名人传记

It is the first time in history that photographs have been used on a wanted poster.

这是历史上第一次 在通缉令上贴上照片

Thanks in part to papers found in Booth's room at the National Hotel,

以在布思入住的 民族饭店的房间内发现的文件为证据

Lewis Powell and Mary Surratt are jailed in Washington.

刘易斯·鲍威尔和玛丽·苏拉特 被关进了华盛顿的监狱

And George Atzerodt, who simply got drunk and wandered away from the Kirkwood Hotel,

乔治·阿兹罗特则喝醉了 从柯克伍德酒店走失

rather than attempt to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson,

他没去刺杀副总统安德鲁·约翰逊

is discovered hiding out in his cousin's home in Germantown, Maryland.

而是被发现 藏在他表姐在马里兰州日耳曼敦的家中

Elements of the 8th Illinois Cavalry and the U.S. 22nd Colored Troops

部分第8届伊利诺伊州骑兵 以及美国第22届有色人种部队

join the 13th New York Cavalry in southern Maryland.

在马里兰南部参加了第13届纽约骑兵

And two members of the National Detective Police,Lieutenant Luther Baker and Colonel Everton Conger,

国家侦察警局的两位警察 卢瑟·贝克中尉和埃弗顿·康格上校

accompany 26 members of the 16th New York Cavalry,under the command of Lieutenant Edward Doherty.

与26位第16届纽约骑兵一起出发 接受爱德华·多尔蒂中尉的指挥

Our cause, being almost lost,something decisive and great must be done.

我们的事业 几乎已经迷失了 必须做出一些关键的伟大的事情

I struck boldly, and not as the papers say.

我大胆冒险 并不是像记录中说的那样

I shouted sic semper before I fired.In jumping broke my leg.

我在开枪之前大喊永远打倒暴君 跳下来的时候我的腿摔断了

This night before the deed,I wrote a long article and left it for one of the editors of the National Intelligencer,

行动的前一晚 我写了一篇很长的文章 留给了《国民通讯报》的一位编辑

in which I fully set forth the reasons...for our proceedings.

文章里我全面陈述了 这次行动的原因

词汇解析

1、attempt

尝试，试图（尤指做困难的事）

The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.

只有在费城那次我们曾试着做那样的事。

Before I could attempt a reply he added over his shoulder: Wait there.

还没等我回答他就回头又说了一句：“在那儿等着。”

（通常指不成功的）尝试，企图，试图

a deliberate attempt to destabilise the defence.

经过深思熟虑的破坏该防御的尝试

It was one of his rare attempts at humour.

那是他极不常见的想要表现幽默的一次。

（运动员创造纪录的）尝试，冲击

Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt on the record.

一切几乎都已准备就绪，就等我向纪录发起再一次冲击了。

2、proceed

接下来做；接着做

He proceeded to tell me of my birth.

他接着给我讲我出生的事。

He asked for ice for his whiskey and proceeded to get contentedly drunk.

他要求在威士忌里加冰，接着心满意足地喝了个酩酊大醉。

继续进行；继续做

The group proceeded with a march they knew would lead to bloodshed.

这个团体继续示威游行，他们知道这将导致流血事件的发生。

The trial has been delayed until November because the defence is not ready to proceed.

因为被告方没有做好应诉的准备，审判已经被延期至11月份。

（活动、过程或事件）继续，持续，连续不断

The ideas were not new. Their development had proceeded steadily since the war.

这些并不是什么新思想，自从战争开始就一直稳定地发展演变。

Efforts to reform the Interior Ministry have not yet proceeded very far.

对内政部进行改革的尝试还没有取得很大进展。