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As they watched Nicholas chip away at the Caucasus and the Ottoman Empire, they became nervous.
他們看到尼古拉一點點蠶食高加索地區(qū)和奧斯曼帝國, 都變得非常緊張
It was good policy for Christian monarchs to cry out about the infidel Muslim-Turks,
基督教王國反對不虔誠的土耳其穆斯林信徒本來是非常好的策略
but the Ottoman Empire's continued existence was actually good for European peace.
但是奧斯曼帝國的持續(xù)存在實際上對維護歐洲和平是非常有利的
As long as an Ottoman sultan held power in Istanbul or Constantinople,
只要一位奧斯曼帝國蘇丹領(lǐng)袖，在伊斯坦布爾或者康斯坦丁堡掌權(quán)
that meant none of the other European monarchs was calling the shots.
就表示沒有任何一個歐洲列強是對局勢起著掌控作用的
But by 1853, the Ottoman regime had basically become a Russian puppet.
但是到1853年，奧斯曼帝國基本上成為了俄國的傀儡
This was something Great Britain, France, Austria, and Prussia could not tolerate!
而這是英國，法國，奧地利和普魯士都無法忍受的
They encouraged the Turks to display a little more spine.
他們要求土耳其人表現(xiàn)得有骨氣點
So the Turks went and declared war on Russia.
因此土耳其人就對俄國人宣戰(zhàn)了
In return, Nicholas wiped out the entire Turkish fleet and captured even more Ottoman territory which frightened the other monarchs even more!
最終，尼古拉擊潰了土耳其軍，并且獲得了更多的奧斯曼領(lǐng)土，這使得其他君主國憂心不已
Even though Nicholas promised the Austrians in 1854 he would give the captured territory back,
盡管尼古拉向奧地利許諾說1854年他會歸還所有領(lǐng)土
France and Great Britain decided on a preemptive strike.
法國和英國卻謀劃了一場先發(fā)制人的進攻
They would teach Russia a lesson.
他們要給俄羅斯一個教訓
Although France and Great Britain made raids on St. Petersburg and the Baltic Sea area,
盡管兩國主要是在圣彼得堡和波羅的海領(lǐng)域發(fā)動進攻，
the Crimean War was so-called after the main theater of operations.
但這場戰(zhàn)爭后來卻被稱作克里米亞戰(zhàn)爭，它是戰(zhàn)爭的主要發(fā)生地
