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North, fighting to preserve the union.

北方力争保持统一

South, to break away,To preserve its economy based on slave labor.

南方却要分裂 要保持南方经济的发展 依靠的是奴隶劳动

Once these two ideas clash ...hell is on earth.

一旦这两种理念交锋 美国就变成了地狱

July, 1863.Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1863年七月 在宾夕法尼亚州的葛底斯堡

After two years of Civil War,The confederate army invades the north.

经过两年的内战 南方邦联军入侵了北方

At Blocher's Knoll, they have union forces on the run.

在布洛赫高地上 他们让北方联邦军节节败退

But private Reuben Ruch stands his ground.

但士兵鲁本·鲁赫有他自己的立场

22 years old, idealist, patriot.

他年仅二十二岁 是个爱国的理想主义者

He writes in his diary:The bullets were whistling about like hail.

他在日记中写道 子弹呼啸而过 像冰雹一般

A man behind me was shot.At that same moment, the man on my left was killed.

我身后的人中弹了 同时 我左边的人也牺牲了

He fell with half his length ahead of me.

他倒在我前面 离我只有半个身位的距离

The thought occurred that I might be next.

我想我可能会成为下一个牺牲品"

This will be the bloodiest battle ever fought on US soil.

这将是美国国土上最血腥的战争

Industry in the north gives union troops an edge,

北方的工业给了联邦军一定的优势

The latest military technology:the .52-caliber sharps carbine.

那就是最先进的军事技术: 0.25口径的卡宾枪

重点讲解

1、preserve

保持，维持（原状）

We will do everything to preserve peace.

我们会尽全力维持和平。

an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards.

在保持原有教学水平的同时招收更多学生的努力

保护；保存；维护

We need to preserve the forest.

我们需要保护森林。

Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days — whether it means preserving old buildings, or protecting the environment

资源保护是目前备受关注的问题——不管它指的是对古建筑的保护，还是对环境的保护。

保存，腌制（食物）

I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.

我喜欢做果泥，只需要用一点糖把李子腌一下。

preserved ginger in syrup.

用糖浆腌制的姜

2、private

（产业、服务）私立的，私有的，私营的，民营的

a joint venture with private industry.

与私营企业建立的合资企业

Bupa runs private hospitals in Britain.

保柏在英国开办私立医院。

个人的；私人的

the law's insistence that private citizens are not permitted to have weapons.

法律坚持要求公民个人不得持有武器

The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors.

国王以私人身份出访，以便能够祭拜先祖陵墓。