来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：欧洲文明第19集第19集》

Again, everybody has seen pictures of him

再一次每个人在照片中看到的他
sitting on a horse,

都是坐在马上
blessing the kneeling soldiers

祝福着那些跪着的士兵
as they're going off to fight in 1914.

一如士兵们1914年出征打仗的时候一般
He constantly referred to his ancestors, the Romanovs.

他时常地谈到他的祖先罗曼诺夫
"Only the state which preserves the heritage of the past

"一个国家只有保留了过去的传统
is strong and firm," He wrote.

才是强大又稳固的" 他写道
"We ourselves have sinned against this

"对此我们自己都有罪
and God is punishing us with the war."

因而上帝通过战争来惩罚我们"
He took command of the Russian army in 1915

他在1915年对俄国军队下达命令
against the advice of his wife.

这违背了他妻子的建议
He didn't usually go against the advice of Alexandra,

他并不总是违背亚历山德拉的建议