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This explanation of the unique American character sat well with Americans of all classes.
對于這種獨特的美國人性格的解釋符合所有階級的美國人
Apparently fulfillment of America's manifest destiny had made America even more unique and even greater.
顯然，實現(xiàn)命定擴(kuò)張論讓美國人變得更獨特、更偉大了
Of course by the time Turner presented his theory in 1893 the US census of 1890 had declared that the frontier had officially disappeared,
當(dāng)然，特納在1893年提出他的理論之前，1890年的美國人口普查就已經(jīng)宣布美國的邊疆正式消失
20 years after the golden spike completed Americas first transcontinental rail road, East and West had finally grown together.
在淘金熱和美國第一條橫貫大陸鐵路完成20年后，東部和西部終于一起發(fā)展了
The question was had Americas manifest destiny been completely fulfilled?
問題在于，美國的命定擴(kuò)張論完全實現(xiàn)了嗎
Many Americans like the New York City police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt believed that the United States had begun a new stage of its manifest destiny.
很多美國人，例如紐約市警察局長西奧多·羅斯福就認(rèn)為美國進(jìn)入了命定擴(kuò)張論的一個新階段
To men like Roosevelt, America was obliged to expand overseas
對于像羅斯福這樣的人來說，美國有義務(wù)向海外擴(kuò)張
thus the young nation found itself inthe same situation as the European powers had found themselves around 1500.
就像1500年左右歐洲權(quán)力的擴(kuò)張那樣
Expansion seemed to be necessary but just where could America expand and what justification can American offer? Time to have a drink of club soda.
擴(kuò)張似乎是必要的，但是美國可以向何處擴(kuò)張，應(yīng)該以什么正當(dāng)理由擴(kuò)張呢？該去喝杯蘇打水了
