来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第8集 第8集》
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the logic behind them.以及它们背后的原因 -
He really wanted to understand how other colonies worked.他真的想要理解其他殖民地如何运作 -
And it's interesting because in his letters--这很有趣 因为他的信件里... -
I think also in his diary but in his letters for sure--我想信件里日志里都是... -
Adams refers to himself and his position亚当斯将自己在大陆会议 -
in the Continental Congress as "Our embassy," Right?的位置称为"我们的大使" -
And by "Our embassy," what he means is,他指的"我们的大使" -
he sees himself as a kind of diplomat是他将自己看成 -
representing Massachusetts in a sort of--代表马萨诸塞的外交官... -
today you might say--international body,在这种我们今天所谓的...国际组织 -
but he sees the Continental Congress但是他将大陆会议 -
as a sort of grouping of representatives of other provinces看成某种他省或者