历史英雄名人演讲 第20期:罗斯福要求国会对日本宣战演讲(2)

 　　During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately¹ sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

　　在此期间，日本政府有意用虚伪的声明和表示继续保持和平的愿望欺骗美国。

　　The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands

　　日本昨天对夏威夷群岛的袭击，

　　has caused severe damage to American naval² and military forces.

　　给美国海、陆军造成了严重的破坏。

　　Very many American lives have been lost.

　　我遗憾地告诉你们：许许多多美国人被炸死。

　　In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed³ on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.

　　同时，据报告，若干艘美国船只在旧金山与火奴鲁鲁之间的公海上被水雷击中。

　　Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.

　　昨天，日本政府还发动了对马来亚的袭击。

　　Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.

　　昨夜日本部队袭击了香港。

　　Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.

　　昨夜日本部队袭击了关岛。

　　Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.

　　昨夜日本部队袭击了菲律宾群岛。

　　Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island.

　　昨夜日本部队袭击了威克岛。

　　This morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.

　　今晨日本人袭击了中途岛。

　　Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area.

　　这样，日本就在整个太平洋区域发动了全面的突然袭击。

1 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。

2 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。

3 torpedoed   

用鱼雷袭击（torpedo的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Her comments had torpedoed the deal. 她的一番话使得那笔交易彻底告吹。
• The battle ship was torpedoed. 该战列舰遭到了鱼雷的袭击。