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It may be you're right.

你也许是对的

But say all we done is show the world that democracy isn't chaos,

但我们所做的一切都是为了向世界展示 民主并不是一团混乱

that there is a great invisible strength in a people's union?

有一种无形的伟大力量蕴于民众团结之中

Say we've shown that a people can endure awful sacrifice and yet cohere?

即使承受巨大的牺牲 我们也做到了团结一致

Mightn't that save at least the idea of democracy to aspire to?

这难道还不够挽救人们对民主的信念

Eventually, to become worthy of?

并最终让他们觉得民主是值得的吗

At all rates, whatever may be proven by blood and sacrifice must've been proved by now.

无论如何 流血和牺牲能证明的东西 现在都已经证明

Shall we stop this bleeding?

我们能结束这场血战吗

Once he surrenders, send his boys back to their homes,their farms, their shops.

投降之后 把战士们送回他们的家园 他们的农场 他们的店铺

Yes sir, as we discussed.Liberality all around. No punishment. I don't want that.

是的 先生 像我们说定的那样 宽大处理 不要惩罚 我不想那样

And the leaders, Jeff and the rest of 'em.

领头的那些 杰夫跟其他人

If they escape, leave the country while my back's turned,that wouldn't upset me none.

就算他们趁我不留意逃到国外 我也不会追究

When peace comes it mustn't just be hangings.

和平不是表面工作

By outward appearance,you're ten years older than you were a year ago.

看看你的外表 比去年老了十岁

Some weariness has bit at my bones.

疲倦已经深入骨髓了

词汇解析

1、invisible

看不见的;隐形的

The lines were so finely etched as to be invisible from a distance.

线条被蚀刻得如此精细，在远处看都看不见。

The belt is invisible even under the thinnest garments.

这种腰带即便在最薄的衣衫下都看不出来。

被人忽视的;不为人注意的

It was strange, how invisible a clerk could feel.

一名办事员会感到如此受人忽视，令人觉得不可思议。

The problems of the poor are largely invisible.

穷人的问题大多不受重视。

(收入)非贸易的,无形的

Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export.

旅游业是英国最大的一项无形输出。

The revenue from tourism is the biggest single item in the country's invisible earnings.

旅游业收入是该国无形收益当中最大的一项。

2、sacrifice

牺牲;舍弃;献出

She sacrificed family life to her career.

她为事业舍弃了家庭。

Her husband's pride was a small thing to sacrifice for their children's security.

为了孩子们的安全，舍弃她丈夫的尊严不算什么。

献祭;以…为祭品

The priest sacrificed a chicken.

祭司用一只鸡作祭品。

Two white bulls were sacrificed and a feast was held.

献祭了两头白牛，并举行了盛宴。