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The Russian army fought bravely but poorly, with backward technology, outdated tactics, and scanty supplies.
俄國軍隊作戰(zhàn)很勇敢卻效果不佳，技術(shù)落后，戰(zhàn)略過時，給養(yǎng)缺乏
Clearly, the Gendarme of Europe had become a paper tiger.
歐洲憲兵成了紙老虎
With the fall of Sevastopol in 1855, and a threatened amphibious attack on St. Petersburg, Russia decided to throw in its cards.
在1855年于塞瓦斯托波爾失利后，外加對圣彼得堡的水陸進攻，俄國決定認(rèn)輸
By this time, Nicholas the First was dead, and his son Alexander the Second was left to make peace.
這個時候，尼古拉一世去世了，留下他的兒子亞歷山大二世來維持和平
The 1856 Treaty of Paris blocked all navies from the Black Sea, which ended Russia's hopes for an outlet on the Mediterranean.
1856年的巴黎和約使在黑海的所有海軍都被禁止了，這就中斷了俄國對地中海出口的幻想
After less than a half century, the Pax Russica was over.
在不到一個世紀(jì)后，俄國強權(quán)下的和平結(jié)束了
Yet Russia's fond memories of playing the Gendarme of Europe remain strong to this very day.
但是時至今日，俄國還是保留著要充當(dāng)歐洲憲兵的美好回憶
Segment 19e: Conclusions. 1. Moving the empire forward.
片段19e：結(jié)語。1.繼續(xù)在帝國的道路上前進
Catherine the Great accomplished Russia's centuries old dream of conquering modern day Ukraine, and she conquered Crimea into the bargain.
凱瑟琳大帝實現(xiàn)了俄國一個世紀(jì)以來的想征服當(dāng)今的烏克蘭的夢想，而且還順帶征服了克里米亞
In keeping with Russia's view of itself as the Third Rome,
為了讓俄國保持她眼中的第三羅馬的地位
Catherine entertained great dreams of conquering the entire Ottoman Empire and bringing it back to its Byzantine Orthodox glory.
凱瑟琳一直想征服奧斯曼帝國并使其重返拜占庭東正教的輝煌
