来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第3集 第3集》

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  and desired him to change it with all speed,
  并劝他赶快改名字
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  for it was very improper that such an angry turbulent mortal
  因为如此狂躁易怒的人怎么会
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  as he should be called by the name of Thomas Quiet."
  适合托马斯·夸特这样的名字呢"
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  Okay. This tells you a lot about Alexander Hamilton.
  从这段对话 就可以看出作者这个人
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  It just--As you'll hear,
  正如你们听到的那样
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  he doesn't sound like a really charming fellow,
  他并不像是非常有魅力的人
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  but certainly that passage gives you a sense of
  但这段对话确实可以让大家了解到
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  the sort of religiosity that marked this particular period.
  这段时期所特有的信仰狂热
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  Okay. So sometime later,
  一段时间以后
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  Hamilton met three men from Pennsylvania
  汉密尔顿又遇到三个来自宾夕法尼亚的人
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  and he decided he was going to treat them
  他决定要在路边小酒馆
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  to punch in an off-roads tavern.
  招待他们大干一场