来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第19集 第19集》
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An English journalist observer在荒野战役[1864年5月]中 -
in the Battle of the Wilderness,一名英国记者曾经经历此役 -
a horrible battle fought in dense woods,那是一场在茂密丛林中进行的血腥屠杀 -
observed this of Lee.他对李有这样的描述 -
"No man who at the terrible moment在如此的恐怖的时刻 -
saw his flashing eyes and sternly set lips若看到他闪耀的双眸和磐石般的嘴唇 -
is ever likely to forget them,没人能够忘怀 -
the light of battle still flaming in his eyes."战斗的怒火在他的眼中燃烧 -
And there are lots of people who said that about him.有很多人都曾这般描述过他 -
The debate about Lee is essentially,关于李的讨论 主要集中在 -
among historians at least,至少对于历史学家来说 -
is essentially whether he bled the South to death,他是否将南方带向灭亡