来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国 第2集 第2集》

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  eat pigeons; pigeoneau is actually quite good.
  都吃过鸽子 鸽子事实上是很美味的
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  But, anyway, it seemed like an awful thing to do
  可是 不管怎么说 为了阻拦那些人送信
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  when they're bringing these falcons and hawks
  就用隼和鹰来捕杀鸽子的话
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  who were imported to intercept these people.
  还是显得太不厚道了
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  Now, the Paris population included national guardsman,
  那时 巴黎人口中还掺杂着
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  come from the outside to take refuge inside.
  从外省前来避难的国民卫队
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  So, it's rather like a medieval siege,
  从这点上看
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  from that point of view.
  这很像中世纪攻城战
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  You've got people from the outskirts coming in for food and safety;
  人们从郊区前往城市寻求食物和庇护
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  but, the population is slightly over two million people,
  然而人口数量很快突破了二百万
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  and that's a lot of mouths to feed.
  人人都在等米下锅
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  You've got 1,500 Americans,
  避难的人中包括一千五百个美国人