们有，英国人没有的武器--
a cause. 一项事业。
- It's an amazing coincidence that at the same time as the British are coming into the New York Harbor, -这是一个惊人的巧合，在英国人进入纽约港的同时， （琳赛M.切尔温斯基，白宫历史学家）
The Declaration of Independence is passed by Congress. 大陆会议通过了《独立宣言》。
- It had taken just three weeks for a historic committee of founding fathers, 一个由开国元勋组成的历史性委员会，只用了三周时间，
including Thomas Jefferson,John Adams, 包括托马斯·杰斐逊，约翰·亚当斯
and Benjamin Franklin,to draft the document, 本杰明·富兰克林，共同起草了这份文件，
which they hope will unite all colonists behind a common cause. 他们希望将所有殖民者，团结在一个共同的事业后面。
- When we learn about the revolution in school, it's presented as a rather clean-cut story. -当我们在学校里了解到这场革命时，它被呈现为一个相当清晰的故事。
All of America wanted to rebel. 所有的美国人都想反抗。
The British were the oppressor. 英国人是压迫者。
- But it was by no means unanimous that Americans thought, 但美国人并非一致认为， (H.W.布兰兹，得克萨斯州立大学奥斯汀分校)
"Okay. Independence is this great thing." “好吧。独立是一件伟大的事情。”
- Within the colonies,within families,there was division. -在殖民地内部，在家庭内部，存在着分裂。 (阿莱克西丝.科尔，乔治.华盛顿传记作家)
There were loyalists and patriots living in the same house. 保皇派和爱国者住在同一所房子里。
This was a civil war. 这是一场内战。
- So in towns, in cities around the colonies, - 所以在殖民地周围的城镇， (乔安妮B.弗里曼，耶鲁大学)
people were meeting in groups and debating what they thought about independence. 人们聚在一起，讨论他们对独立的看法。
Declaring independence was a process, not an act. 宣布独立是一个步骤，而不是一个行动。
- The declaration made a case to the people on the fence in America that this was a cause worth betting on. -这份宣言向美国持观望态度的人表明，这是一项值得“押注”的事业。
And it gave the colonials,the Yankees something to fight for besides real estate. 这给了殖民地居民和美国佬，除了房地产以外，还有要为之奋斗的其它东西。
It was almost a letter to investors. 这几乎是一封给投资者的信。 （乔恩.米查姆，普利策历史奖获得者）
"Do you wanna invest in this experiment? This is what we're about.This is why we're doing it." “你想投资这个实验吗？这就是我们的宗旨。这就是我们这么做的原因。”
- "And for the support of this declaration..." -“为了支持这一宣言…”
- And so they were very intentional about how they got out word. -所以，他们对如何发布消息，非常谨慎。
They sent it on ships to all major ports. 他们用船，把《独立宣言》运到所有的主要港口。
They printed copies of it. 他们把他付之一印。
They published it.They wanted it to spread. 他们发表了它。他们想让它传播开来。
- And it's the kind of thing that would be a rallying cry to people. -这是一种会成为人们战斗口号的东西。 （安妮特.戈登里德，普利策历史奖获得者）
And it was meant to be read aloud. 它本来是要被大声朗读的。
It has the ring of a--of a song in a way. 在某种程度上，它听起来像一首歌。
- "When in the course of human events, -“在人类事件的发展过程中，
"it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve political bands which have connected them with another “当一个民族有必要解除，把他们与另一个民族联系在一起的政治纽带，
and to assume among the powers of the earth..." 并成为世界强国之一时…”
"We hold these truths to be self-evident." “我们认为这些真理是不言而喻的。”
- "That all men are created equal." -“人人生而平等。”
- "They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights." -“造物主赋予他们某些不可剥夺的权利。”
- "But among these are life, liberty,and the pursuit of happiness." -“但其中包括生命、自由和追求幸福。”
- "That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends..." -“任何形式的政府，一旦破坏了这些目的…”
- "It is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it." —“人民有权，改变或废除它。”
- "And for the support of this declaration, with the firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, - “为了支持这一宣言，要坚定地相信神圣天意的庇佑，
"we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes...and our sacred honor." “我们向彼此承诺我们的生命，我们的财产…还有我们神圣的荣誉。”
- When you read the declaration, most people only remember the first few paragraphs. -当你读宣言时，大多数人只记得前几段。 （科林.鲍威尔将军）
No one else remembers that it's really a list of charges against the British king. 没人记得，这其实是一份，针对英国国王的指控清单。
- "The history of the present king of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, —“当今大不列颠国王的历史，是一部不断伤害和掠夺的历史，
"all having indirect object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states." “都具有在这些州，建立绝对暴政的间接目的。”
Are you certain this is authentic? 你确定这是原作吗？
- It has already been distributed across the colonies. -它已在各殖民地分发了。
- Bloody fools. -该死的蠢货们。
- The declaration was an act of treason. -这一声明，是叛国行为。
It was primarily a document that was stating that the United States of America was gonna be a new country. 它主要是一份声明，美利坚合众国将成为一个新国家的文件。
Jefferson lists all of the grievances that have been collected from the various colonies. 杰斐逊列出了，从各个殖民地收集到的，所有不满。
So everybody is a part of it. 所以，每个人都是其中的一部分。
These people could have been tried for that and killed for that. 这些人可能会因此受到审判和杀害。
- Time after time,I have given them the opportunity to abandon this foolish cause. - 一次又一次，我给了他们放弃这个“愚蠢事业”的机会。
And now this. 现在，成了这样。
- Your orders, sir? -有什么命令吗，长官？
- The American colonists and the British Government could've met halfway before July of 1776. -美国殖民者和英国政府，本可以在1776年7月之前达成妥协。
But once independence is declared, there is a kind of Rubicon that has passed. 但一旦宣布独立，就会有一种“跨过卢比孔河”的意义。 （正常调兵与举兵谋反的分界线）
- Sir, your orders? -请下命令吧，长官？
- The colonies have declared their independence... -殖民地已经宣布独立…
- But if the Americans want their freedom, they'll have to bleed for it. -但如果美国人想要自由，他们就得流血。
（1776年七月12日，纽约城）
- When the colonies declare independence, Britain responds with cannon fire. 当殖民地宣布独立时,英国就会用大炮开火。
But these first shots on New York are just a warning of what's to come. 但这些在纽约的第一次的炮击，只是对即将发生的事情的警告。
- This is not the full fleet. - No. -这不是整个舰队的火力。 —不是。 （华盛顿的指挥部）
They remain anchored in the harbor as of now. 他们目前仍停泊在港口。
- Then what are we facing? -那我们面对的是什么?
- It is two ships moving north up the Hudson. -是两艘船，沿着哈德逊河北上。
- And our batteries? -那我们的炮台呢？
- They have opened fire but... -他们开火了，但是…
we have so few cannons as it is. 我们的大炮，实在太少了。
And those that we do have are failing to reach the warships. 而我们发射的炮弹，没能打到军舰上。
- So essentially,we are defenseless. -所以本质上说，我们是毫无防备的。
And not only have we been made aware of that fact, but General Howe has as well. 不仅我们知道了这个事实，豪将军也知道了。
Casualties? 有伤亡吗？
- Confirmed so far. -目前，已经确认。
One of our cannons misfired and exploded. 我们的一门大炮走火，并爆炸了。
We are still awaiting word from the other areas of bombardment. 我们仍在等待其它遭受轰炸地区的消息。
- Send men to sweep the streets. -派人去清扫街道。
Check on the civilians. 检查一下平民。
Make sure they steer clear of the river. 确保他们避开河流。
And, Colonel Knox... 还有，诺克斯上校…
- Yes, sir? -是的，长官？
- I want to know where those ships are heading. -我要知道，那些船要去哪里。
- Of course, sir. -当然可以，长官。
- Dismissed.- Follow. -解散。 -随我行动。
- Howe doesn't want to destroy Washington or the Continental Army. -豪不想摧毁华盛顿或大陆军。 （约瑟夫J.艾利斯，普利策历史奖获得者）
Howe wants to rough them up. 豪想揍他们一顿。
Make them realize they can't win. 让他们意识到，他们赢不了。
Make them decide on their own. 让他们自己，来做决定。
This was a misguided venture. 宣布独立，是一次误入歧途的冒险。
- In the days following his show of force, -在他展示武力后的几天里，
General Howe makes two attempts to get Washington to lay down arms, 豪将军两次试图，让华盛顿放下武器，
offering him a pardon for his role in leading the rebellion against the king. 赦免他领导反抗国王的叛乱。
Both fail. 但都失败了。
- General Howe sends an emissary. -豪将军派了使者。
And he sends one letter. 他发了一封信。
It's addressed informally--"Mr. Washington." 这是一种非正式称呼——“华盛顿先生。” （阿莱克西丝.科尔，乔治.华盛顿传记作家）
He sends another letter,again informally, 他又发了一封信，还是非正式的，
"George Washington, Esquire,et cetera." “乔治·华盛顿先生阁下，等等。”
- Washington won't accept the letter because he's General Washington. 华盛顿不会接受这封信，因为他是华盛顿将军。
That's his title. You want to address him,you address him as General Washington. 这是他的头衔。你想跟他说话，你称他为华盛顿将军。 （乔安妮B.弗里曼，耶鲁大学）
And if you're not gonna address him that way, he's not gonna engage in that conversation. 如果你不这样称呼他，他就不会参与谈话。
（1776年7月20日）
- Despite Washington's two refuses, -尽管华盛顿两次拒绝，
Howe reaches out again, 豪再次发出邀请，
this time,sending his own adjutant with a third offer for the rebel commander. 这一次，他派自己的副官，带着第三份对叛军指挥官的提议。
- Welcome,Lieutenant Colonel Patterson. -欢迎，帕特森中校。
- Mr. Washington. -华盛顿先生。
- General. -我是将军。
- I bring another message from General Howe. -我带来豪将军的另一个口信。
- And we are eager to hear what he has to say. -我们很想听听，他要说些什么。
But I understand you've walked here from the harbor. 但我知道，你是从港口走过来的。
Perhaps you are thirsty.We can offer water, ale? 也许你渴了。我们可以提供水，还是麦酒？
- I should prefer to deliver this message and be on my way. -我宁愿把这个消息传达出去，然后就走。
- Of course. -当然可以。
- Your words will suffice. -有你的话，就足够了。
- Well, the king has granted General Howe considerable powers to come to some understanding in this matter. -好吧，国王已经授予豪将军相当大的权力，来解决这个问题。
Perhaps you have a particular request you would like me to relay to General Howe? 也许，你有什么特别的请求，想让我转达给豪将军？
- None. -没有。
But please do feel free to offer him my compliments. 但请代我向他致意。
- Sir, if you will not even have a discussion, -先生，如果你连讨论都不愿意，
it leaves us with little choice on how to proceed. 这让我们几乎没有选择的余地。
- If I understand your implications, -如果我理解你的意思，
the crown has bestowed upon General Howe the authority to grant pardons. 国王授予豪将军赦免的权力。
That is very good. 那非常好。
But those who have committed no fault... 但对于那些，没有过错的人…
want no pardon. 不要被赦免。
- And it seems we have nothing further to discuss. -看来，我们没有什么，可讨论的了。
- I wish you a pleasant return. -祝你归途愉快。
And please, do give General Howe my regards. 请代我向豪将军问好。
- Good day. -日安。
- Washington was very aware of the fact that respect for him was respect for the army, - 华盛顿非常清楚，对他的尊重就是对军队的尊重，
was respect for America. 就是对美国的尊重。
- He was establishing protocols not just for himself, but for his army and for his nation. -他不仅为自己，也为他的军队和他的国家制定了礼仪礼节。 （纳撒尼尔.菲尔布里克，国家图书获奖获奖作家）
- In this situation,he is beyond brave. - 在这种情况下，他非常勇敢。
He's resonant. 他如同洪钟大吕。
- Within weeks,the king's fleet more than doubles in strength. - 几周之内，国王的舰队的力量增加了一倍多。
400 warships,carrying 32,000 soldiers,outnumbered more than 2 to 1. 400艘战舰载着32000名士兵，数量超过2比1。
Washington's challenge is to figure out where Howe will strike. 华盛顿面临的挑战是，弄清楚豪将从哪里下手。
His solution-- 他的解决方案--
split his forces to meet the British,wherever they may land. 无论英军在哪里登陆，他都将自己的军队分头迎战。
- Washington needs to maintain significant forces on Manhattan -华盛顿需要在曼哈顿维持大量兵力， （爱德华G.伦格尔，乔治华盛顿传记作者）
as well to establish a defensive line on Gowanus Heights on Long Island. 并在长岛的戈瓦纳斯高地，建立防线。
- All reports continue to indicate Howe is preparing a major assault on Long Island. -所有的报告都显示，豪正准备对长岛发动大规模袭击。（1776年8月）
- And what is your general opinion of our defenses, Colonel Knox? -诺克斯上校，你对我们的防御，有什么总体看法？
- I wish I could say they were stronger. -我希望我能说，他们更强大。
The New England men have a few small cannons. 新英格兰人有几门小的加农炮。
We are lacking in heavy guns. 我们缺少重炮。
Though I have had not much time to study our fort position at Gowanus Heights. 尽管我没有太多时间，研究我们在高瓦纳斯高地的堡垒位置。
Frankly, I'm concerned we are ill prepared. 坦白说，我担心我们准备不足。
- And our works? -那我们的工事呢?
