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The American has lost an aircraft carrier but Japanese has lost 4.
美國(guó)損失了一艘航空母艦，但日軍損失了4艘
This is the first Japanese defeat and it boosts the Ally's morale.
這是日軍的首次挫敗，對(duì)同盟國(guó)的士氣是一大鼓舞
"It restores their confidence."
“他們已經(jīng)恢復(fù)信心”
But it doesn't seem to awaken Japan.
但卻似乎沒(méi)使日本覺(jué)醒
Swated at Midway in the middle of Pacific continues to advance south towards Australia.
日本在太平洋的中途島失利，卻繼續(xù)南進(jìn)，進(jìn)逼澳洲
Darwin, the northern most city in Australia, already bombed by the Japanese
達(dá)爾文是澳洲最北端的城市，已經(jīng)遭到日軍轟炸
is now preparing for invasion the country's first war.
現(xiàn)在正準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)付日本的侵略行動(dòng)，這是這個(gè)國(guó)家的第一戰(zhàn)
The Australian will attempt to counter the Japanese who continue their expansion invading New Guinea
澳洲人民決心要抵抗日本的入侵，日本不斷擴(kuò)張其勢(shì)力，已侵入新幾內(nèi)亞
an enormous island practically impenetrable which until then had mainly attracted explorers
這是一個(gè)大島幾乎難以穿越，一直都只有探險(xiǎn)家會(huì)對(duì)這里感興趣
The Papuans will end up providing precious assistance to the Australians
巴布亞人提供澳洲人相當(dāng)寶貴的協(xié)助
who will fight desperate war in New Guinea
幫助他們對(duì)付在新幾內(nèi)亞最棘手的敵人
against mosquitos the red ants the leeches the snakes and the attacks from the Japanese.
包括對(duì)抗蚊子，紅火蟻，水蛭，蛇以及日軍的攻擊
But it is the island Guadalcanal that now concerns the Americans
不過(guò)最讓美軍擔(dān)憂的是瓜達(dá)卡納島
One of their reconnaissance planes has reviewed that the Japanese has built an airfield on the island another threat to Australia.
因?yàn)閭刹鞕C(jī)發(fā)現(xiàn)日軍已在此島修筑機(jī)場(chǎng)，對(duì)澳洲構(gòu)成另一大威脅
The Americans organized the first big landing of the war
美國(guó)安排了這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中首次的大型登陸行動(dòng)
Initially on the beach the marines do not encounter any resistance and headed in the jungle
一開(kāi)始在海灘上陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)并未遭逢任何阻力，他們走進(jìn)叢林
One of them, Edwin Morgan reports:
隊(duì)員之一愛(ài)德溫根敘述:
"We were getting to know the jungle"
“我們開(kāi)始了解叢林狀況”
"It was full of suspicious noises that were frightening"
“可到處都有可疑又嚇人的聲響”
"I was afraid."
“我很害怕”
"Then we say to ourself there is no reason for the Japanese to be better than us"
“我們對(duì)自己說(shuō)，日軍的狀況一定不會(huì)比我們好到哪兒去”
"They all live in city. There are no jungles in Japan."
“他們都是住在城里的居民，在日本根本沒(méi)有熱帶叢林”
The marines are professioanls and the Japaneses are diehards.
陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)是受過(guò)訓(xùn)的精英，而日軍則是以一群死硬派
The Japaneses are so confident at their superiority that they charge with their bayonets
日軍則自認(rèn)占了優(yōu)勢(shì)，信心滿滿地用刺刀進(jìn)攻
just as in World War I in Verdun against machinegun fire.
就像一次大戰(zhàn)的凡爾登一樣以刺刀對(duì)抗機(jī)關(guān)槍火力
With the same result as in Verdun, a bloodbath
結(jié)果也與凡爾登如出一轍成了一場(chǎng)浴血之戰(zhàn)
Japanese soldiers are killed in the battle of Tenaru River
日軍士兵喪生于泰納魯河之役
