来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国 第18集 第18集》

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  particularly in light bombers and in fighter bombers,
  特别是在轻型轰炸机和战斗轰炸机方面
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  and these were used in Poland; these had been used in Spain.
  人们在波兰和西班牙战争中见识过它们的威力
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  So, they had tried these weapons out.
  所以说他们已试用过这些武器
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  Now, how do the British and the French
  那么英国和法国
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  in planning for this war that came along?
  是怎样备战的呢
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  They believed that the war would be another kind of war of attrition
  他们认为这场战又是只亏不赚
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  and thus--some wag once said,
  于是则有了这句戏称
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  and it's tiresome how often it's repeated,
  并被重复多次
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  that in 1914 the French
  1914年的法国
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  were prepared to fight the War of 1870/71,
  是在为1870/71年的战争而战
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  and in 1939 and 1940
  1939和40年
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  they were prepared to fight the war of 1914.
  他们则是在为1914年的战争而战