- We have made adjustments on the river. —我们根据河道，进行了调整。
But further inland,it is a large area,hard to defend. 但再往内陆，这是一个很大的区域，很难防守。
- We will send General Greene an additional 1,500 men. -我们再派一千五百人给格林将军。
- 1,500? -1500名？
Yes, sir. 是的，长官。
- Would you be so kind to give us a few moments? -你能让我们单独谈谈吗?
What is your concern,Colonel Knox? 你在担心什么，诺克斯上校?
Speak your mind. 请直言不讳。
- I do not mean to question your judgment, sir. -我不是要质疑你的判断，长官。
But Howe could put 20,000 men on Long Island, more. 但豪可以在长岛部署两万人，甚至更多。
He could easily double our numbers. 他可以轻松地，两倍于我军。
- And yet, it appears he still holds many thousands of their army in reserve, why? -然而，他似乎仍然握有成千上万的预备兵力，为了什么呢？
To draw us from our position here. 把我们从这里引开。
- And if you are wrong? -如果你错了呢?
- Providence will see us through. -上帝会保佑我们的。
- I have no doubt it will, sir. -我对此毫不怀疑，长官。
- Good. Then go and tell the other officers they may return. —好。那就去告诉其他军官，他们可以回来了。
- Washington's a little overconfident,given what he's up against. -考虑到他面对的对手，华盛顿有点过于自信了。
He's not looking out there and saying, 他不会看着外面说，
"I'm about to lose,and this is suicide." “我就要输了，这简直是自杀。”
He's thinking,"I'll think of something.We'll work this out." 他在想，“我会想办法的。我们会解决这个问题的。” （阿兰,泰勒，普利策历史奖获得者）
- Washington's wanted to prove his American army equal to the British since the start of the war. - 华盛顿从战争开始，就想证明，他的美国军队与英国军队，势均力敌。
Now he'll get his chance. 现在，他有机会了。
（1776年8月，长岛西部）
- In the first major battle of the revolution, —在“独立战争”的第一次重大战役中，
George Washington's army is getting leveled. 乔治·华盛顿的军队，正在被夷为平地。
- Washington was completely outgeneraled in the battle of Long Island. - 华盛顿在长岛战役中，完全处于劣势。
He did not organize his armies efficiently.He divided it. 他没有有效地组织军队。他把它分了。 （纳撒尼尔.菲尔布里克，国家图书获奖获奖作家）
- The name of the game is to never fight unless you have superior numbers or superior terrain. -比赛的实质是，永远不要战斗，除非你有优势的人数，或优势的地形。
And here,in the first major battle,he's making a blunder. 在第一场大战中，他犯了个大错。
- Washington loses nearly one-fifth of his army in two days of fighting. - 华盛顿在两天的战斗中，损失了近五分之一的军队。
Now, what's left of his army has been pushed west, 现在，他剩下的军队被逼到了西部，
flanked, and is now trapped between the East River and the advancing enemy. 被侧翼包围，现在被困在东叉河，和前进的敌人之间。
As the sun sets on the second day of battle, 战斗第二天太阳落山时，
Washington is hours away from annihilation. 华盛顿离毁灭只有几个小时了。
- If they captured him,they would have carried him,back to England, -如果他们抓住了他，他们会把他押回英格兰， （约瑟夫J.艾利斯，普利策历史奖获得者）
they would have tried to--they would've hung him, and they would've corded him, 他们会把他捆起来，吊死，
and they put his head on and spit that would've been there for years. 并把他的头颅示众，向他吐口水，并成年累月地挂在那儿。
And that's all you would remember about George Washington. 这就会成了你，对乔治·华盛顿的记忆。
- How far? -有多远？
- 600 yards,perhaps a little less. - 600码，也许更近一点。
Scouts say the British trenches could reach us by morning. 侦察兵说，英军的战壕，会在早上挖到我们这里。
- His army could have been destroyed relatively early when it was stranded on Long Island. -当他的军队被困在长岛时，他们本可以在相对较早的时候，就被摧毁。
He knew... 他知道... (比尔.克林顿总统)
that he always had to have a plan "B." 他总是有一套备份计划。
And I think the, um... 而我认为，嗯...
the early defeats he suffered in the French and Indian War... contributed to that. 这要归功于，早年他在法国印第安人战争中，遭受的失败...
- It's time. - Yes, sir. -时间到了。 -是，长官。
- Washington sets in motion in audacious escape from the western edge of Long Island. - 华盛顿开始了，从长岛西部边缘的大胆逃亡。
His plan employs a revolving fleet of row boats 他计划雇佣了一支划桨的来回摆渡船队，
to ferry thousands of troops nonstop across the mile-wide East River. 将数千名士兵不停地摆渡过，一英里宽的东叉河。
- This is an extraordinary challenge. -这是一个非凡的挑战。
How do you move an army across the river in the middle of the night 你怎么能让一支军队，在半夜过河， （道格拉斯.布拉德伯恩，弗农山庄的总经理兼CEO）
under the threat of British guns the entire time? 而且整个过程，都在英军枪炮火力威胁下？
- Everything has to work.The weather has to be right. - 一切都必须正常发挥作用。天气必须是合适的。
The fog has to come in at the right time. 雾必须在适当的时候出现。
The river currents have to be right. 水流必须是正确的。
- He's got to muffle all the wheels. -他得把所有的轮子都包住。
He's got to keep the men quiet. 他得让士兵们闭嘴。
You've got to pack up silently and move out. 你得悄悄地收拾东西，并搬走。
- To deceive the enemy and conceal his retreat, -为了欺骗敌人，隐瞒其退路，
Washington uses some clever trickery. 华盛顿使用了一些巧妙的伎俩。
- They manage to fool the British by creating an impression that they have not evacuated from their encampment. -他们设法愚弄英国人，制造一种他们没有打算从营地撤离的印象。 （约瑟夫J.艾利斯，普利策历史奖获得者）
- Washington keeps the campfires burning along the edges of his parameter. -华盛顿保持营地篝火一直燃烧，沿着他的行动范围的边缘。
He orders troops from time to time to fire off their muskets. 他命令部队不时地，发射火枪。
- All the while,small numbers of boats are rowing back and forth. -与此同时，少数船只在来回划着。 （爱德华G.伦格尔，乔治华盛顿传记作者）
- Washington was an unconventional commander. -华盛顿是一位不依照惯例的指挥官。
He enjoyed the sneaky parts of war,of surprising the enemy, 他喜欢战争中“兵行诡道”的部分，让敌人大吃一惊，
convincing the enemy you're going to do one thing when you're actually doing the other. 让敌人相信你要做一件事，而实际上，你在做另一件事。
- And as the last man steps onboard the boat, Washington can hardly believe his luck. - 当最后一个人登船时，华盛顿简直不敢相信自己的运气。
The British haven't detected what's happening. 英国人还没有察觉到，发生了什么。
- This way, sir. - He's made his escape. -这边走，长官。 -他就这样，逃走了。
It's one of the most brilliant withdrawals in the history of warfare. 这是战争史上最辉煌的撤退之一。
- It wasn't so much running away in fear as it was surviving to fight another day. -与其说它是在恐惧中逃跑，不如说它是在为下一次战斗而生存。 （乔安妮B.弗里曼，耶鲁大学）
So I think he really was using retreat as a strategy. 所以，我认为他确实把撤退，作为一种策略。
- But I kind of think of this as the American Dunkirk. -但我觉得，这是美国版的敦刻尔克。
It's this moment where you save the army to fight again, and it really is one of Washington's 这是你拯救你的军队再次战斗的时刻，这确实是华盛顿
great tactical victories early on in the war. 在战争初期，取得的伟大战术胜利之一。
- But Washington's army has escaped one island, only to be vulnerable on another. -但华盛顿的军队逃过了一个岛，却在另一个岛上不堪一击。
As his troops eventually make their way north to get off Manhattan, 当他的部队最终向北，离开曼哈顿时，
13,000 enemy fighters invade,overwhelming the men guarding Washington's retreat. 13000名敌军战士入侵，压倒了守卫华盛顿撤退的士兵。
They flee and panic. 他们逃跑，惊慌失措。
- When Washington gets word,he pivots and moves toward the battle. -当华盛顿得到消息时，他立即转身，投向战场。
（1776年九月15日）
- Washington thinks that if somebody decides to attack, it's like a challenge to do. -华盛顿认为，如果有人决定攻击，这就像是一个人遇到了挑战。
You cannot say no. 你不能说“不”。
You cannot say, "I don't wanna do that"without losing honor. 你不能不顾尊严地说，“我不想那样做。”
- Halt! -停下！
- Stay back! -停下来！
Turn them around! 让他们转身回去！
Stop the running! 不许逃跑！
- Washington saw his worst nightmare being enacted in front of him. -华盛顿看到他最可怕的噩梦，在他面前上演。
- Stay back! -停下来！
- His men fleeing-- -他的士兵在逃跑--
there's not even a sign of resistance. 连抵抗的迹象都没有。
- Get back, you coward! -回去，你这个懦夫!
