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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  who went to general Burnside,
  长官找到军团统帅伯恩赛德将军
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  Who went to Grant and said,
  伯恩赛德找到格兰特 说道
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  "We can dig a tunnel, 500 yards,
  "我们可以挖一个500码长的地道
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  under the Confederate line,
  穿过邦联的防线
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  and we'll fill it with tons of dynamite,
  在里面填充炸药
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  and we can do it with ventilation slots,
  这个用通气槽即可实现
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  we know how to do these things,
  我们知道如何实现
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  and we'll blow the Confederate line to smithereens.
  这可以把邦联军队的防线炸成碎片
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  Let us do it."
  咱们来做这个吧"
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  And at first Grant and his staff said,
  格兰特和他幕僚的第一反应是
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  "no, no, no, no, this is too crazy."
  "不 不 不 不 这太疯狂了"
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  They sat down with him,
  他们试图劝说格兰特