来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第27集 第27集》

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  And then earnestly the boy asks,
  然后 小男孩又好奇地问道
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  "What did the Confederates fight for, Mother?"
  "妈妈 那南方军队为什么要打仗啊"
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  And before the mother can answer,
  在母亲作答之前
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  the music changes to "Home Sweet Home,"
  背景音乐换成了"甜蜜的家"
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  which fills the theater, says the author,
  据作者的描述 此曲用深沉 难以言表的
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  with its depth of untold melody and pathos.
  伤感的旋律充满了整个剧场
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  The mother whispers her answer to her son.
  母亲悄悄的把答案告诉了儿子
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  "Do you hear what they are playing?
  "你听到他们鸣奏的乐曲了吗
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  That is what Confederates fought for darling."
  那就是南方军队要保卫的 亲爱的"
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  And the boy counters, "Did they fight for their homes?"
  男孩反问到"他们为了保卫他们的家乡吗"
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  And with the parent's assurance, the boy bursts into tears,
  看到母亲肯定的答案后 男孩潸然泪下
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  and with what the author calls "the intuition of right,"
  对此作者解释到这时"对正确事物的直觉"