来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第9集 第9集》
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and more daring attempt to take this war,这是新一轮更大胆的尝试 -
as he put it, into Africa; by that he meant the South.就像他在非洲所做的那样 他指的是南方 -
It was his hope of attacking, ultimately,他最终的愿望是 -
the largest federal arsenal in the United States--袭击美国最大的联邦军火库 -
which was in Harpers Ferry, virginia,它位于弗吉尼亚州的哈普斯渡口 -
at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers,在谢南多厄河与波多马克河的汇合处 -
just some thirty, forty miles from Washington, DC--离华盛顿特区只有大约三四十英里的距离 -
capture that largest federal arsenal他想袭击这个联邦的最大军火库 -
with its thousands of rifles and side-arms里面有上千支来复枪之类的随身武器 -
and barrels of gun powder,以及一桶桶的火药 -
and apparently, launch a growing, developing,显然 他是要在弗吉尼亚整个境内 -
slave insurrection, down through Virginia.发动一场解放全州的奴隶起义