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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  within Paris, so that you could hear the cannon in Paris,
  在巴黎你甚至能听到
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  from the fighting just east and north of the capital.
  都城东方和北方的隆隆炮声
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  Now, if one wants an explanation for how the French home front was able
  如果你追问为何法国的后方
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  to hold spectacularly, through the entire war,
  竟能在整场战争中奇迹般的坚守
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  that is, one of two key factors, and it's the most important,
  两个原因中更为重要的一者是
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  is that the Germans are so close to Paris that they can bombard Paris on
  德军临近巴黎 他们能在1918年
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  Easter Sunday 1918-- more about that later--
  复活节周末炸掉巴黎-待会详述
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  with this huge gun, Big Bertha as it was called by the
  用一种被英国人称作贝尔莎的大炮
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  English, firing way down from up here in the north,
  从北部一路往南炸
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  lobbying these huge shells all the way.
  以炮弹劝降
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  So, the pressure is there and the response is heroic.
  法国压力大 反抗亦英勇
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  The second factor, which is often forgotten,
  第二个原因常被人遗忘