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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  as many as could fit got into the gravesite.
  进去瞻仰的人将墓地填了个满满当当
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  Five black preachers read from scripture.
  五名黑人牧师诵读经文
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  A children's choir sang the national anthem,
  儿童唱诗班吟唱国歌
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  America the beautiful, and several spirituals,
  爱国歌曲"美丽的美利坚" 和黑人圣歌
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  and then they broke from that
  之后他们解散开来
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  and went back into the infield of the racetrack
  回到赛马场内场
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  and did essentially what you and I do on Memorial Day,
  进行我们在阵亡将士纪念日的纪念活动
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  they ran races, they listened to sixteen speeches, by one count,
  赛跑 一次性听16篇演说
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  and the troops marched back and forth
  部队列队来回齐步走
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  and they held picnics.
  还有野餐
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  This was the first Memorial Day.
  那是第一个阵亡将士纪念日
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  African-Americans invented Memorial Day,
  非裔美国人创立了这一节日