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Without knowing it,They'll help bring the war to a sudden end.

不知不觉地 他们将使战争骤然终止

The American Civil War: the bloodiest war in US history.

美国内战 是美国历史上最血腥的战争

600,000 Americans dead,More than World Wars I and II combined.

六十万美国人死于战争 超过了一战和二战的总和

But in the modern age,The key to the success of mankind is mass production.

但在近现代 人类成功的关键是批量生产

Wars are now won by harnessing the power of industry,

现在 人们利用工业力量赢得战争

Giving the Union a massive advantage.

工业给予北方联盟军巨大的优势

Four out of five factories are in the north,

五分之四的工厂都在北方

Making 25 times more weapons,6 times more ammunition.

其生产的武器和弹药 分别是南军的二十五倍和六倍

Many southerners still live a rural life, based on farming.

许多南方人仍然依靠农耕 过着田园生活

Crushed by the industrial might of the north.

受到北方工业力量的冲击

They're on the brink of defeat.

他们处于战败的边缘

Richmond, their last stand,Abandoned.

他们遗弃了那个曾经背水一战的地方: 里士满

Herring and Kent are meant to burn The south's most valued commodity: tobacco,

赫林和肯特打算烧掉 南方最有价值的商品: 烟草

And to destroy food and supplies,Anything that could be of use to Union troops.

并销毁食品和补给品 以及任何联盟军可以使用的物品

重点讲解

1、combine

(使)结合;(使)组合;(使)综合

The Church has something to say on how to combine freedom with responsibility.

教会想就如何把自由与责任结合起来发表一下意见。

If improved education is combined with other factors dramatic results can be achieved.

如果把改良的教育体系和其他的因素结合起来，会取得非常惊人的效果。

兼有;兼备

Their system seems to combine the two ideals of strong government and proportional representation.

他们的体制似乎是强有力的政府和比例代表制的完美结合。

a clever, far-sighted lawyer who combines legal expertise with social concern.

兼有法律专业知识和社会责任感的精明而又有远见的律师

(使)合并;(使)联合

an announcement by Steetley and Tarmac of a joint venture that would combine their operations.

斯蒂特利公司和泰玛士集团发表的整合其生产经营成立一个合资企业的声明

Different states or groups can combine to enlarge their markets.

不同的州或企业集团可以联合起来以扩大市场。

2、production

（大量）生产，制造，制作

That model won't go into production before late 1990.

那种型号在20世纪90年代末以前不会批量生产。

tax incentives to encourage domestic production of oil.

鼓励国内石油生产的税收优惠政策

（戏剧的）排演；（电影、电视节目的）制作

During the film's production, the director wanted to shoot a riot scene but the filming was blocked.

在影片摄制期间，导演想拍摄一个暴乱场面，但是被禁止了。

She is head of the production company.

她是制片公司的负责人。