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 he's thinking,
  像他想的那样
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  would be solvent,
  能偿还债务
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  maybe the Townshend Act,
  或许《汤森法案》
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  my little tea tax left in place there,
  我所保留的小部分茶税
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  is going to matter less
  会少惹些麻烦
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  because I've just lowered duties on some tea,
  因为我把部分茶的税收降低
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  so maybe now the colonists will pay the tea tax,
  或许殖民地者就愿意支付茶税
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  Parliament will obviously
  在国会议员眼里
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  have the right to tax the colonies in their eyes,
  他们拥有想殖民地征收税务的权力
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  and maybe this will actually quiet things a little.
  或许这可以缓解现在的气氛
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  But once again the British
  但英国政府再一次
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  government misjudged the colonial reaction--
  错误估计了殖民地的反应