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〔recoil〕"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country" (Thomas Paine).“这正是考验人类灵魂的时候，在这个危急存亡之际，那些喜欢枝草茂盛的士兵和习惯于风和日丽的爱国者们将不再为他们的祖国服务” （托马斯·潘恩）。〔defeat〕"Whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees,the consequences will be the same" (Thomas Paine).“无论我们是在一次战斗中击败敌人，还是逐步地击败他们，结果都会是一样的” （托马斯·潘恩）。〔insubordinate〕Thomas Paine's pamphletCommon Sense must have seemed seditious to colonial Tories. 对于殖民主义的托利党人来说托马斯·潘恩的小册子《常识》 一定显得具有煽动性 |