来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第10集 第10集》

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  "His zeal in the cause of freedom
  "他对自由的热情
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  was infinitely superior to mine.
  令我望尘莫及
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  Mine was a taper light,
  我对自由的热情仅如一丝光芒
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  his was the burning sun.
  他对自由的热情却是熊熊烈日
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  Mine was bounded by time,
  我的热情受时间限制
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  his stretched away to the silent shores of eternity.
  他的热情却可以一直延伸到永恒的彼岸
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  I could speak for the slave.
  我可以为奴隶呐喊
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  John Brown could fight for the slave.
  他却可以为奴隶战斗
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  I could live for the slave.
  我可以为奴隶生存
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  John Brown could die for the slave."
  他却可以为奴隶牺牲"
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  There's a clarity in that,
  在许多人以及道格拉斯自己写的
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  among the many eulogistic statements about John Brown
  对约翰·布朗的颂词之中