来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国 第14集 第14集》

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  But one of the things that happens immediately--one of the things that
  紧接着发生了一件事 紧接着
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  happens almost immediately is that the Germans are marching so quickly
  发生了一件事 德军行进很快
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  and so rapidly that they become fatigued by the pace of their march,
  以致不久他们便精疲力竭
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  and also problems with communications.
  交流也存在问题
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  And, indeed, the army-- the army is commanded by a
  军队由一个不起眼的人 克鲁克
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  forgettable guy called Kluck-- is spread too thinly across a wide
  领导 前线广阔 军队分布稀疏
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  front, and that thinness made more serious
  而拔军阿尔萨斯
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  by the departure of troops to fight in Alsace,
  以及 追逐和集中比利时
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  and also by troops still left in chasing down and rounding up the
  残余部队 均使前线军队
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  Belgian forces in Belgium.
  分布更稀疏
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  But he sends four divisions to Russia, also, because the Russians
  但他派出了四个师去俄国
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  have advanced far more rapidly than he thought was ever possible.
  因为俄国的进展超出了他的预料