来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第3集 第3集》

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  because of fears about Indians and because of the difficulties
  这一切都源于对印第安人的恐惧
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  of forging a homestead or creating a community.
  以及建立家园或社会的艰辛
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  On a more positive side,
  从更积极的一面来看
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  colonists generally had
  殖民地居民普遍拥有
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  healthier living conditions than in England.
  比在英国更好的生活条件
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  Food was plentiful, there were plenty of open spaces,
  物产丰富 地域广袤
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  and you can actually see this concretely
  其实你还可以看到具体的不同
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  when you look at the average size of an English man
  比如英国本土居民
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  and an English woman and a colonial man and colonial woman
  和殖民地居民
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  towards the turn--the middle of the eighteenth century.
  在十八世纪中叶革命前夕的平均身高
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  Basically, the average size of an Englishman in the middle of
  基本上 英国人在18世纪中期的
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  the eighteenth century was 5 foot 6.
  平均身高是五尺六寸