- He had lost control of his men. -他失去了对手下的控制。
He lost control of himself. 他失去了对自己的控制。
- About face! Turn around! -面向敌人！转身回去！
Turn around, you coward! 转回去，你们这帮胆小鬼！
Just stay! 不能跑！
Stay, you coward! 停下，你这个懦夫！
- Stay back! -停下来！
Hold on! 稳住！
Stay where you are! 停在你的位置！
- He had a volcanic temper and worked mightily to constrain it. -他脾气暴躁，但总是竭力克制。
It would occasionally come out,and by all accounts, it was a terrible thing to be on the receiving end of it. 他偶尔会发火，而且据所有人说，成为他怒火的接受者，是一件可怕的事情。 （约翰.阿瓦隆，《华盛顿的告别》作者）
- Damn you! -你真该死！
- Sir! Sir, sir! -长官！长官，长官！
- Stop that running! - Sir! -停止逃跑！ -长官！
- Let go. - Sir. -别管我。 -长官。
Please, sir.- Let go of me! 求你了，长官。 -别拉着我！
- Sir, please! - Let go! -长官， 求你了！ -让我过去！
Are these the men we command to defend America? 这些人，就是我们派来保卫美国的人吗?
- Gilbert Stuart,the painter, said, —画家吉尔伯特·斯图亚特说，
"If you looked at George Washington's eyes, “如果你看看乔治·华盛顿的眼睛，
"you realized that he could have been the fiercest savage in the forest." “你会意识到，他可能是森林里最凶猛的野人。” （乔恩.米查姆，普利策历史奖获得者）
- Sir. -长官。
- Very well! -那好吧！
Fall back. 后退。
- Fall back! -后退！
Fall back! 后退！
Fall back! Fall back! 后退！后退回去！
- Fall back! -后退！
- Within weeks, the British will take New York City. -几周后，英国人将占领纽约城。
- The loss of New York was catastrophic. -纽约的损失，是灾难性的。
This is rock-bottom for Washington. 这是华盛顿的最低点。
This is rock-bottom for the country. 是这个国家的谷底。
This rebellion is threatening to turn into a total defeat for the Americans. 这次叛乱，有可能使美国人彻底失败。
（1776年11月，新泽西）
- After losing New York City to the British, George Washington and the Continental Army are on the run. -在纽约城沦陷于英军后，乔治.华盛顿和大陆军在溃退途中。
- "I am wearied almost to death with the retrograde motion of things. - "我对局势的不利，几乎厌烦得要死。 （1776年11月19日，给其兄约翰.奥古斯丁.华盛顿的信）
"It is impossible to conduct matters agreeably to public expectation." “已不可能，按照公众的期望行事了。”
- After the New York campaign, Washington fell into a pretty deep depression. 在纽约战役之后，华盛顿陷入了相当严重的沮丧。
He was deeply insecure that this was going to work and that he was going to be able to win. 他非常不确定这是否会成功，他是否能赢。 (琳赛M.切尔温斯基，白宫历史学家)
- Water, sir? -想喝水吗？长官？
- Sir? -长官？
- No, Billy. -不了，比利。
- Sir. -长官。
- Washington basically said,"I would quit if I could, - 华盛顿基本上是在说:“如果可以的话，我会辞职，
but people say there's no one to take my place." 但是人们说没有人能取代我的位置。”
So we know Washington was at rock-bottom. 所以我们知道，华盛顿沮丧到了最低点。
Did he really have it to continue on? 他真的能继续撑下去吗?
- Fearing the worst, -考虑到最坏的情况，
Washington writes home to Mount Vernon with instructions and a warning. 华盛顿给弗农山庄的家写信，做出指示并发出警告。
- "I say in confidence to you that I would look forward to unfavorable events -“我私下告诉你，我会预料到不利的事情， (1776年12月10-17日，写给侄子兼弗农山庄经理，伦德.华盛顿的信)
"and prepare accordingly in such a manner as to give no alarm or suspicion to anyone. “并做好相应的准备，不让任何人惊慌或怀疑。
"Have my papers in such a situation “看完我的信，你们要考虑这样的形势，
"that has to remove at a short notice in case an enemy's fleet shall come up the river." “如果敌人的舰队逆流而上，必须在短时间内撤离。”
- Almost everyone is in despair. -几乎每个人都绝望了。
The morale of the soldiers was pretty bad. 战士们的士气，相当低落。
The morale of the civilian population-- 平民百姓的士气--
even worse. 更加低落。
They're trying to figure out,"How can I get myself out of harm's way? 他们试图想清楚，“我怎样才能让自己远离伤害？ （阿兰,泰勒，普利策历史奖获得者）
How can I surrender to the British?" “我怎样能向英国人投降？”
- With the revolution hanging by a thread, -独立事业危在旦夕，
General Howe offers a pardon to any patriot who will abandon the cause and swear allegiance to the king. 豪将军赦免任何愿意放弃事业，宣誓效忠国王的保皇派。
- A thousand people signed a petition repudiating the Declaration of Independence, — 有一千人签署了一份请愿书，否定了《独立宣言》，
including one guy that was a signer on the Declaration of Independence. 其中包括一个在《独立宣言》上签名的人。
So you could see the will of the American public beginning to break here. 所以，你可以看到美国公众的意志，在这里开始崩溃。 （约瑟夫J.艾利斯，普利策历史奖获得者）
- Washington was also beginning to lose his army. - 华盛顿也开始失去他的军队。
His army was evaporating around him. 他的军队在他周围，逐渐消失。
- And it's about half of the size of what it had been in the summer. -它的规模，大约是夏天的一半。
So many men have either been captured,or they have just left to go home. 很多人不是被俘虏了，就是已经离队回家了。
- This was the ultimate humiliation,his army abandoning him. -这是最大的耻辱，他的军队抛弃了他。
- Tricky thing about a citizen army is that these soldiers, continental soldiers, -公民军队的棘手之处，在于这些士兵，这些大陆士兵，
some of them signed on for a limited term. 他们中的一些人，签了一个有限的服役期。
"I will be here for a year,maybe two. “我将在这里待一年，也许两年。
"And then my term will be up and I'll go home,go back to my farm." “然后我的任期就结束了，我会回家，回到我的农场。”
- By December, Washington's army is just weeks away from total collapse. - 到12月，华盛顿的军队距离彻底崩溃只有几周的时间了。
At midnight on January 1st, 在1月1日午夜，
enlistments for nearly all of his roughly 6,000 remaining soldiers will expire. 他剩下的大约6000名士兵的入伍期，几乎全部将到期。
Washington believes General Howe is waiting until then to make his move. 华盛顿方面认为，豪将军正在等待那个时候采取行动。
- "We have been pushed through the Jerseys. -“我们被逼,穿过了新泽西。
"General Howe is now on the other side of the Delaware, “豪将军现在在特拉华河的另一边， （1776年12月14日，给霍雷肖.盖茨少将的信）
"and beyond all question,means, if possible, to possess himself of Philadelphia. “毫无疑问，如果可能的话，他一定要占领费城。
"You know the fatal consequences that must attend its loss." “你知道失去费城的后果，是怎样的。”
- As the British begin to move in December 1776 toward the Delaware River, - 1776年12月，英军开始向特拉华河进军，
he knows he's going to need to find some way 他知道，他需要找出一些办法，
to convince these few thousand troops that he has left to stay in the field. 为了让这几千名士兵相信，他执意重返在战场。
But words are not going to be enough to make that happen. 但光靠言语，是不足以实现这一目标的。
- It's quite amazing how he just kept going. -他能坚持下去，真是太神奇了。
And he was very good at figuring out,after early defeats, what would produce the most positive result. 他很擅长，在经历了最初的失败后，还能找出最积极的结果。
- If we can do something that's very visible and very symbolic, -如果我们能做一些，很明显又很有象征意义的事，
we might change the mood of the people 我们可能会改变人们的情绪，
and we might find young men returning to our ranks,but time is short. 我们就会发现，年轻人将重回我们的队伍中，但这事要抓紧时间做。
- If we settle down for winter in our current position, the cause is lost. -如果我们在现在的地点安顿下来过冬，我们的事业就失败了。
- And these are not ideal conditions for fighting. -现在不具备，战斗的理想条件。
- What other alternative do we have? -我们还有别的选择吗? （华盛顿设在宾夕法尼亚，巴克斯县的指挥部）
We cannot expect men to enlist in an army that is constantly on the run,that has been beaten. 我们不能期望人们，去入伍一支不断逃命、被打败的军队。
If we are to have any hope,we must give them something to fight for,something inspiring. 如果我们还想有任何希望，我们必须给他们一些奋斗的目标，一些鼓舞人心的目标。
- You have the right of it, sir. -你说的没错，长官。
- Then we are left with no other option,we must go on the offensive. -那我们就别无选择了，我们必须采取攻势。
- I, too, have grown weary of retreat. -我本人，也厌倦了退却。
- There are a great many risks. -这会有很多风险。
- And we will plan for them... -我们会为风险做计划的…
overcome them. 战胜风险。
The men have great faith in you, sir, 这些战士们对你很有信心，长官，
as do I. 我本人也是。
- Thank you, Colonel Knox. -谢谢，诺克斯上校。
Henry. 亨利。
- Then,the only question is where? -那么，唯一的问题是，在哪里发动攻击？
- Just X miles from Washington's Bucks County headquarters, -距离华盛顿设在巴克斯县的指挥部几英里处，
Trenton, New Jersey, is now General Howe's southernmost outpost, 也就是新泽西的特伦顿，现在是豪将军最南端的前哨，
a garrison manned by some 15,000 Hessian mercenaries. 那里驻扎有15000名黑森雇佣兵组成的守军。 （当时为德意志小邦国）
- The Hessians were professional soldiers from Germany that the British government had hired to augment their army. -黑森人是来自德国的职业军人，英国政府雇佣他们来扩充军队。
They were pros. 他们是职业军人。
They're some of the most feared warriors on earth. 他们是地球上最可怕的战士。
- Washington prepares a daring attack plan, a nighttime crossing of the Delaware. - 华盛顿准备了一个大胆的进攻计划，夜间穿越特拉华河。
The army is to move in three columns, 这支军队，兵分三路行进，
one is a diversion, 一路用来转移敌人的注意力，
another to block the enemies' escape route, 另一路用来封锁敌人的逃跑路线，
and finally, a third,under Washington's command to march on Trenton. 最后，第三路，列在华盛顿的指挥下，向特伦顿进军。
