来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命第9集第9集》

as far as how many Loyalists are there,

比如当时有多少效忠派
what are we talking about roughly percentage-wise.

从大致的百分比来看我们谈论的事情
Historians estimate that roughly fifteen to twenty percent

历史学家们估计到战争结束时
of white males were Loyalist by the war's end,

大约百分之十五到二十的白人男性是效忠派
and in this sense, when I'm using the word "Loyalist" Here,

这就意味着当我使用"效忠派"一词时
I'm actually meaning people who did something overt

我其实是指那些
to support the Crown during the Revolution,

在革命期间公开支持王室的人
like signing addresses,

如签署地址
bearing arms against the continental troops,

携武器对抗大陆军
doing business with the British army,

与英国军队做买卖
seeking military protection from the British army

寻求英国军队的军事保护
or going into exile.

或流亡海外