来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第4集 第4集》
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Okay. So in 1753, 1754,在1753年 1754年时 -
there were some skirmishes on the Pennsylvania frontier由于法国军队从魁北克向南进军 -
because French forces were moving south from Quebec.在宾夕法尼亚的边境发生了小规模冲突 -
And Virginia militia弗吉尼亚自卫队的 -
under the command of George Washington--指挥官是乔治·华盛顿 -
a young and, as we will hear, inexperienced officer--他当时是一位年轻并缺乏经验的军官 -
he's sent out by the governor of Virginia to investigate他受命于弗吉尼亚总督 -
and see what's happening前去 -
with these sort of French movements对法军在边境的行动 -
on the frontier.进行调查 -
So Washington and his men apparently华盛顿和他的手下 -
tramp around the frontier for a while and ultimately在边境受困了一段时间