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| 释义 | 〔Henry〕American Revolutionary leader and orator. A member of the House of Burgesses (1765) and the Continental Congress (1774-1776), he spurred the creation of the Virginia militia with his words "Give me liberty, or give me death" (1775). He also served as governor of Virginia (1776-1790).亨利，帕特里克：(1736-1799) 美国革命领袖，演讲家。曾为弗吉尼亚议会议员(1765年）及大陆会议议员(1774-1776年）。他的宣言“不自由毋宁死”(1775年）推动了弗吉亚民兵的创立。他曾任弗吉尼亚州州长(1776-1790年）〔militiaman〕A man who is a member of a militia.民兵：民兵织中的一员〔trainband〕A company of trained militia in England or America from the 16th to the 18th century.民兵团：从16世纪到18世纪在英格兰或美国由受训的民兵组成的连队〔Prescott〕American Revolutionary patriot who on April 18, 1775, joined Paul Revere and William Dawes on their ride to spread the news of the British advance on Concord, Massachusetts. Because Revere was captured and Dawes was forced to retreat, only Prescott was able to warn the militias of Lincoln and Concord.普雷斯科特，塞缪尔：(1751-1777?) 美国独立战争中的爱国者。在1775年4月18日，他和保罗·罗维尔和威廉·道斯一起传播了英军向马萨诸塞州的康科德进军的消息，后因里维尔被捕，而道斯义被迫撤退，只有普雷斯科特最终向驻扎在林肯和康科德的民兵报警〔minuteman〕An armed man pledged to be ready to fight on a minute's notice just before and during the Revolutionary War in the United States.召之即来的民兵：在美国独立战争之前和独立战争期间承诺在接到通知后即行作战的民兵 |
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