来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第8集 第8集》

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  for such a brand new political party.
  人们称它在失败中获得了胜利
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  Now, out in Kansas they're still trying to hold elections;
  在堪萨斯州 选举仍就在进行着
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  one corrupt, fraudulent election after another.
  暗箱操作的选举一场接着一场地进行着
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  Buchanan took office in the spring of '57.
  布坎南于1857年春就职
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  He appointed a new governor for the Territory of Kansas
  任命了一名新的州长管理堪萨斯州地区
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  named Robert J. Walker whose job it was going to--
  新州长名叫罗伯特·J·沃克
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  he was a solid Pennsylvania Democrat but nevertheless said,
  是个彻底的宾夕法尼亚民主党人 却说
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  "I will go out and there and enforce popular sovereignty.
  "我要去实行人民主权
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  We're going to have a true, free ballot in Kansas.
  堪萨斯州要进行真正自由的无记名投票
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  Popular sovereignty is still going to work."
  人民主权仍旧可行"
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  The trouble was, popular sovereignty was now dead in the water.
  但问题是人民主权已无法实施
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  It was tainted, at best.
  充其量其实质也已经变了味