He sent Commodore Perry to Japan in 1853 in order to force the Japanese to open up their borders to trade.

1853 年，他派佩里准将前往日本，以迫使日本人开放边境进行贸易。

Ten years later, four years after the admission of California to the union, the barred door of Japan was forced open by Commodore Perry.

十年后， 也就是加州加入联邦四年后，日本被禁止的大门被准将佩里强行打开。

Commodore Perry, Matthew Calbraith (1794-1858), American naval officer who sailed his squadron of ships into the Bay of Tokyo in 1852 and opened Japan to western influence.

马修·卡尔布雷思 (Matthew Calbraith) 准将佩里 (Commodore Perry, Matthew Calbraith)（1794-1858 年）是一名美国海军军官，他于 1852 年率领他的舰队进入东京湾，并让日本接受了西方的影响。

Ever since the advent of Commodore Perry's squadron the Japanese have been in a situation in which self-preservation was very difficult; their success affords a justification of their methods, unless we are to hold that self-preservation itself may be culpable.

自从佩里准将的中队出现以来，日本人就一直处于难以自保的境地。他们的成功为他们的方法提供了正当理由，除非我们认为自我保护本身可能是有罪的。