来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：欧洲文明 第16集》
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From the point of view of the British, it's bad enough在英国人看来 在海峡对面是 -
to have the sneaky French across the Channel.卑鄙的法国已经够糟糕的了 -
But what if you've got the Germans in Ostend如果德国人在对面的奥斯坦德 -
eating moules frites?吃着淡菜薯条将会怎样 -
What if you have the Germans across the Channel?如果德国人跨过了英吉利海峡又会怎样呢 -
Big-time enemies a very short, choppy boat ride away.最终事实证明强大的敌人被打的狼狈逃窜 -
What's this going to do?这又对后事产生了怎样的影响呢 -
It's going to reaffirm the alliance.它最终是强化了英法联盟 -
Sir Edward Grey,爱德华·格雷爵士 -
the one who said most famously,曾说了那一段闻名于世的话 -
and he got it right, "Lights are going out in Europe.而且他是正确的 "欧洲之光即将熄灭 -
They will not be relit again in our lifetime."在我们有生之年它不会重新点燃"