to hold spectacularly, through the entire war,

竟能在整场战争中奇迹般的坚守
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
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
Easter Sunday 1918-- more about that later--

复活节周末炸掉巴黎-待会详述
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
English, firing way down from up here in the north,

从北部一路往南炸
lobbying these huge shells all the way.

以炮弹劝降
So, the pressure is there and the response is heroic.

法国压力大反抗亦英勇
The second factor, which is often forgotten,

第二个原因常被人遗忘
is that the Sacred Union, this Union Sacrée,

即神圣联盟
is extremely effective in mobilizing through propaganda but also through

它在寻求帮助方面颇有成效时而
extremely intelligent action, bringing help,

调动宣传时而通过巧妙的行动