- Did they get the map? Some of the generals. -他们都拿到地图了吗？ 召集将军们。
- He wasn't ready to surrender the cause at that point. -在那个艰难时刻，他不打算，就此放弃独立大业。 （乔恩.米查姆，普利策历史奖获得者）
It might have been the rational thing to do, 这可能是符合理性，而能做的事情，
but history is made by people occasionally 但历史，偶尔会由人们
making irrational decisions in the pressure and amid the perils of the given moment. 在压力和危险中，做出的“非理性决定”，所创造的。
- "Christmas day at night.One hour before day is the time fixed upon for our attempt on Trenton. —“圣诞节的夜晚。天亮前一小时，是我们去特伦顿的预定时间。 （1776年12月23日，给约瑟夫.里德上校的信）
"For heaven's sake,keep this to yourself, “看在上帝的份上，这件事，你可千万别告诉别人，
as the discovery of it may prove fatal to us." 因为一旦被发现了，对我们来说，可能是致命的。”
- You really have two choices-- -你真的有两个选择--
you either proceed,or the entire enterprise collapses. 你要么继续干下去，要么整个事业就都完蛋。
（1776年十二月25日，特拉华河）
- General George Washington and his battered Continental Army - 乔治·华盛顿将军和他的溃败的大陆军
are attempting the most audacious operation of the war. 正在尝试战争中的最大胆的行动。
If Washington's mission fails,this could be the last night of the revolution. 如果华盛顿的任务失败，这可能是独立战争的最后一晚。
- The weather is the worst it can possibly be. It's a hurricane in December. - 天气是最糟糕的了。这是12月的飓风。 （纳撒尼尔.菲尔布里克，国家图书获奖获奖作家）
- The troops are still wearing their summer uniforms. -部队仍然穿着夏季军服。
Many of them are barefoot--literally barefoot,their clothes in rags. 他们中的许多人光着脚——真的是光着脚，衣服破烂不堪。 (爱德华G.伦格尔，乔治华盛顿传记作者)
- A lot of the soldiers didn't actually know how to swim, and the water was incredibly cold. -很多士兵实际上不知道如何游泳，而且水非常冷。 （琳赛M.切尔温斯基，白宫历史学家）
- This is a nation.This is the people at their worst possible point, -这是一个国家。这是处于最糟糕状态的人们，
pushing on in the desperate hope that they can turn this thing around. 在绝望的希望中前进，希望他们能扭转局面。
- These are the times that tried men's souls. -这是考验人们的灵魂的时代。
- To rally his man for the treacherous crossing, -为了召集他的人马，完成此次暗藏凶机的航渡，
Washington ordered his officers to read aloud their revolutionary words 华盛顿命令他的军官们大声朗读
of Thomas Paine published just days before. 几天前发表的托马斯·潘恩的革命语录。 (《常识》《人的权利》《理性时代》)
- "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, -“热情如夏的战士，和心怀阳光的爱国者，将会在这次危机中，
"shrink from the service of his country. “逃避为他的国家效力。
"But he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." “但现在能经受住考验的人，应该得到男人和女人的爱和感谢。”
- It was really a smart thing to do because he knew he had to get to the other side. -这真是一个很敏捷的行动，因为他知道，他必须到达彼岸。
He was secure enough to know that Thomas Paine 他足够地了解，托马斯.潘恩是一个
was a better speaker and a more passionate crafter of the English language. 更好的演讲者，也是一个更有激情的，演绎英语词汇的匠师。
Paine will get 'em so fired up,they'll walk across the Delaware. 潘恩会让他们兴奋起来，他们会渡过特拉华河。 （比尔.克林顿总统）
They won't even need a boat. 他们甚至不需要渡船。
- Men, prepare to unload! -伙计们，准备下船！
- Once they get across the river,the clock is ticking. - 一旦他们开始渡河，就要争分夺秒了。
- It took us longer than we expected. -我们花的时间，比预期的要长。
- This will be a miracle none of our boats capsized. -我们的船，居然一艘都没有翻，这真是奇迹。
- Have we lost any cannons? - None. - 我们损失了加农炮吗? —没有。
- Washington has coordinated an effort where this will all happen at dawn,but they're late. - 华盛顿已经协调了一项工作，这一成效将在黎明发生，但毕竟，他们迟到了。
- When Washington's forces land in New Jersey, it's 3 a.m. - 华盛顿的军队在新泽西登陆时，已经是凌晨3点了。
They're hours behind schedule and still facing a 9-mile march to Trenton. 他们比原计划晚了几个小时，还要走9英里才能到达特伦顿。
The plan is to divide into two columns 4 miles outside of town 我军的计划是在城外4英里处，分成两队，
and circle the garrison and barrage the Hessians with cannon fire before they have time to react. 包围守军要塞，在黑森兵做出反应之前，用加农炮轰击他们。
- Keep pushing, men! -继续推，伙计们!
Bring it forward, men,bring it forward! 向前冲，伙计们，向前冲!
- Commanding a critical artillery unit is one of the country's rising stars, -指挥这一支关键的炮兵队的队长，是该国冉冉升起的新星之一，
a young captain named Alexander Hamilton. 一位名叫亚历山大·汉密尔顿的年轻上尉。
- Alexander Hamilton comes to the United States - 亚历山大·汉密尔顿作为移民来到美国，
as an immigrant,functionally an orphan,attends King's College. 实际上是个孤儿，在国王学院接受教育。 （现为哥伦比亚大学）
He is ambitious. 他雄心勃勃。
- In some ways,has a lot of similarities to a young Washington. -在某些方面，他与年轻的华盛顿，有很多相似之处。
What Hamilton wants from the war more than anything else is a moment to shine on the battlefield 汉密尔顿最想从战争中获得的是，在战场上闪耀的时刻，
so he can earn reputation and honor. 这样他就可以赢得声望和荣誉。
- Quickly, on the shore,form a line! -赶快，上岸后，列队！
We leave in 30 minutes! 我们30分钟后，出发！
We're ready,General Washington. 我们准备好了，华盛顿将军。
- You have done it, sir. -你做到了，长官。
- The job is not yet done. -这项工作，还没做完。
The battle is still before us. 一场恶战，还在等着我们呢。
- Washington doesn't know it yet, - 华盛顿还不知道，
but the two columns of soldiers due to cross upstream 本来要逆流而上的两路部队
were stopped in their tracks by the brutal conditions. 被恶劣的条件阻挡了。
He and his 2,400 men are now on their own. 他和他的2400人，现在只能靠他们自己了。
- If they do not win this battle, -如果他们打不赢这场仗，
it's over. 就完蛋了。
So he rallies his men for one last toss of the dice. 于是，他召集手下，进行最后一次“掷骰子”。 （阿兰,泰勒，普利策历史奖获得者）
- The stakes are unimaginably high. - “赌注”高得，难以想象。
The snow is coming down. 大雪就要来临了。
The wind is whipping. 寒风凛冽。
They're freezing,but they have nothing else left. 他们都要冻僵了，但他们毫无保暖措施。
They will either prevail,or they will die. 他们要么胜利，要么死亡。
（1776年十二月26日，新泽西，特伦顿）
- "Tyranny, like hell,is not easily conquered." -“暴政，就像地狱，不容易被征服。” (1776年十二月23日，托马斯.潘恩在《北美危机第一号战报》中写道)
"Yet we have this consolation with us, “然而，我们感到安慰的是，
"that the harder the conflict,the more glorious the triumph." “冲突越艰难，胜利就越光荣。”
（1776年十二月26日，新泽西，特伦顿）
- General George Washington's daring Delaware River gambit pays off... -乔治·华盛顿将军大胆的“特拉华河破局”，得到了回报…
...with his first great battlefield victory of the revolution. …随之而来的是，他在独立战争中的第一次伟大的战场胜利。
In less than an hour, 22 enemy soldiers were killed,some 900 taken prisoner, 在不到一个小时的时间里，22名敌方士兵被打死，大约900人被俘，
not a single American is lost in the fight. 没有一个美国人在战斗中牺牲。
- Trenton was like turning the page. -特伦顿，好像翻开了新的一页。
He had made his mistakes in the past,but now,this was a whole new game. 他过去犯过错误，但现在，这是一场全新的游戏。 （纳撒尼尔.菲尔布里克，国家图书获奖获奖作家）
（1776年十二月27日，大陆军军营）
- General orders! -将军有令!
General orders! Gather around. 将军有令!就地集合。
"General orders 27th December, 1776. “《1776年12月27日通令》
"The general, with the utmost sincerity and affection, “将军本人，以最大的诚意和关爱，
"thanks the officers and soldiers for their spirited and gallant behavior at Trenton." “感谢指战员们，在特伦顿的英勇无畏的精神。”
- With Washington crossing the Delaware, - 随着华盛顿渡过特拉华河，
the history of the world was one way before that, and it turned out to be another way after that. 世界历史，在此之前，是一条路，而在此之后，则是另一条路。
Washington's decision to do that on that cold night has warmed the rest of us ever since. 从那以后，华盛顿在那个寒冷的夜晚，做出的决定，让我们其他人感到温暖。
- "The commissary is strictly ordered to provide rum to the troops." —“军需官被严令，向部队供应朗姆酒。”
- So, what had looked to be a lost cause just a few weeks before suddenly looks a lot better, -所以，几周前看起来注定要失败的事情，突然看起来好多了，
and the principal person who pulls this off is Washington. 而促成这件事的主要人物，就是华盛顿。 （阿兰,泰勒，普利策历史奖获得者）
But he's got a shrinking army, 但是，他的军队正在萎缩，
and most of his soldiers will be going home at the end of the year. 他的大部分士兵，将在今年年底回家。
- As we have begun the glorious work of driving the enemy... -我们已经开始了，驱逐敌人的光荣工作… （1776年12月27日，华盛顿将军向全军发布的命令）
I hope you will not now turn your backs upon them 我希望你们现在，不要背向敌军，
and leave the business half-finished at this important crisis, 在这个重大危机时刻，半途而废，
a crisis which may,more than probably,determine the fate of America. 这场危机，很可能决定美国的命运。
- People join armies,and they stay in armies for a variety of reasons. - 人们参军，并且出于各种各样的原因留在军队里。
In the case of Washington,he presents the cause as the cause of freedom. 以华盛顿为例，他把这个事业，描述为自由的事业。 （H.W.布兰兹，得克萨斯州立大学奥斯汀分校）
- Washington knew that you have to give any group of human beings that you wanna lead effectively 华盛顿知道，你必须给任何一群人，一种“你想要有效领导”的使命感。
a sense of purpose."Why are we doing this? Why am I putting my life on the line?" 让人们感觉到，“我们为什么要这么做？我为什么要冒生命危险?”
