Some Rhode Island merchants threatened

有些罗得岛州上的商人威胁说
to pull out of the non-importation agreement

他们要脱离反进口协议
because it's proving to be troublesome in a variety of ways,

因为据证实它会造成很多多麻烦
so when these Rhode Island merchants threatened this,

当罗得岛州的商人威胁要这样做时
merchants in Boston and New York and Philadelphia

波士顿纽约和费城的商人
actually imposed a boycott on Newport and Providence,

在纽波特普罗维登斯
Rhode Island.Right?

和罗得岛州发动了抵制活动
Okay.There's the power of association.

这就是组织的力量
'Oh,you're going to-- think you're going to import British goods?

'你认为你能进口英国货物啊
Okay.We boycott you, Rhode Island.

好的罗得岛州我们就抵制你
'You're now going to be boycotted.'

'你就等着被抵制吧'
That's pretty powerful.

这是相当有力的