来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第8集 第8集》
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They're thinking that they need to find a way他们想的是找到方法 -
to get the British imperial system to work in a way让英国帝国系统 -
that they see as being right.在他们看来正确的轨道上运行 -
They're not trying to break away.他们没有想要脱离英国 -
They're hoping that there's a way to fix things,他们希望有办法解决问题 -
and that they will get what they feel they deserve并且希望能够得到他们作为英国公民 -
as British subjects.应得的权利 -
So in 1774,因此在1774年 -
it was in the hope of带着能解决问题 -
maybe figuring out some way to settle things,【怀着可能想出办法解决问题的希望】 -
some way to compromise,来相互妥协【某种程度上的妥协】 -
some way to come to some sort of a solution能够找到解决方法的希望