My mission is to close with and destroy the enemy by firing maneuver. 我的任务是，通过射击战术，接近并消灭敌人。
But the purpose of doing this is to protect the United States of America. 但这样做的目的，是为了保护美利坚合众国。
- I therefore not only invite you to a longer continuance, -因此，我不仅请你们延长服役期限，
but earnestly exhort the officers and soldiers 而且恳切地劝告那些
of all those regiments whose term of service 服役期限还有几天后，就要结束的
is due to expire in a few days... 各团的官兵…
...to remain. ...再坚持一下。
- He doesn't force them to stay. -他不会强迫他们留下来。
He doesn't order them to stay. 他没有命令他们留下来。
He pleads with their sense of loyalty and duty,and he asked them to stay. 他恳求他们的忠诚和责任感，并请他们留下来。
- Many of them will re-enlist 'cause now there's some hope, -他们中的许多人会重新入伍，因为现在有了一些希望，
and they'll be able to recruit new soldiers because there seems like-- 他们可以招募新的士兵，因为这似乎是...
this is actually something worth fighting for, and hope keeps an army going. 值得为之奋斗的事情，希望让军队继续前进。
- The greatness of Washington's victory at Trenton wasn't so much in what happened on the battlefield, -华盛顿特伦顿战役的伟大之处，并不在于战场上发生了什么，
But the huge impact that it has on the feelings of the American people. 但它对美国人民情绪，产生了巨大的影响。 （爱德华G.伦格尔，乔治华盛顿传记作者）
- Word of mouth would have traveled to people about what had happened,and it would buoy people spirits — 发生了什么事，人们会口耳相传，这将鼓舞人们的精神，
and make people think that it was possible that the country could actually pull this off. 让人们认为，这个国家有可能真的成功。 （安妮特.戈登里德，普利策历史奖获得者）
- Trenton changed everything,and we owe it to Washington's audacity. -特伦顿改变了一切，这要归功于华盛顿的大胆。
- The British are frustrated at this point. -英国人在这一点上，很沮丧。
Certainly Howe is frustrated. 当然，豪将军很沮丧。
He had hoped that this thing would be over by now and that the American army would just kinda drift away, 他本希望这件事到现在就能结束，美国军队就会慢慢走开， (凯文J.韦德尔，美国陆军退役上校，美国陆军战争学院)
and the revolution would die a peaceful death. 革命就会和平地结束。
- In response to Washington's surprise victory, - 作为对华盛顿的意外胜利的回应，
the British throw their military might at finally winning control of the Hudson. 英国人投入了他们的军事力量，最终获得了对哈德逊河的控制。
In July, they captured the key American post at Fort Ticonderoga, 7月，他们占领了美国在提康德罗加堡的重要据点，
forcing the Northern Army into retreat. 迫使北方的军队撤退。
- The Continental Army was a complicated beast. - 大陆军是一头复杂的野兽。
Washington had his own army he was in charge of, 华盛顿有他自己的军队，
but there was also the Northern Army and the Southern Army. 但也有北方军队和南方军队。
- Unsure where the British will strike next, - 不确定英国下一步会袭击哪里，
Washington sends reinforcements north to protect the Hudson. 华盛顿向北方派遣援军，保护哈德逊河。
He then spends the summer of 1777, 1777年夏天，他带领自己的军队
marching his own forces between Philadelphia and New York in an effort to protect both. 在费城和纽约之间穿行，努力保护这两个城市。
- Washington is a true commander in chief. -华盛顿是一位真正的总司令。
He's not just looking at what's good for me down here with my main army. 他考虑的不只是，他和他的主力部队的利益。
He's giving strategic and operational guidance to the commanders up in the Northern Army 他给北方军的指挥官们提供战略和作战指导，
while he's fighting his own fight down in New York,New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. 而他自己则在纽约，新泽西和宾夕法尼亚作战。
- By August, the British,under General John Burgoyne, 到8月，英军在约翰·伯戈因将军的率领下，
are poised to strike Albany, a strategic outpost on the lower Hudson. 准备进攻，哈德逊河下游的战略前哨，奥尔巴尼。
As for General Howe,his fleet has departed New York. 至于豪将军，他的舰队已经离开纽约。
Destination unknown. 去向不明。
- A message from London. -来自伦敦的消息。 （1777年夏季。皇家海军“灰猎犬”号）
Do we sail for the Hudson? 我们要驶向哈德逊河吗?
- It seems our northern armies do not require our assistance. -看来我们的北方军队，不需要我们的援助。
- Burgoyne desires the glory for himself. -伯戈因想独享荣耀。
- Perhaps.Let others focus on the north. —也许。让其他人关注北方吧。
A far bigger prize liesright in front of us. 更大的奖赏，就在我们面前。
- Philadelphia? -你是说，费城吗？
- Not even Washington can survive the fall of his capital. — 即使是华盛顿，也不能在首都陷落后，幸存下来。
And if we are not needed to support others elsewhere, 如果我们不需要支持其他地方的人，
it means our full force is finally at our disposal. 这意味着，我们的全部力量，最终可以由我们支配。
Get the map. 拿地图来。
- Washington is still between us and the city. -华盛顿仍然在我军和城市之间。
- On land... -在陆地上...
And even if he recognizes our target,he cannot check our ships. 即使他认出了我们的目标，他也无法检查到我们的舰船。
He has no way of knowing from which direction we will come. 他无法知道，我们将从哪个方向来。
I have given him opportunities to see reason. 我给了他，恢复理智的机会。
Still he persists. 他还执迷不悟。
Mr. Washington thinks he is making headway. 华盛顿认为，他正在取得进展。
Well, let's show him how terribly mistaken he is. 那就让他看看，他错得有多离谱。
Ready the fleet. 舰队做好准备。
- Straightaway, my Lord. -马上就绪，大人。
- Howe is no longer underestimating Washington. — 豪不再低估华盛顿了。
Washington is the revolution at this point, 此时的华盛顿，就是革命的焦点，
and if he can defeat and perhaps even destroy Washington, that's the revolution right there. 如果他能打败甚至摧毁华盛顿，那就是扑灭了革命。
（1777年9月，宾夕法尼亚，布兰迪万）
- By late summer, General Howe is making good on his promise to come for Washington. - 到夏末，豪将军兑现了他来找华盛顿会战的承诺。
He beats the Continental Army in a battle just outside of Philadelphia. 他在费城城外的一场战役中，击败了大陆军。
The patriot capital is now exposed. 爱国者们的首都，现在暴露了。
- Philadelphia is a great prize. - 费城是一个伟大的奖品。
It's the rebel capital,a lot of propaganda value. 这里是叛军的首都，太有宣传价值啦。 （凯文J.韦德尔，美国陆军退役上校，美国陆军战争学院）
- The British think in a very traditional,military kind of a way, - 英国人以一种非常传统的军事方式思考，
"We need to capture a major city." “我们需要占领一个主要城市。” （乔安妮B.弗里曼，耶鲁大学）
The capture of New York--that doesn't fix things. 占领纽约，并不能解决问题。
- And if we take the city where Congress is sitting, - 如果我们占领他们的国会所在的城市，
maybe that will be so emotionally crippling that they will surrender. 也许这会让他们在情感上受到重创，从而投降。 （琳赛M.切尔温斯基，白宫历史学家）
- This is one of the big crises in Washington's entire time as commander in chief. — 这是华盛顿作为全军统帅以来。最大的危机之一。
- "Howe was about 15 miles from us. The prospect is chilling on every side." “豪将军离我们大约15英里。前景令人心寒。” （国会议员约翰.亚当斯1777年9月16日日记）
"Is Philadelphia to be lost? If lost, is the cause lost?" “费城就要丢了吗? 如果失败了，是不是独立事业，就失败了?”
- Within days, John Adams and his fellow congressmen are evacuating the city, - 几天之内，约翰·亚当斯和他的国会议员同事们，撤离了这座城市，
and so is a future symbol of American freedom. 这座城市，也是未来美国自由的象征。
The Liberty Bell is secreted in a church 60 miles away 自由钟，被藏在60英里外的一座教堂里，
to keep the British from melting it down into musket balls. 以防英国人把它熔化成火枪弹。
（1777年九月26日）
- "The enemy gained possession of Philadelphia. - "敌人占领了费城。 （1777年10月1日，给康涅狄格州长乔纳森.特兰伯尔的信）
"This will be attended with several ill consequences. “这将带来一些不良后果。
"But I hope that a little time and perseverance “不过，我希望只要有一点时间和毅力，
"will give us an opportunity of making amends for our late ill fortune." 我们就有机会，弥补我们最近的不幸。”
- Washington had been on a losing streak. - 华盛顿一直处于连败状态。
He had had the absolutely terrible year in New York. 他在纽约度过了糟糕透顶的一年。
He had redeemed himself a little bit with the Battle of Trenton,but then had lost Philadelphia. 他在特伦顿战役中挽回了一点面子，但随后失去了费城。
- And there really begins to be kind of a whisper campaign about, "Should Washington be in command of the army?" - 这真的开始了一种窃窃私语的运动，“华盛顿应该指挥军队吗?”
- There's rumblings in Congress and other places,even in the army, "Who should really be the commander in chief?" —在国会和其他地方，甚至在军队里都有传言，“谁应该成为真正的总司令？”
And there's a lot of those folks who were talking about Gates being the logical successor to George Washington. 很多人都认为，盖茨将军是乔治·华盛顿的接班人。
- Horatio Gates is a veteran soldier, and one of the original contenders for Washington's job. - 霍雷肖·盖茨是一名退伍军人，也是华盛顿职位的最初竞争者之一。
He's now commandingthe Continental Army's northern wing currently in upstate New York, 他现在指挥大陆军的北翼，目前在纽约州北部，
holding firm against the British, who are angling to seize control of the Hudson. 坚决反对英国人，因为英国人想要控制哈德逊河。
The two armies clashed north of Albany near Saratoga a week before Philadelphia fell. 费城陷落前一周，两军在奥尔巴尼北部萨拉托加附近发生冲突。
Though British General John Burgoyne claimed victory, 尽管英国将军约翰·伯戈因宣称取得了胜利，
the Americans inflicted heavy casualties, 美国人却给英军，造成了重大伤亡，
thanks in part to the bold battlefield tactics 这要归功于采取了大胆战术的
of one of Washington's rising stars, 华盛顿的后起之星，
36-year-old former merchant from Connecticut, 36岁的来自康涅狄格州的前商人，
Benedict Arnold. 本尼迪克特.阿诺德。
- You have been broken.Do not give quarter. -你已经崩溃了。就不要再手软了。
- Now in October,after nearly a month of stalemate, - 在僵持了近一个月后的十月， （1777年10月7日，纽约州，萨拉托加）
Arnold is on the field once again to stop Britain's advance on the Hudson. 阿诺德再次踏上战场，阻止英国在哈德逊河的进攻。
- Arnold was one of Washington's best officers. - 阿诺德是华盛顿手下，最优秀的军官之一。
He was brilliant on the battlefield,decisive,great strategic sense. 他在战场上表现出色，果断，极具战略意识。 (纳撒尼尔.菲尔布里克，国家图书获奖获奖作家)
- Kind of a daredevil in his willingness to put his body at risk. -他愿意拿自己的身体冒险，真是个胆大妄为的人。 （阿兰,泰勒，普利策历史奖获得者）
- He's totally dedicated to the cause of the revolution, and he's willing to sacrifice for it. -他完全献身于独立革命事业，他愿意为此牺牲。 (爱德华G.伦格尔，乔治华盛顿传记作者)
- I do not care if their backs are turned! -我才不管他们，是否转过身来!
