and unconstitutional, and had to be stopped.

违法宪法的是必须被制止的
But if he lets Fort Sumter go--

如果放弃萨姆特堡
there was a garrison there

那儿有一个卫戍部队
led by a colonel named Anderson--

由一名叫安德森的上校领导
Please let it go, and in fact, he is saying that

别执着了放手吧他说
"Well, maybe all that seizure of federal property is legitimate,

"也许没收联邦财产的行为都是合法的
maybe secession is possible,"

也许分裂是可能的"
Right? It was about the only place he could've taken a stand,

对吗这是他表明立场的唯一地点
if he was going to take a stand.

如果他打算表明立场的话
Well, Lincoln was buying time,

林肯在争取时间
and he took a whole month of time before he acted.

在他行动之前他争取了整整一个月的时间
He was hoping for what he called privately,

他在希望得到他私下召唤的东西