来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第7集 第7集》

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  And he shows up in the colonies,
  他来到殖民地
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  and he says in a letter to a friend
  并在给朋友的信中写道
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  that he'd never quite seen anything like the colonial obsession
  他从没见过比殖民地者更痴迷于
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  with serving tea.
  侍茶的
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  And he describes this visit that he paid to a woman,
  他描述道 他向一位女性付了钱
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  and he said that he would take a sip
  每当他喝一小口茶
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  and then she would immediately refill the cup,
  她就会立马把茶杯注满
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  so he couldn't figure out how to empty the cup.
  他想不到要如何喝完这杯茶
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  Basically, he doesn't want any more tea
  实际上 他不想再要更多的茶
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  and he can't figure out how to make it stop coming.
  可他不知如何喝完它
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  'I'll drink a little more fast.
  '我可以喝快一点
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  Maybe she'll'--And he kept basically trying out one thing after another
  或许她会...他就尝试不同的方法