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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  brought in by being paid bounties
  或是被金钱吸引而来
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  And all sort of other things, were terrible soldiers.
  或是出于其它目的 完全不是合格的士兵
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  And Grant counted by July and August
  格兰特在七八月份做过统计
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  of these new recruits that about three of every four
  这些新兵当中 每四个人中有三个
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  became deserters the first time they faced combat.
  在首次作战中就临阵脱逃了
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  So that manpower was not a certain thing,
  所以兵力的优势并不是很靠谱
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  but Grant just kept moving.
  尽管如此 格兰特仍然继续进军
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  And there's a famous story.
  有一个著名的故事
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  It's the night of the second day,
  那是在战斗第二天的晚上
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  it's the 6th of May '64,
  1864年5月6日
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  and most of the Union army is camped along a roadway,
  多数联邦军队部队在路边安营扎寨
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  a North/South roadway.
  那是一条南北走向的路