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The attack comes as a total surprise.
這次攻擊完全出人意料之外
Marine Corporal Er Nightingale
海軍陸戰隊下士厄爾南丁格爾
who was on board the battle ship Arizona described the scene:
當年在亞利桑那號戰艦上服役，他敘述當年情景:
"An explosion pulls the ship to shake violently."
“爆炸劇烈震動整艘船,”
"I look the boat deck and everythings seem to flame."
“我看著船甲板，一切東西似乎都在燃燒。”
"I reported to the Major that the ship was flame."
“我想少校報告船已起火，”
"The Major ordered to leave."
“少校命令棄船。”
"I was the last man to leave."
“我是最后一個離開的。”
"The bodys of dead were sunk and badly burnt men were heading for the quarterdeck."
"尸體下沉，嚴重燒傷的人奔向后甲板。”
"only to four apparently dead or badly wounded"
“只剩四個明顯死亡或嚴重受傷的。”
In this attack launched without any declaration of war two and a half thousand Americans died and twelve hundred wounded
這次未宣戰便發動的攻擊，導致2千5百名美軍喪生，另有1千2百人受傷
whereas less than a hundred Japaness pilots and sailors were killed.
而日本飛行員及水兵喪生者則不滿百人
These images would shock the American people.
這情況讓美國人民震驚不已，
They would no longer oppose their country's entry into the war.
他們不再反對美國參戰
Yet the Japanese forces did not land in Hawaii nor they take the harbor.
然而日軍并未在夏威夷登陸，他們甚至沒有攻占珍珠港
They sank part of the American fleet but only the now outdated battle ships.
他們擊沉了部分美國艦隊但都是較陳舊的戰艦，
Aircraft carriers will become the key to victory in naval warfare.
航空母艦才是海軍勝利的關鍵
And the three aircraft carriers based in Peral Harbor were not there. They were all out to sea.
但以珍珠港為基地的三艘航空母艦當時不在港中
And so miraculously they were remained intact.
全都出航海外因而奇跡似地絲毫無損
The President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt has been expecting the attack
美國總統羅斯福早就預料會有場攻擊
Tension between two countries was at its height.
因為美日兩國間的緊張局勢已達最高點
But who would've imagined that the Japanese naval aviation units
但誰會料到日本海軍航空兵部隊
would be able to strike 5 thousand kilometers away from their bases.
居然有能力重挫距離他們基地5千公里以外的地區呢？
The next day Roosevelt goes before congress:
隔天羅斯福在國會發表演說:
"Yesterday, December 7th, 1941"
“昨天，1941年12月7日”
"A day which we'll live in infamy. "
“將會是歷史上的國恥日”
"United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked."
“美國遭到蓄意突襲”
"No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion"
“不管我們得花多久時間才能擊敗這次的預謀侵略行動”
"The American people in the right just might, we'll win for all to absolutely victory."
“美國人民位居正義一方，必能獲得全面勝利”
