来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命第4集第4集》

actually comes from a colonist named Joseph Warren

事实上出自殖民者约瑟夫·华伦之口
who was writing to a friend, probably 1766,

他在1766年前后写给朋友的信中提到
I think-- it doesn't matter;

我觉得哪年并不重要
it's--actually the quote's not highly significant for you--

其实引用的这句话对你们来说意义不大
but the point of it is,

但它的重点在于
he was writing to a friend and what he says to his friend is:

他在给朋友的信中这样写到:
until the passage of the Stamp Act

在《印花税法案》颁布之前
the colonies had always been, quote,

殖民地遍布着
"Ever at variance and foolishly jealous,"

"无尽的分歧与愚蠢猜忌"
which is kind of going to be the point of today's lecture.

这刚好是今天课程的主题
"Ever at variance and foolishly jealous"--

"无尽的分歧与愚蠢猜忌"
but now with the Stamp Act,

而现在有了《印花税法案》