Put them in their graves! 让他们进坟墓！
Send them to hell! 让他们下地狱!
Send them all to hell! 让他们都下地狱！
- Charge! -冲锋！
- Everyone! -所有人！
- Fall back! -撤退！
Fall back! 撤退！
- Fall back! -撤退！
Fall back! 撤退！
- The Battle of Saratoga was a punch to the gut for the British Army. - 萨拉托加战役，对英军来说，是当头一棒。
They had assumed this was going to give them the victory, that that would shut down the revolution, 他们本以为，这会给他们带来胜利，会让独立革命停止，
but it was just the opposite. 但结果恰恰相反。
- There's a wonderful letter from a British officer 一位英国军官写了一封精彩的信，
who describes how Burgoyne was so full of emotion 信中描述了伯戈因是如何激动万分，
and disbelieving that they had lost this battle 不相信他们已经输掉了这场战斗，
that he really couldn't speak. 以至于，他都说不出话来了。
So it was a stunning,stunning victory that ends up having a huge impact for the American cause, 所以这是一场惊人的胜利，最终对美国的事业，产生了巨大的影响，
and Arnold is a great hero in that moment. 阿诺德在那一刻，是一个伟大的英雄。
- But Arnold's heroics at Saratoga come at a price. -但阿诺德在萨拉托加的英勇事迹，是有代价的。
In the final push of battle,his left leg is shot and then crushed by his fallen horse. 在战斗的最后关头，他的左腿被射中，然后被倒下的马匹压碎了。
- He's taken to a hospital in Albany. - 他被送到奥尔巴尼的医院了。 （阿莱克西丝.科尔，乔治.华盛顿传记作家）
And meanwhile, back in the center of the action, 与此同时，回到这次行动的中心，
Horatio Gates, who did not leave his tent during Saratoga, takes credit for the victory. 在萨拉托加战斗中，连帐篷都没有离开过的霍雷肖·盖茨，却因胜利大获赞誉。
- Gates is not just looking to steal Arnold's thunder. - 盖茨不只是想抢阿诺德的风头。
His real intention is to use his victory at Saratoga 他的真正意图是，利用他在萨拉托加的胜利
to make a play for the job of his commanding officer,George Washington. 来谋求取代他的指挥官，乔治·华盛顿的位置。
- Gates is very careful not to put himself on paper and saying,"I want to take charge." — 盖茨非常小心，不会把自己的想法写在纸上，说:“我想负责。”
But he speaks with Washington's opponents, 但他与华盛顿的反对者交谈，
and he encourages them to begin lobbying in Congress 他鼓励他们，开始在国会，和其他地方游说，
and elsewhere for Washington's deposition. 要求华盛顿下台。
And when criticisms of Washington arise, 当对华盛顿的批评出现时，
certain young men in what Washington calls his military family stepped to the fore, 一些被华盛顿称为“行伍之家”的年轻人，走上了前台，
identify Washington's critics and do their best to destroy them. 他们找出批评华盛顿的人，并尽最大努力，摧毁他们的诽谤。
And nobody steps forward with more aggressiveness than Alexander Hamilton. 没有人比亚历山大·汉密尔顿更具“好斗性”了。
- "All the true and sensible friends to their country and, of course,to a certain great man -“所有对他的国家，当然也对这位伟大的人物，是真诚和理智的朋友们， （1776年2月13日，亚历山大.汉密尔顿给纽约州长乔治.克林顿的信）
"ought to be upon the watch to counterplot the secret machinations of his enemies." “应该时刻警惕，以挫败敌人使用‘反间计’的秘密阴谋。”
- The 21-year-old captain who commanded an artillery unit at the Battle of Trenton -这位21岁的上尉，曾在特伦顿战役中指挥炮兵部队，
is now one of the commander in chief's most trusted aides-de-camp. 现在是总司令最信任的副官之一。
- In an aide,what Washington needs is someone who can write for him, - 在助手方面，华盛顿需要的是一个能代表他写作，
can speak for him,can act for him in a way that's true to him. 能代表他说话，能以一种真实的方式，代表他行事的人。
- Another of Washington's staunchest allies is the 19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette. - 华盛顿的另一个最坚定的盟友，是19岁的拉法耶特侯爵。
- The Marquis de Lafayette is a young French nobleman who is inspired by the cause of what's going on in America. 拉法耶特侯爵是一位年轻的法国贵族，他受到美国正在发生的事情的激励。
So he comes to the United States and commits himself to the effort. 所以他来到美国，并致力于这项工作。
- Lafayette has joined Washington's army as a volunteer. -拉斐特作为志愿者，加入了华盛顿的军队。
He was wounded at the Battle of Brandywine, and he's now been appointed a general in the Continental Army. 他在布兰迪万战役中负伤，现在被任命为大陆军的将军。
- He's very young and very eager,and you certainly get a sense that Washington and Lafayette become very close very quickly. - 他很年轻，很有激情，你当然能感觉到，华盛顿和拉斐特很快就走得很近。
（1777年冬季，宾夕法尼亚，福吉山谷）
- As Washington begins winter camp at Valley Forge, - 华盛顿在福吉谷开始冬季休整，
his critics are still plotting against him, 他的批评者仍在密谋反对他，
but his military family is standing by his side. 但他的“行伍之家”，一直站在他身边。
圣诞快乐，我的将军。
- To old friends and new allies. -致老朋友和新盟友。
- And to our fearless commander. -敬我们无畏的指挥官。
- The only general who could lead this army. -唯一能领导这支军队的将军。
- I must say, -我必须要说，
we are all well aware on the fools in Congress who do not know a single thing about war. 我们都很清楚，国会里尽是那些对战争一无所知的傻瓜。
But every man at this table,every man in this camp knows 但是，这张桌子上的每一个人，这个营地里的每一个人，都知道，
that if you are lost to America, 如果你被美国，弃之不用，
there is nobody who could keep the army and the revolution going. 没有人能让军队和独立革命，继续下去。
- I appreciate your confidence, my dear Marquis. -我感谢你的信任，我亲爱的侯爵。
But for one night,let's not discuss the war. 但今晚，我们不要再讨论战争了。
- Hear, hear. -赞同，赞同。
- To Christmas. - To Christmas. -为圣诞干杯。 -圣诞快乐。
- To Christmas. -为圣诞干杯。
- Despite attempts to quiet the cabal, calls for Washington's ouster aren't going away. -尽管试图平息阴谋集团的鼓噪，但要求“华盛顿下台”的呼声，还是甚嚣尘上。
In January 1778,an anonymous letter circulated in the Congress 1778年1月，国会中流传着一封匿名信，
makes the case for his removal with a scathing list of Washington's failures. 其中列出了华盛顿的一系列失败，提出了罢免他的理由。
- "That the enemies,taking possession of the city of Philadelphia, "with so little loss in opposition, - “敌人占领了费城，在抵抗中只遭受了很小的损失， （1778年1月17日一封名为《自由人的想法》的匿名信）
"has been very discouraging to many of the true friends of America, “这让美国的许多真正朋友，感到非常沮丧，
"that more men will die this winter “今年冬天死去的人数，
"than it would've cost lives to have conquered the enemy last summer and fall, “比去年夏天和秋天，与敌人征战所付出的生命，还要多，
"that it is a very great reproach to America to say there is only one general in it." “说美国只有一位将军，是对美国的极大指责。”
- Washington worried the American people were going to believe this criticism. - 华盛顿担心，美国人民会相信这种批评。
He worried he was going to lose their support. 他担心自己会失去他们的支持。
- There's a sense that he really doesn't have what it takes. -有一种感觉，他真的没有所需的东西。 （安妮特.戈登里德，普利策历史奖获得者）
（1777年冬季，福吉山谷）
- Nearly three years into the war,George Washington is facing escalating personal attacks and a new enemy... 开战近三年，乔治·华盛顿面临着不断升级的人身攻击，和一个新的敌人—
winter. —冬天。
Plagued with disease and desperately hungry, 饱受了疾病和极度饥饿的折磨，
the men of Washington's main fighting force are battling to stay alive. 华盛顿主战部队的士兵们，正在为生存而战。
- Follow me. -跟我来。
- If we are to set rations, -如果我们要设定口粮，
we must have accurate account of our provisions. 我们必须对我们的供给，有准确的记录。
- Food supplies are running low, -食物供应越来越少，
and what little they do have is growing more rancid by the day. 而他们仅有的一点食物，也日益腐坏。
- Wow. -哇。
- Check every crate and barrel. -检查每一个板条箱和木桶。
Inform me as soon as the count is completed. 清点完后，马上通知我。
- Washington and his troops are hunkered down for the winter at Valley Forge, 华盛顿和他的部队，在福吉山谷蛰伏过冬，
just 20 miles outside of British-occupied Philadelphia. 距离英国占领的费城，仅20英里
The two armies are camped so close that to survive the winter, 两支军队扎营得很近，为了熬过冬天，
they're forced to draw on the same farms for supplies. 他们被迫向同一个农场索取给养。
- There's a battle going on for food,and the British are winning. - 一场争夺食物的战争正在进行，英国人正在取得胜利。 （约瑟夫J.艾利斯，普利策历史奖获得者）
- The Americans don't have gold and silver, and so they're offering payment in paper money. -美国人没有黄金和白银，所以他们用纸币支付。
Farmers don't like having bushels of paper money of diminishing value 农民不喜欢拥有不断贬值的纸币， （阿兰,泰勒，普利策历史奖获得者）
when they could be offered gold and silver if they will trade it with the British. 如果他们愿意和英国人交易，就可以得到黄金和白银。
- And a lot of states really hoarded their resources -而且很多州确实囤积了他们的资源，
in the event that Britain decided to make its next campaign in their state. 以防英国决定在他们的州，发动下一次战役。 （琳赛M.切尔温斯基，白宫历史学家）
- For Washington, it meant that there was no end to the shortages. - 这对华盛顿来说，这意味着，短缺永无止境。 （H.W.布兰兹，得克萨斯州立大学奥斯汀分校）
- He's begging the states.He's begging Congress. - 他在乞求州政府。他在乞求国会。
- "I need you to raise more money -“我需要你们筹集更多的钱，
"so that I can feed my soldiers, “这样，我才能喂饱我的士兵，
"so that I can give them shoes, “这样，我就可以给他们鞋子，
"so that I can have the proper amount of gunpowder to actually be able to fire my cannons." “这样,我就可以有适量的火药，来发射我的大炮。”
- Many another person in Washington's position would have said,"I can't do this. — 很多处在华盛顿位置上的人会说:“我不能这么做。
"If you're not gonna give me the resources to win, then I'm not gonna take this." “如果你不给我赢的资源，那我就不接手这个工作。”
But Washington had committed himself personally to this, and he was gonna see it through to the end. 但是华盛顿已经亲自投身其中，他要把它坚持到底。
- And so, too, will Martha, - 玛莎也将如此，她将于2月份来到福吉谷，支持她的丈夫和这项事业。
who arrives in Valley Forge in February to support her husband and the cause. 她将于2月份来到福吉谷，支持她的丈夫和这项事业。
- Martha Washington visits George Washington in every encampment during the war. —玛莎·华盛顿在战争期间，拜访了乔治·华盛顿的每一个营地。 （道格拉斯.布拉德伯恩，弗农山庄的总经理兼CEO）
- And she joins him for some of the roughest campaigns, and for long winters,she's there. -她和他一起参加了一些最艰苦的战役，在漫长的冬天，她都在那里。 （阿莱克西丝.科尔，乔治.华盛顿传记作家）
- Martha is no chimney corner wife. -玛莎不是烟囱边的老婆。
She's not going to go and sit and knit for him. 她不会坐下来为他编织的。
She assists on taking a visible role in camp. 她帮助在营地中扮演一个明显的角色。
- Martha leads by example. -玛莎以身作则。
She's tending to the sick,and she's receiving people, 她照顾病人，接待客人，
so she's also sort of working the diplomatic relations for Washington. 所以,她也在为华盛顿，处理外交关系。
- They both shared that powerful sense that the people needed them, —他们都强烈地感觉到，人民需要他们，
and it was this duty and the sacrifice and service that was part of the cause. 而这种责任、牺牲和服务正是事业的一部分。
- She had an impact on headquarters and on the general morale of people who were there, - 她对总部产生了影响，对那里的人的士气产生了影响， （乔安妮B.弗里曼，耶鲁大学）
and I think was important as a figure that Washington could trust 我认为，她可以作为华盛顿能够信任的重要人物，
in a way that possibly he couldn't trust anyone else. 在当时，他可能无法信任任何人。
- Is it any better? -情况好些了吗？
- Worse.And still Congress does nothing. - 更糟。而国会仍然无所作为。
- Perhaps they do not understand the severity of the situation. - 也许他们不了解形势的严重性。
- I have written letter after letter. - 我写了一封信又一封的信。
They understand well enough. 他们理解得很好。
- Then they think an army can survive without food. - 那么他们认为，军队没有食物也能生存。
- Their failure is not malice, my dear. - 他们的失败，不是恶意，亲爱的。
It is a deeper matter,a fault in their constitution. 这是一个更深层次的问题，是他们体质上的缺陷。
- You must take care that their failure does not become yours. - 你必须小心，不要让他们的失败，变成你的失败。
- Yes. -是的。
My reputation may well not survive this. 我的名声可能会毁于一旦。
That cannot be my concern now. 这不是我现在关心的。
It is the men,this starving army. 我关心的，是士兵，是这支饥饿的军队。
I'm at my wits' end about what to do for them. 我不知道，该为他们做些什么。
- Well... -那么...
