来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第3集 第3集》

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  some kind of legal dispute that broke out
  内容和当时爆发的一场由弗吉尼亚
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  because of a problem on one of the election days in Virginia.
  一次选举引起的法律争论有关
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  And apparently what happened was, the brother of one of the
  争端的起因是 当时一位候选人的兄弟
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  candidates showed up with a pack of his friends,
  带着一帮朋友来到那里
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  drank a lot, got really drunk
  喝了很多酒 酩酊大醉的
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  and then stood at the door of the polling place with guns
  然后拿着枪站在投票点的门口
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  and threatened to shoot anyone
  威胁大家说
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  who didn't vote for the brother of the guy standing there.
  谁不选他兄弟 他就打死谁
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  'Don't vote for my brother,
  "不给我兄弟投票"
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  you die.'
  "你就等死吧"
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  A strong persuasive component.
  非常有利的口号
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  So obviously, at least in that election,
  很明显 至少在那场选举中