Now maybe that's true,

也许他说的是真的
which tells you a lot about the streets of Boston,

那么我们便知道当时波士顿街头的状况
or maybe it's not in which case it's really creative.

也许不是真的那这种诡辩很有创意
"Yes, the crowd hit at the soldiers' guns

"是的民众确实击打了士兵们的枪支
but they were trying to push them away."

但只是为了推开它们"
So Adams says it's not an uncontrolled mob;

亚当斯认为这不是一群失去控制的暴徒
it's actually a group of people carrying their normal, everyday sticks,

而是一群带着防身工具的普通民众
pushing in to hear Captain Preston answer the question

向前挤想要听清普雷斯顿上尉的回答
about whether or not he was going to order the troops to fire.

关于他是否会命令部下开枪
At this moment, Adams says, one of the soldiers

亚当斯说就在这时一名士兵
was hit by a stick, staggered, fired his gun at the crowd

中了一棒蹒跚两步对着群众开枪
upon which several soldiers fired and says Adams,

然后好几名士兵都开了枪