来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第15集第15集》

many of them in their eighties, some even in their nineties.

他们中许多已80多岁甚至90多岁
A guy named Cornelius Garner

一位名叫科尼利厄斯·加纳的91岁老人
was interviewed in 1937, at age 91.

在1937年接受了采访
He was asked if he had fought in the Civil War,

记者问他是否曾参加过内战
and Cornelius replied to his interviewer,

科尼利厄斯回答这位记者道
who was a black interviewer in this case,

这位记者是个黑人
"Did I fight in the War? Well if I hadn't

你问我有没有参战吗如果我没有参战
you wouldn't be sittin' there writin' at me today."

你今天就不能坐在这里对我进行采访了
He then went on to describe a corner

然后他开始讲述他的故乡
of his native Norfolk, Virginia

弗吉尼亚州的诺福克
where slave auctions used to be conducted on New Year's Day.

当地的奴隶拍卖以往都在新年元旦举行
"That day, New Year's Day," Said Garner,

那一天那一个新年元旦加纳说