来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第4集 第4集》

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  "This circumstance has decided
  "这种情况决定了
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  the characters of the two states
  两州人民的品性
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  and the remedies to this evil are hazardous.
  扭转这种局面的方法非常冒险
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  One would be to consolidate the two states into one."
  那就是必须有人将两个州统一起来"
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  Right? That's a really popular idea.
  那是很常见的手段
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  "Another would be to banish Rhode Island from the union."
  "另一种方法则是将罗得岛州逐出联邦"
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  Thank you, Thomas Jefferson.
  感谢你 托马斯·杰斐逊
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  Is anyone here from Rhode Island?
  在场各位有罗得岛州人吗
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  Are there no Rhode Islanders? Am I bashing safely? Wow.
  没有吗 我可以放心地痛批罗得岛州了吗
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  No one can come get me.
  不会有人上台抓我了
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  One time someone did say, 'Excuse me.
  有一次的确有学生说 '不好意思
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  I'm from Rhode Island.'
  我就是罗得岛州人'