来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第18集 第18集》

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  It must be a world empire,
  德国必须成为世界级帝国
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  it must challenge Britain for that opportunity
  必须向英国挑战以获得这个机会
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  and they begin to build a fleet of battleships
  他们开始建立战舰的舰队
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  whose only purpose can be to destroy the British fleet
  唯一的目标就是摧毁英国的舰队
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  and to allow the Germans to invade Britain,
  从而使德国可以入侵英国
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  or best of all to intimidate the British into stepping aside
  或者最好的就是把英国吓得自动回避
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  and allowing the Germans to do what they want to do.
  不干涉德国人的所作所为
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  As soon as this becomes clear to the British,
  几乎是德国人一开始建立舰队时
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  as soon as the Germans start building that fleet,
  英国人就知道了这个消息
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  it is not yet strong enough to defeat the British fleet,
  它当时还没有强大到可以击败英国舰队
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  and the British enter into a naval race to see to it
  英国于是加入海上竞赛以确保
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  that they don't get to be big enough to take out the British fleet.
  他们无力打败英国舰队