if there's one thing I know about you, 要说我，我对你有什么了解的话，
it is that you are simply too determined to concede defeat. 那就是，你绝不服输。
You will find another way. 你会找到，别的方法的。
（以下内容是摘自1778年2月18日，华盛顿写给新泽西， 宾夕法尼亚，马里兰，还有弗吉尼亚各州居民的公开信）
- "Friends, countrymen,and fellow citizens, — “朋友们，同胞们，公民们，
"it is to be fearedthat so large an army may suffer for the want of provisions." “这么庞大的一支军队，恐怕会因为缺乏给养而遭殃。”
- After having written hundreds of pages of letters to Congress, - 在给国会写了数百页的信之后，
Washington flexes his political muscle and makes a direct appeal to the people. 华盛顿展示了他的政治力量，直接向人民发出呼吁。
His open letters are printed in papers across the states. 他的公开信，被刊登在美国各地的报纸上。
- "It is therefore recommended to the inhabitants of those states - “特此，我建议这些州的居民，
"to put up and feed immediately as many of their stock cattle as they can spare." “尽可能多地把他们饲养牲畜，把能分享给我军的，尽快送来，作为部队给养。”
- He then invites the congressional delegates to camp so they can witness the misery of his army firsthand. - 然后他邀请国会代表来冬季宿营地，这样他们就可以亲眼目睹，他的军队的痛苦。
- Delegates to Congress-- they recognize now — 国会的代表们——他们现在认识到，
that things really are just as desperate as Washington has portrayed them. 事情真的就像，华盛顿描述的那样令人绝望。
- They also discover something else-- - 他们还发现了别的东西...
an army being held together against tremendous odds by one man. 一支军队，现在是被一个人，团结在一起了。
- He can win this war if he can keep his army together. - 如果他能保持军队的团结，他就能赢得这场战争。
Valley Forge was all about preventing his soldiers from saying, "I quit." 福吉谷的蛰伏，就是要防止他的士兵说“我不干了”。
- The impact of Washington's dedication at Valley Forge is huge. - 华盛顿在福吉谷的奉献，是有巨大影响的。
- He was there with them.He shared their hardship. -他和他们在一起。他分担了他们的痛苦。
and he showed them that they could get through this. 他告诉他们，他们可以度过难关。
- When soldiers see their officers with them, - 当士兵们看到他们的军官和他们在一起，
eating the same lousy food, 吃着同样糟糕的食物，
getting the same lousy amount of sleep, 睡着同样糟糕的床铺，
living in the same awful conditions, 住在同样糟糕的环境中，
"then my officers can do it,I can do it." “那么我的军官就能做到，我也能做到。”
That's what leadership's all about. 这就是领导力。
- Valley Forge was the light in the darkness because Washington had the courage to endure. - 福吉谷是黑暗中的光明，因为华盛顿有勇气忍受这些。
- This is Washingtonian--"Survive and you shall succeed." - 这是华盛顿人的名言：“生存下去，你就会成功。”
They survived. 他们生存下来了。
- As does Washington's command. -华盛顿的统率权，也是生存下来了。
After months of whispers, the talk of General Gates replacing Washington is no more. 在数月的窃窃私语之后，关于盖茨将军取代华盛顿的讨论，烟消云散了。
- The great majority of the officers in the army stand by Washington. - 军队中的绝大多数军官，都支持华盛顿。
And they make it clear to Congress 他们向国会明确表示，
that if they wanna keep an army together, 如果他们想保持军队的团结，
it has to be kept together under Washington. 就必须在华盛顿的领导下，保持团结。
- An estimated 2,000 men ultimately die at Valley Forge. -估计有2000人，最终死于“福吉谷蛰伏期”。
But when spring arrives, 但当春天到来时，
Washington has some 10,000 soldiers fit to fight, 华盛顿有大约1万名士兵可以战斗，
and he's received word that help is on the way. 他得到消息说，增援正在路上。 （1778年5月1日）
- You summoned me, General. -您找我，将军。
- I have something here you may find of interest. - 我这儿有些东西，你可能会感兴趣。
- Is it true? - 这是真的？
- It would appear that Mr. Franklin has finally done it. -看来富兰克林先生，终于做到了。
King Louis has seen reason. 路易国王终于明白了。
- Yes. -是的。
An alliance. 一个联盟了。
- For years, the colonies have sought an ally with the power to rival Britain. - 多年来，殖民地一直在寻求一个有实力与英国抗衡的盟友。
In the spring of 1778,they get one 1778年春天，他们找到了一个，
when Benjamin Franklin brokers a treaty between America and England's greatest rival,France. 本杰明·富兰克林促成了美国，和英国最大的对手：法国，之间的条约。
- With luck, your countrymen will soon be fighting by our side. This is certainly welcome news. 幸运的话，你的同胞，很快就会和我们并肩作战。这当然是个好消息。
- Oh, oui. And to see King George's face when he hears. -哦，是啊。真想看到，乔治国王听到这消息时的表情。
But a toast... 值得为此喝一杯...
We must have a toast. - Of course. 我们必须喝一杯。 - 当然。
- France is impressed by Washington's ability to keep his army going. - 法国对华盛顿维持军队运转的能力，印象深刻。
- For the Americans,it's a huge moment - 对美国人来说，这是一个重要的时刻，
because now they have this major empire giving vital support and supplies and funds. 因为，现在他们有了这个大帝国，来提供重要的支持、物资和资金。
- Washington finally sees hope. - 华盛顿终于，看到了希望。
He begins now to think of a final campaign in ending the war in one fell swoop. 他现在开始考虑，最后一次战役，一举结束战争。
法兰西万岁！
还有合众国万岁！
（1778年春，宾夕法尼亚，福吉山谷）
- Sir. -主人。
- Thank you, Billy. - 谢谢你，比利。
- In May of 1778, - 在1778年5月，
with the desperate winter behind him and the French now on his side, 绝望的冬天已经过去，法国人现在站在他这边，
General George Washington is looking ahead to the next phase of the war. 乔治·华盛顿将军正在展望战争的下一阶段。
- Major General Arnold is here, sir. - 阿诺德少将来了，主人。
- Send him in. -让他进来。
- But first, he has a thank you to bestow on the hero of Saratoga. -但首先，他要感谢，这位萨拉托加的英雄。
- I traveled here as soon as I could. -我尽快到这里来了。
- It is certainly good to see you doing so well. - 看到你恢复得这么好，我当然很高兴。
- For the past seven months, - 过去七个月，
Benedict Arnold has been working his way back 本尼迪克特·阿诺德一直在努力恢复
from the injury he suffered at Saratoga when his horse fell on him in battle. 他在萨拉托加的战斗中，因被他的战马倒地压住他，而受的伤。
His left leg is now 2 inches shorter than the right. 他的左腿，现在比右腿短2英寸。
- My, uh, recovery took longer than I would have hoped. -我康复的时间，呃，比我想象的要长。
And there is still some difficulty atop a horse, but I'm eager to return to the field. 骑在马上，还是有些困难，但我渴望重返沙场。
- As we are to have you. -我们也是这么想的。
Did you receive the epaulets and sword that I sent you? 你收到我寄给你的肩章和佩剑了吗？
- I did. They were,uh, very much appreciated. -是的。它们，呃，非常感激。
- A gentleman from France recently sent me three sets of them. 一位法国的先生，最近寄给我三套。
I was instructed to keep one for myself and impart the others on men of deserving character. 我被告知，要留一份给自己，把其他的交给那，品格高尚的人。
- Thank you, sir. -谢谢你，长官。
- You have deserved them twice over. -你值得拥有两份。
- Thank you. -谢谢你。
- Something seems to trouble you, Major General. - 你好像有什么心事，少将。
I do not wish you to think me ungrateful. 我不希望你认为我，忘恩负义。
The epaulets were a fine gesture. 授予肩章，是很好的表示。
But I've sacrificed my fortune,my blood. I have... 但我牺牲了我的财产，我的热血。我已经…
I've become a cripple in the service of my country. 我在为国家效力的过程中，已经变成了一个跛子。
I believe I have earned more. 我相信，我会得到得更多。
- Washington clearly felt that Arnold was worthy, - 华盛顿显然觉得，阿诺德是有价值的，
but Congress in its wisdom decided not to give Arnold a promotion. 但国会自作聪明地决定，不给阿诺德晋升军衔。
- He's getting passed over for all these other people with political connections to Congress. - 他被那些和国会有政治关系的人，给排挤掉了。
And even when he gets promotions,he doesn't get the commands he wants. 即使他升职了，他也没有得到，他想要的指挥权。
- I understand your frustrations. - 我理解，你的沮丧。
But Congress moves slowly, and politics have a way of complicating things. 但国会更改决议的议程缓慢，而政治，总能让事情变得复杂。
Know that I do not question your value, 要知道，我是不会质疑你的价值的，
and I learned as a young man,patience is a virtue. 在我本人年轻时，我就知道，耐心是一种美德。
- Patience? -耐心？
I will take my leave then, sir. 那我就先告辞了，长官。
- Of course. -当然可以。
- Arnold is stewing. - 阿诺德在受煎熬。
He's getting over his injury. 他的伤正在恢复中。
Congress still hasn't repaid him for money that he fronted at the beginning of the war.He's in debt. 国会至今，还没有偿还他在战争开始时，所垫付的款项。他现已负债累累。
- So, Arnold began to wonder, "Why am I doing this? - 于是，阿诺德开始思考：“我这样做，是为了什么？
"Is this country living up to the commitments it's made to me?" “这个国家，兑现了对我的承诺吗？”
- In June of 1778,Washington offers a new opportunity - 在1778年6月，华盛顿提供了一个新的机会，
