来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第7集 第7集》

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  Great thinking.
  好办法
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  They were serious about teaceremonies. Okay.
  他们很注重茶道
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  So with full knowledge of
  基于了解
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  the cultural importance of tea in the colonies,
  茶在殖民地文化中的重要性
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  North left the tea tax in effect,
  诺思保留了茶税
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  hoping that a slight concession on the part of England
  希望英国的一小步妥协
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  maybe would chip away at colonial unity. Right?
  可以瓦解殖民地的联合统一
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  Maybe some colonists would be convinced to stop resisting,
  或许某些殖民地者会放弃反抗
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  maybe non-importation would thus collapse--
  或许反进口运动会因此失败
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  and eventually non-importation does collapse.
  实际上 反进口运动的确失败了
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  It kind of dribbles to a close--1770,1771.
  从一七七零到一七七一 它慢慢地结束
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  And as with the Stamp Act,
  而且《印花税法案》的公布