The Patriot《爱国者》（视频精讲之六）

BURWELL: Where is he? I'll help you bury him.

MARTIN: I'll bury him.

BURWELL: My wife in Alexandria is with child. My first. I'll fight for that child. Benjamin, nothing will replace your sons. But if you come with us, you can justify¹ their sacrifice.

MARTIN: Why? Why do men feel they can justify death? Is it arrogance² or... I have long feared that my sins would return to visit me. And the cost is more than I can bear.

BURWELL: Benjamin, we have a chance. Greene and Dan Morgan are down for Virginia. If we win this next battle, victory in the war is within our grasp.

MARTIN: Go, then. Seek your victory. I'm small issue to it.

BURWELL: You're wrong Benjamin. You matter to your men and to others as well. Your victories and your losses are shared by more than you know. Stay with us. Stay the course.

MARTIN: I have run my course.

BURWELL: You men will be leaving with us. 

DELANCEY: Yes. Prepare the baggage.

BURWELL: Jean.

BURWELL: Tomorrow's battle can alter the course of the war. General Greene, what exactly is the task before us?

GREENE: Gentlemen, Cornwallis has us cornered. Not only does he outnumber us but nearly half of our force is militia³. Unreliable, at best.

MARTIN: Excuse me, sir. I believe you underestimate our militia. All of you do.

GREENE: We've seen our militia lines break time and again. Kips Bay, Princeton.

MARTIN: But the British have seen that too. Corwallis' own letters bear out he has no respect for the militia now and so ever.

BURWELL: What are you suggesting, Ben?

MARTIN: I'm suggesting we use that.

妙语佳句，活学活用

1. With child

这个片语可不要理解成“和孩子在一起”哦。事实上，with child 是“怀孕”的意思，例如：She's with child.

除了with child，怀孕还可以用 expecting 表示，千万不要把它理解成“期望”，我们来看个例子：My wife is expecting again. 需要注意的一点是，表示“怀孕”时，expecting 只用于进行时态。

2. Stay the course

意为“Hold or persevere⁴ to the end 坚持到底”，例如：No, he's not resigning; he's going to stay the course. 这个片语来源于赛马，最初指的一匹马坚持跑完整个比赛。

3. Time and again

这个片语也写作 time and time again，意思是“重复不断地，经常地”，例如：Time and time again I warned her to stop smoking.

类似意思的表达还有time after time，again and again。

4. Bear out

“证实，证明”的意思，例如：The results bear out what he predicted.

文化面面观

人物：Nathanael Greene & Daniel Morgan

1. Nathanael Greene

Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of General Greene from life in 1783, which was then copied several times by C.W. Peale and his son, Rembrandt Peale.

American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) was considered "the greatest military genius of the war." His chief contribution to the American victory lay in his brilliant southern campaign.

An iron founder⁵, he became active in colonial politics and served (1770-72, 1775) in the Rhode Island assembly. At the beginning of the American Revolution he commanded a detachment of militia at the siege of Boston and was in charge of the city after the British evacuation (1776). Greene helped plan the defense⁶ of New York (1776), but illness kept him from the battle of Long Island. He was with Washington (1776-77) at Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, and Valley Forge. In Feb., 1778, he became quartermaster general while still holding his field command; he reorganized the department, found supplies for the army, and rendered fine service in this capacity. His notable ability at organization also appeared in his fieldwork. He fought (1778) at Monmouth and in the Rhode Island campaign and was president (1780) of the court-martial board that sentenced Major John André. After Gates was defeated at Camden (1780), Greene became the commander in the Carolina campaign. He reorganized the Southern army, and he and his lieutenants⁷ (notably Daniel Morgan and Henry Lee), with aid of partisan⁸ bands under Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, and Andrew Pickens, turned the tide in Carolina. Greene's forces were defeated at Guilford Courthouse, Hobkirks Hill, and Eutaw Springs, but each time the British victory was reversed, and he pushed south to surround Charleston until the British evacuated⁹ it (1782). The campaign is generally considered an example of excellent strategy, and Greene's generalship is much admired. To get supplies for the Continental¹⁰ Army, Greene often had been forced to endorse¹¹ personal notes. After the war the dishonesty of a contractor¹² forced him to sell his estates to honor those pledges. The people of Georgia, however, gave him a plantation¹³.

Daniel Morgan, by Charles Willson Peale, from life, c. 1794

2. Daniel Morgan

Daniel Morgan, 1735-1802, American Revolutionary general, was an excellent battlefield tactician¹⁴ and guerrilla fighter who distinguished¹⁵ himself in major Revolutionary War battles. He moved (1753) to Virginia and later served in the French and Indian Wars and several campaigns against Native Americans. In the Revolution, Morgan assumed command of the attack on Quebec (see Quebec campaign) after Benedict Arnold was wounded, but Morgan himself was captured. He was exchanged (1776) and took part in the Saratoga campaign, but dissatisfied with the congressional policy of promotions¹⁶, he retired¹⁷ in 1779. He reentered the army in 1780 and joined the Carolina campaign. Serving under Nathanael Greene, he defeated the British at Cowpens (1781). After the war he helped to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion and served (1797-99) as a U.S. Congressman¹⁸.

考考你

用今日所学将下面的句子译成英语。

1． 我太太又怀孕了。
2． 我告诉他很多次不要摔门了。
3． 他的话完全证实了我的猜测。

The Patriot《爱国者》（精讲之五）考考你 参考答案

1． 婚姻失败后，她对事业投入了全部精力。
She keeps herself fully¹⁹ occupied with her career after divorce.

2． 他会变成什么样呢？
What will become of him?

3． 他该退休、为年轻的教授让位了。
It's time he retired and made way for some younger professor.

1 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

2 arrogance   

n.傲慢，自大

参考例句：

• His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
• Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。

3 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

4 persevere   

v.坚持，坚忍，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
• It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。

5 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 lieutenants   

n.陆军中尉( lieutenant的名词复数 )；副职官员；空军；仅低于…官阶的官员

参考例句：

• In the army, lieutenants are subordinate to captains. 在陆军中，中尉是上尉的下级。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Lieutenants now cap at 1.5 from 1. Recon at 1. 中尉现在由1人口增加的1.5人口。侦查小组成员为1人口。 来自互联网

8 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

9 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

10 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

11 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

12 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

13 plantation   

n.种植园，大农场

参考例句：

• His father-in-law is a plantation manager.他岳父是个种植园经营者。
• The plantation owner has possessed himself of a vast piece of land.这个种植园主把大片土地占为己有。

14 tactician   

n. 战术家, 策士

参考例句：

• This was why an airport manager needed to be a tactician as well as versatile administrator. 因此，一个空港经理必须既是一个计谋家，又是一个能应付各种情况的行政管理家。
• The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. 故善用兵者，譬如率然。

15 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

16 promotions   

促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传

参考例句：

• All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
• He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。

17 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

18 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

19 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。