二战启示录 第55期:美国盟友(2)

 　　The attack comes as a total surprise.

　　这次攻击完全出人意料之外

　　Marine¹ Corporal Er Nightingale

　　海军陆战队下士厄尔南丁格尔

　　who was on board the battle ship Arizona described the scene:

　　当年在亚利桑那号战舰上服役，他叙述当年情景:

　　"An explosion pulls the ship to shake violently."

　　“爆炸剧烈震动整艘船,”

　　"I look the boat deck and everythings seem to flame."

　　“我看着船甲板，一切东西似乎都在燃烧。”

　　"I reported to the Major that the ship was flame."

　　“我想少校报告船已起火，”

　　"The Major ordered to leave."

　　“少校命令弃船。”

　　"I was the last man to leave."

　　“我是最后一个离开的。”

　　"The bodys of dead were sunk and badly burnt men were heading for the quarterdeck."

　　"尸体下沉，严重烧伤的人奔向后甲板。”

　　"only to four apparently² dead or badly wounded"

　　“只剩四个明显死亡或严重受伤的。”

　　In this attack launched without any declaration of war two and a half thousand Americans died and twelve hundred wounded

　　这次未宣战便发动的攻击，导致2千5百名美军丧生，另有1千2百人受伤

　　whereas less than a hundred Japaness pilots and sailors were killed.

　　而日本飞行员及水兵丧生者则不满百人

　　These images would shock the American people.

　　这情况让美国人民震惊不已，

　　They would no longer oppose their country's entry into the war.

　　他们不再反对美国参战

　　Yet the Japanese forces did not land in Hawaii nor they take the harbor.

　　然而日军并未在夏威夷登陆，他们甚至没有攻占珍珠港

　　They sank part of the American fleet but only the now outdated³ battle ships.

　　他们击沉了部分美国舰队但都是较陈旧的战舰，

　　Aircraft carriers will become the key to victory in naval⁴ warfare⁵.

　　航空母舰才是海军胜利的关键

　　And the three aircraft carriers based in Peral Harbor were not there. They were all out to sea.

　　但以珍珠港为基地的三艘航空母舰当时不在港中

　　And so miraculously⁶ they were remained intact.

　　全都出航海外因而奇迹似地丝毫无损

　　The President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt has been expecting the attack

　　美国总统罗斯福早就预料会有场攻击

　　Tension between two countries was at its height.

　　因为美日两国间的紧张局势已达最高点

　　But who would've imagined that the Japanese naval aviation units

　　但谁会料到日本海军航空兵部队

　　would be able to strike 5 thousand kilometers away from their bases.

　　居然有能力重挫距离他们基地5千公里以外的地区呢？

　　The next day Roosevelt goes before congress:

　　隔天罗斯福在国会发表演说:

　　"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941"

　　“昨天，1941年12月7日”

　　"A day which we'll live in infamy⁷. "

　　“将会是历史上的国耻日”

　　"United States of America was suddenly and deliberately⁸ attacked."

　　“美国遭到蓄意突袭”

　　"No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion"

　　“不管我们得花多久时间才能击败这次的预谋侵略行动”

　　"The American people in the right just might, we'll win for all to absolutely victory."

　　“美国人民位居正义一方，必能获得全面胜利”

1 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

4 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

5 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

6 miraculously   

ad.奇迹般地

参考例句：

• He had been miraculously saved from almost certain death. 他奇迹般地从死亡线上获救。
• A schoolboy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock. 一名男学生在遭受2.5 万伏的电击后奇迹般地活了下来。

7 infamy   

n.声名狼藉，出丑，恶行

参考例句：

• They may grant you power,honour,and riches but afflict you with servitude,infamy,and poverty.他们可以给你权力、荣誉和财富，但却用奴役、耻辱和贫穷来折磨你。
• Traitors are held in infamy.叛徒为人所不齿。

8 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。