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Great Britain's cities have been devastated by German bombs.
英國(guó)有多座城市遭德軍炸毀。
But the country stands firm around Churchill and with the providential aid of Roosevelt.
但這國(guó)家因有邱吉爾的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)及羅斯福的及時(shí)援助而屹立不搖。
Roosevelt has just been re-elected for a third term as President of the United States.
羅斯福剛第三度獲選為美國(guó)總統(tǒng)。
Though the American opinions remain oppose to war, he declares "We must be the great arsenal of Democracy".
雖然美國(guó)輿論反對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，但他宣告：“我們必須當(dāng)民主國(guó)家的兵工廠”。
Only part of the equipment he sends to Great Britain gets through.
他送去英國(guó)的裝備只有一部分送到。
Every British ship at sea is in great danger.
在海上的每一艘英國(guó)船都面臨極大的危險(xiǎn)。
The Atlantic Ocean is crawling with German submarines. Their periscopes seek out British vessels.
大西洋下布滿德軍潛艇。他們的潛望鏡會(huì)找出英國(guó)船。
Churchill is worried. Soon nothing will get through and the outcome of the war seems uncertain.
邱吉爾很擔(dān)心。很快任何物資都將無(wú)法送抵英國(guó)，這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的結(jié)果看似難以預(yù)料。
Great Britain is an island. This is an advantage as well as a disadvantage.
英國(guó)是一座島。這是優(yōu)點(diǎn)，也是缺點(diǎn)。
But it is the best hope for the countries under occupation.
但遭占領(lǐng)的國(guó)家全都寄望這個(gè)國(guó)家。
The German submarines or U-boats now have the French harbours at their disposal, grouped into packs using torpedoes and cannons.
此時(shí)德軍潛艇可任意使用法國(guó)各港口。它們成群行動(dòng)，并以魚(yú)雷和大炮為武器。
These "Wolves of the Atlantic" succeed in sinking four million tons of British shipping in 1941 alone.
這些“大西洋之狼”單在1941年擊沉的英國(guó)船舶噸數(shù)就高達(dá)4百萬(wàn)噸。
Here German submariners toss loaves of bread to a shipwrecked crew who have almost no chance of surviving.
德軍潛艇上的官兵，丟面包給一群船已毀的人，這些人幾乎不可能活命。
They will die of thirst, of hunger, of cold or by choking on oil.
他們將死于饑渴和寒冷，或因石油而嗆死。
