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After two years of war,
美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)開戰(zhàn)兩年后
Louis' investment in the American revolution
路易對(duì)美國(guó)人民革命的資助
seemed to pay off,
似乎得到了回報(bào)
when the rebels got their first great victory
因?yàn)閵^起反抗的美國(guó)人在薩拉托加戰(zhàn)役中
at the Battle Of Saratoga.
打了第一場(chǎng)勝仗
He decided that the moment had come
路易覺得時(shí)機(jī)已到
to support America publicly
可以公開地支持美國(guó)獨(dú)立
and go to war with Britain.
并且向英國(guó)宣戰(zhàn)了
He threw a huge party at Versailles
于是 他在凡爾賽宮舉行了盛大的宴會(huì)
to welcome one of the men
為一位貴客接風(fēng)洗塵
who'd drafted America's Declaration Of Independence
他就是《美國(guó)獨(dú)立宣言》的起草者之一
Benjamin Franklin.
本杰明·富蘭克林
Louis and the nobles of Versailles
路易以及凡爾賽宮中的眾多貴族
didn't care that Franklin was a democrat
并不介懷富蘭克林是個(gè)
who did not believe in the rule of kings and princes.
不把君王統(tǒng)治放在眼里的民主主義者
What appealed to them was the chance
因?yàn)楦惶m克林可以幫助他們?nèi)ゴ驌?/div>
to do down a country they hated so much
他們恨之入骨的英國(guó)
that they wore its image on their backsides.
他們甚至將英國(guó)地圖貼在屁股后面