that has the potential to advance Arnold's career. 这有可能推动，阿诺德的在军旅生涯的进步。
With the French and their navy now on America's side, 法国和他们的海军，现在站在美国一边，
the redcoats have abandoned Philadelphia to reinforce their troops in New York. 英国人已经放弃了费城，去增援他们在纽约的部队。
- After the British evacuate, Washington puts Arnold in command of Philadelphia. 英国人撤离后，华盛顿让阿诺德指挥费城防务。 （阿兰,泰勒，普利策历史奖获得者）
- Washington saw Arnold as a kind of project, someone, uh, that if nurtured, - 华盛顿对阿诺德有一个计划，如果加以栽培，
could become a truly spectacular balanced leader. 他可以成为一个，真正出色的，平衡各方力量的领导者。
- Ah, William.Welcome to Philadelphia. -啊，威廉。欢迎来到费城。
- But once military governor of Philadelphia, - 但是当阿诺德成为费城的军事长官后，
Arnold decided it was time for him to begin to profit from this war. 他决定是时候，开始从这场战争中“获利”了。
And so he began to launch into a series of investment schemes. 于是，他开始着手一系列的投资计划。
- This is what we spoke about? - 这就是我们说过的吗？
- He is accused of corruption. - 他被指控贪污。
He has to go through a court-martial 他必须经过军事法庭，
which largely finds him innocent 法庭基本上认定，他是无辜的，
but also gives him a slap on the wrist. 但也给了他轻微的惩罚。
Arnold can't stand it. 阿诺德受不了了。
- And so he became embittered over time, - 所以随着时间的推移，他变得很痛苦，
much in the way we saw a young Washington become embittered, 就像我们看到当年，年轻华盛顿变得愤愤不平一样，
but Washington--he didn't hold on to the vestiges of the past, 但是华盛顿...他没有沉浸在过去的阴霾中，
whereas Arnold tended to his grudges like a garden. 而阿诺德却“像苗圃一样，培育”他的怨恨。
- In spring 1779, - 在1779年春天， （1779年五月，阿诺德在费城的家里）
Arnold sows the seeds of betrayal by making contact with British intelligence. 阿诺德通过与英国情报机构接触，播下了背叛的种子。
- Arnold had sent a letter to John Andre, who was a British officer,offered some information. 阿诺德给英国军官约翰·安德烈写了一封信，提供了一些信息。
He was kind of ignored. 他有点儿被忽视了。 (琳赛M.切尔温斯基，白宫历史学家)
- This just arrived for you. -这是给你的。
- His wife, Peggy Shippen,had been in Philadelphia during the British occupation - 他的妻子佩吉·西彭，在英军占领期间住在费城，
and had been good friends with John Andre. 和约翰·安德烈是好朋友。
- What does it say? -上面写了什么？
- Instructions. - 一些指示。
A list of things I would have interest in, and he wishes to meet in person. 列了一张我感兴趣的单子，他想亲自见我。
- Well, that is good, is it not? -这很好，不是吗？
Major Andre is a good man. 安德烈少校是个好人。
You can trust him.- That is not what worries me. 你可以信任他。 -这不是我担心的。
- Then what? -那是什么？
- Dispatches, troop orders,officer assignments,and battle plans, — 派遣、部队命令、军官分配、作战计划、
insights into Washington himself-- 对华盛顿本人的洞察...
all these things I can provide with certainty. 所有这些，我都能提供确定的信息。
These are things other men could provide as well. 其他人，也可以提供这些东西。
If I'm to make this leak, I must have assurances of my position, 如果我要泄密，我必须确保我的地位，
and that can only be guaranteed by bringing with me something no one else could deliver. 而要保证这一点，我必须带来别人无法提供的东西。
- And so Arnold started navigating his way to getting command of West Point. - 于是阿诺德开始企图得到，西点要塞的指挥权。
- Located 50 miles north of New York City, West Point is a massive fortification project. - 西点要塞位于纽约市以北50英里处，是一个大规模的防御工程。
Washington believes its defenses 华盛顿认为，西点要塞的防御，
are the most important piece of strategic real estate in the patriot arsenal. 是爱国者军火库中，最重要的战略资产。
The key to keeping the British from the goal they've been unable to achieve in three years of the war-- 就是这个关键的要塞，阻止了英国人从未在三年的战争中，未能实现他们的目标--
total domination of the Hudson. 完全控制哈德逊河。
- If the British capture West Point, -如果英国占领了西点要塞，
they may well be able to capture the entire Hudson River and decapitate the revolution. 他们很可能会占领整个哈德逊河流域，并将独立革命“斩首”。
- West Point is also key to Washington's strategy for an assault on British-occupied New York City. - 西点要塞，也是华盛顿进攻英国占领的纽约城的战略关键。
The battle plan includes a field command for Benedict Arnold. 作战计划包括，委任本尼迪克特·阿诺德战场指挥权。
- And there's an interesting moment where he's finally offered something of a promotion,and he says, - 有一个有趣的时刻，阿诺德终于得到了晋升，他说，
"No, actually, I'd rather be given command of West Point," “不，实际上，我宁愿被授予西点要塞的指挥权。” （乔安妮B.弗里曼，耶鲁大学）
which ultimately baffles Washington like, "What? 这最终让华盛顿感到困惑，“什么？
"Like, if you're all of this ambition, “就像，如果你有这么大的野心，
"I'm giving you a better position,and you just wanna be in charge of West Point?" “我给了你一个更好的职位，你却只想掌管西点要塞？”
Now, of course, no one has any reason to know why he's doing that. 当然，没有人有理由知道，他为什么这么做。
- By the time Washington agrees, -当华盛顿同意的时候，
Arnold's already been sharing secrets with the British for more than a year. 阿诺德已经和英国人分享秘密，一年多了。
But he stands to earn 20,000 pounds,a lifetime pension, and a British officer's commission 但他可以赚到2万英镑，终身养老金，还有作为英国军官的委任，
if he can deliver West Point which he plans to do by sabotaging the fort's defenses from within. 如果他能从内部破坏要塞的防御，就能拿把西点送给英军。
- And just as Arnold is about to close the deal,the plot is revealed. -就在阿诺德即将完成交易时，阴谋被揭露了。
- Andre has made his way up the Hudson for a secret meeting with Arnold. -安德烈沿着哈德逊河逆流而上，与阿诺德秘密会面。
However,Andre on his way back is captured by some militia. 然而，安德烈在回去的路上，被几个民兵俘虏了。
People begin to realize something is up. 人们开始意识到，事情不对劲了。
- When Arnold's betrayal is discovered, Washington and his immediate staff are headed to Arnold to his home. 当阿诺德的背叛被发现时，华盛顿和他的直属人员，正要前往阿诺德的家。
So, Arnold flees. 于是，阿诺德逃走了。
And little by little,these letters are coming in that are revealing to Washington and his staff that Arnold has betrayed the nation. 渐渐地，这些信件向华盛顿和他的幕僚们，揭露了阿诺德背叛了国家。 （1780年9月25日，阿诺德在西点的家中）
He's committed treason.He's turned to the British. 他犯了叛国罪。他转向了英国。
- You are going to want to see this. - 你会想，看看这个的。
- A British intelligence officer was captured this morning. - 一名英国情报官员今天早上被捕了。
- This was found hidden in his boot. - 这是在他的靴子里发现的。
- Traitorous bastard. - 叛逆的混蛋。
- Much as the action sickens as we are fortunate to have discovered all the plot now and not later. -虽然他的行为令人作呕，但我们很幸运，是现在发现了所有的阴谋，而不是以后。
- Another week, and we would have lost West Point. -再过一周，我们就会失去西点要塞。
- We will make him pay.Believe me. - 我们会让他付出代价的。相信我。
- He could not have gotten far. - 他不可能跑远。
- I will take our best trackers. - 我会带上我们最好的追踪者。
You need only say the word. 你只需要说一句话。
- Sir? -长官？
- Sir? - 长官？
- Go. - 去吧。
Get him. 去抓住他。
Now. 马上。
- On the next "Washington"... -在下一集的《华盛顿》中…
- The treason of Arnold is a lightning bolt for Americans. - 阿诺德的叛国罪对美国人来说，是一道闪电。
- Burn it all. - Everybody wants him dead. -全烧了。 -大家都想让他死。
- We expected to risk our lives for free? - 我们想白白地，冒生命危险吗？
- No. - No. -不。 -不。
- Mutiny is like a virus. -叛变就像病毒一样。
It will infect the whole organization. 它会感染整个组织。
- Force the soldiers back into line. Execute the leader. -迫使士兵回到队内。处决领导着。
- Fire! - 开枪！
- History is written by the winners. - 历史是由胜利者书写的。
- Increase our bombardment. -扩大我军炮击范围，
We can't allow the British to rebuild their fortifications. 我们不能让英国人，重建防御工事。
- Yorktown is really the culmination of Washington as a leader. -约克镇是华盛顿作为领袖的巅峰之作。
- I do solemnly swear... -我郑重宣誓…
- When he assumes the presidency,he has everything to lose. -当他就任总统时，他会失去一切。
- I did not want this. -我不想这样。
- The really critical editors would deliver three copies of their paper just to piss him off. - 真正挑剔的编辑，会送三份他们自己的报纸，来惹恼他。
- Good! I should rather be in my grave than be made emperor of this world! — 好!我宁愿进坟墓，也不愿当这个世界的皇帝！
- He decided to step down after two terms because that's not what dictators do. -他决定在两届任期后下台，因为这不是独裁者会做的事。
It's just as revolutionary as the war itself. 它和战争本身一样，具有革命性。
华盛顿 第二集完 翻译：hardstick 校订：hardstick 时间轴：hardstick