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Polypotamia, Metropotamia,
玻璃伯塔米亞，麥特羅伯塔米亞
Saratoga and Sylvania pushing it a bit.
薩拉托加，和斯文尼亞在周圍
Cheronessus and Pelisiphia are way out there.
謝羅納斯和佩利絲非亞在不遠處
And then we come to
然后我們看到
what would've been my native state,
我原本來自的州
I am eternally grateful not to be
我非常慶幸我不是
a native of Milwakee, Assenisipia.
米爾維基的土著
Two, over the ramparts we watched.
第二，我們是站在堡壘上俯瞰一切
I have to admit that I once considered
我必須承認
the American national anthem very, very silly.
我曾經認為美國國歌很愚蠢
The tune is complicated.
曲調太過復雜
The language is archaic
語言過于古老
and the words hardly mean anything.
那些詞語毫無意義
Why couldn't we have something nice like
為什么我們不能唱些好點的東西
Oh, Canada or maybe even America the Beautiful?
比如哦，美麗的美國
But in the course of putting together this class
但是為了組織這一門課
an examination of the Star Spangled Banners context
關于星條旗的一個測驗
really cleared my mind.
解釋了我心中的疑惑
Imagine being a young American
假設你是一個美國青年
spending all night watching the Royal Navy,
花了一整夜看皇家海軍
mightiest in the world
世界上最強大的軍隊
trying to shell American militiamen
他們正在試圖摧毀美國民兵
out of Fort McHenry
所在的麥亨利堡壘
hoping to land British Redcoats near Baltimore.
試圖把英國軍隊駐扎在巴爾的摩
And if the British were able to
如果英國成功地
land Redcoats near Baltimore
把軍隊駐扎在巴爾的摩
our new nation might not make it.
我們這個新生的國度可能就此滅亡
The fact that in the morning
事實上，第二天早上
the flag and the militiamen were still out there
我們的國旗和軍隊安然無恙
sounded a note of optimism.
令人感到樂觀
This new nation with its experimental government
這個新生國家和它試驗性的政府
was built to last.
最終得以幸存
Oddly enough the song didn't become
很奇怪的是，那首歌
the national anthem for another 100 years
在之后的100多年都沒有
or so in 1931.
變成國歌，直到1931年
Three; Doctrine doctrine.
第三，主義主義
A doctrine is a word meaning a teaching.
主義就是某種教條
In foreign policy the term doctrine
在外交政策中，主義這個詞
also describes a statement of a fundamental principle.
也用來描述一些根本性原則
From the beginning the Monroe Doctrine
從一開始，門羅主義
could be and was interpreted in different ways
可能在不同時期
at different times.
被以不同方式進行解讀
It encouraged sequels.
這將帶來后續的事件
The Truman Doctrine of 1947
1947年的杜魯門主義
stated the US would provide emergency aid
聲明美國會提供緊急援助
and make sure democratic nations
并保證民主國家
like Greece and Turkey
比如希臘和土耳其
remained free from Communism.
不受共產主義滲透
The Brezhnev Doctrine of 1968, and here he is,
1968的勃列日涅夫主義
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev,
利奧尼德·伊奇·勃列日涅夫
stated that the Soviet Union would not tolerate
聲明說蘇聯不會容忍
attempts to turn a Soviet client-state
任何企圖將蘇聯附庸國
into a capitalist state.
變成資本主義國家的行為
The so-called Sinatra Doctrine of 1989
1989年所謂的辛納特拉主義
reversed the Brezhnev Doctrine
顛覆了勃涅日列夫主義
by saying that Soviet client-states
它認為蘇聯的附屬國
could break off from the Easter Bloc
可以從脫離聯盟
and they could do it their way.
采取他們自己的方式
I call it the Fleetwood Mac Doctrine
我管它叫福利伍德·馬克主義
in which you can go your own way.
當然你們也可以用你們自己的說法
The Bush II Doctrine
布什第二主義
as expressed in a speech of September 20th, 2001
正如他在2001年9月20日演講中所說那樣
states every nation in every region
他聲明，任何地方的任何國家
now has a decision to make.
都需要做一個決斷
Either you are with us
要么與美國為伍
or you are with the terrorists.
要么你們就是恐怖分子
Four; hit the road Jack.
第四，上路吧杰克
The term ethnic cleansing is fairly new.
種族清洗這種說法還比較新穎
It dates back to Serbian,
可以追溯到塞爾維亞
Croatian and Bosnian behavior
克羅地亞和波斯尼亞的手段
after Communist Yugoslavia disintegrated in 1991.
也就是1991年南斯拉夫解體之后
Yugoslavia, truth be told,
南斯拉夫，說實話
was more a collection of native nations
與其說是一個國家
than a nation itself.
還不如說是一群當地國家的聯盟
It was literally invented
它實質上是根據
as a result of the Treaty of Versailles.
凡爾賽條約成立的
For Serbs, Croatians, Bosnians,
對于塞爾維亞人，克羅地亞人和波斯尼亞人
freedom meant an opportunity
自由意味著
to settle ancient grudges.
復仇的機會
