来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第7集 第7集》

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  as they had before-in their minds successfully-with the Stamp Act.
  就像他们曾成功抵制《印花税法案》那样
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  So now, feeling even more threatened,
  因此 感受到日渐增加的威胁时
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  the colonists didn't simply urge a boycott in an informal way.
  殖民地者不在是非正式地倡议抵制
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  Now they actually organize.
  而是真正地组织了一个
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  So remember there's a pattern I pointed out in an earlier lecture
  要记得我之前在讲
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  when I was talking about previous attempts at colonial union,
  殖民地联盟的早期行动时提到一个模式
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  and I mentioned in that lecture that one of the main things
  我在那节课还提到一个
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  that really drives the colonies to join together in an effort
  促使殖民地者团结的因素
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  is some kind of a threat--
  是危机感
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  so basically self-defense is a really good motivator.
  基本上自我保护意识是很好的激励因素
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  And so typically in the past
  在过去 通常情况下
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  something would threaten the colonies,
  有威胁到殖民地的事情发生