二战启示录 第57期:美国盟友(4)

 　　These Japanese pilots who took off from Indochina at breakfast time do not fear the British.

　　这些早餐时间从印度支那起飞的日本飞行员对英国全无畏惧

　　They are looking for two British battle ships to come to protect Singapore

　　他们的目标是两艘英国派来保护新加坡的战舰

　　the very honorable "Repulse¹" and one of the most modern combat ship of the time "The Prince of Walse"

　　历史悠久的“却敌号”以及当时最先进的战舰“威尔斯亲王号”

　　the pride of the Royal Navy.

　　这是英国皇家海军最自豪的战舰

　　They are both sank by the Japanese in less than an hour a fatal day,

　　但二者都在一小时内被日军击沉，这是决定性的一日，

　　the end of the Great Britain's dominion² over the seas.

　　大英帝国海洋霸权就此告终

　　The following day in Berlin the Fuhrer goes to the Reichstag for a meeting of Nazi³ leaders.

　　隔天在柏林，元首来到国会出于例外的与纳粹高层开会

　　The four critical days since Peral Harbor and Japan's entry into the war against the United States

　　珍珠港事变及日本对美国宣战后已过了关键性的4天

　　二战启示录 珍珠港

　　Hitler has been waiting in vain for Roosevelt to declare war on Germany.

　　希特勒一直等着罗斯福对德宣战，却未能如愿

　　If Hitler sides with Japan perhaps Tokyo will support him in Russia.

　　如果希特勒和日本站在同一边，也许日本会在他攻打苏联时给予支持

　　The German genernals however are far from enthusiastic.

　　但德国的将官对此点态度冷淡

　　Ribbentrop, the Foreign Minister, has tried to dissuade⁴ Hitler

　　外交部长里宾贵特洛甫试图劝阻希特勒

　　But Hitler declares war on the United States.

　　但希特勒仍旧决定对美国宣战

　　"We know what powers stand behind Roosevelt"

　　“我们知道罗斯福背后的支持力量来自何人”

　　"It is the eternal Jew"

　　“就是那些没完没了的犹太人”

　　"I am grateful to the German people for designating me to lead this historic struggle"

　　“我很感谢德国人民委任我领导这次历史性的抗争”

　　"This will determin the history of the world for the next 10 centuries to come."

　　“这任务会决定未来10世纪的世界历史”

　　The British Prime Minister phones Washington.

　　英国首相致电美国华府

　　Roosevelt says: "We are all in the same boat now."

　　罗斯福说：“现在我们都在同一条船上”

　　This is the monent Churchill has been waiting for for the las two years

　　丘吉尔这两年来都在等待这一刻

　　Roosevelt wanted to show his electorate⁵ that he'd done everything he could to keep the peace.

　　罗斯福想让他的选民看到他已竭尽全力追求和平

　　The war has now become a world war and Churchill now feels stronger.

　　这场战争已成为世界大战，现在丘吉尔觉得自己不再势单力薄

　　"What kind of people that they think we are ?"

　　“他们以为我们是哪种人？”

　　"It is possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to pursue against them."

　　“他们是否不了解我们正是那种永远锲而不舍与之对抗”

　　"until they have been taught the lesson which lay under the world we'll never forget."

　　“直到他们学会到教训让世人永志不忘的人？”

　　Churchill severely⁶ underestimates the enemy.

　　丘吉尔严重地低估了敌人

　　Hongkong falls to Japan in just 17 days.

　　香港在17天后沦入日本之手

　　Genernal Yamashita known as "the Tiger Of Malaya" sands Japanese tanks through Malayan jungle.

　　山下大将有“马来之虎”称号，派遣日军坦克部队穿越马来半岛丛林

　　He captures Singapore, "The Pearl Of British Empire" a strong hold was considered impregnable

　　他攻陷了新加坡，即“大英帝国之珍珠”，这向来都被认为是坚不可摧的要塞

1 repulse   

n.击退，拒绝；vt.逐退，击退，拒绝

参考例句：

• The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks.武装部队已作好击退任何进攻的准备。
• After the second repulse,the enemy surrendered.在第二次击退之后，敌人投降了。

2 dominion   

n.统治，管辖，支配权；领土，版图

参考例句：

• Alexander held dominion over a vast area.亚历山大曾统治过辽阔的地域。
• In the affluent society,the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion.在富裕社会里，当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。

3 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

4 dissuade   

v.劝阻，阻止

参考例句：

• You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好劝阻他别那样干。
• I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾设法劝她不要投资于股票交易。

5 electorate   

n.全体选民；选区

参考例句：

• The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
• He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。

6 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。