Jefferson's friends accepted the medicine with a wry face as the only alternative to supine submission or open war.

杰斐逊的朋友们苦着脸接受了这种药，认为这是仰卧屈服或公开战争的唯一选择。

It was material weakness not want of spirit, that prevented the grand union of monarchs from making open war on popular government.

是物质上的弱点而不是精神上的匮乏，阻止了君主的大联盟向民众政府公开开战。

Of the generals who served under him, none can really be said to have been experienced military men when the war opened.

在他手下服役的将军中，没有一个真正可以说是战争开始时经验丰富的军人。

Congress agreed, after a fierce debate, to increase aid to Britain. And in the weeks and months that followed, the United States moved closer and closer to open war with Germany.

经过激烈辩论，国会同意增加对英国的援助。在随后的几周和几个月里，美国就要与德国开战了。

The Nazi invasion of Russia opened the war up on the so-called Eastern Front, although if you were Russian, it was the Western Front, and it led to millions of deaths, mostly Russian.

纳粹入侵俄罗斯在所谓的东线开战，尽管如果你是俄罗斯人， 那就是西线， 它导致数百万人死亡， 其中大部分是俄罗斯人。

Seward, the Secretary of State, was vindictive in dealing with Great Britain; had it not been for the moderation of Lincoln, he would have pursued a course verging in the direction of open war.

国务卿苏厄德在与英国打交道时报复心重；如果不是林肯的节制， 他可能会走上接近公开战争的道路。