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However, in 1917 Germany's declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare forced America into the war.
然而，1917年，德國宣布奉行無限制潛艇戰迫使美國加入戰爭
German U-boats would now sink any ship suspected of bringing cargo to England or France anytime, anywhere.
德國潛艇將會在任何時間任何地點擊沉任何被懷疑開往英國、法國水域的船只
Also, a German diplomat was caught red-handed begging Mexico to join a war against the US.
同時，一位德國外交官在請求墨西哥加入反美戰爭的時候也被抓了現行
On April 6th 1917, president Wilson persuaded Congress to declare war.
1917年4月6日，威爾遜總統說服了國會宣戰
Even so, the vote was not unanimous. Nor was public opinion completely behind the war.
即便如此，國會也沒有一致同意，民眾更是沒有對戰爭完全支持
As the raw American troops, "doughboys" they were called, arrived in France,
沒有作戰經驗的美國步兵抵達法國的時候
the other Allies wanted to use them to patch up their shattered units.
其它同盟國軍隊想要調用美軍填補自己隊伍的缺口
The US commander general Pershing insisted that the American troops would fight with other American troops and that was it, or not at all.
但是美軍指揮官潘興上將堅持要求美軍以自己的編隊作戰，否則將不作戰
The million American troops who fought in Europe did not exactly win the First World War.
在歐洲作戰的數百萬美軍并沒有真正打贏一戰
More accurately, they tipped the balance in a blood-soaked three year slug-fest.
更確切地說，他們扭轉了這場已經歷時三年的血戰的局勢
And as the balance tipped, Woodrow Wilson started revealing his plan to make the world safe for democracy, the 14 points.
而隨著戰局得到扭轉，伍德羅·威爾遜也開始披露自己要為民主尋求的世界安全，即十四點和平原則
