was because they were building a war machine,

是因为他们在建造战争机器
preparing a strike.

在准备攻击我们
But I thought...

但我认为...
I thought that no one had seen or heard from the Cylons in over 40 years.

没人见到或听说赛昂人了将近40年了
That's true, partially.

那是对的相对的
The Admiralty had grown restless with the Adar administration.

阿达尔政权领导下的军部对此深感不安
They thought we were resting on our laurels,

他们认为我们现在在吃老本
unprepared to protect against an attack.

没有准备好保护人们免于攻击
My mission was to escort a stealth recon ship

我的任务是派遣一艘秘密侦察船
just beyond the armistice line.

越过停火线
Stick our nose over, gather evidence,

仔细观察收集证据
see if there was any suspicious activities.

看看他们有没有任何可疑的行动