The American Revolution was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on. America's War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada, which received its first large influx of English-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third newcomer-the United States-based itself squarely on republican principles. Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a home-grown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament. | |
美国革命其实并不算是一场革命,因为它并未导致完全的和彻底的变化。 这次革命并不是对政治和社会框架的一次突然和猛烈的颠覆,像后来在已经是独立国家的法国和俄国所爆发的革命那样。 革命带来了重大的变化,但并非翻天覆地,所发生的只是进化的加速,而不是一场彻底的革命;在冲突期间,人们仍然上班、做礼拜、结婚、玩耍。 多数人并没有受到实际战斗的严重影响。 许多较闭塞的社区对这场战争几乎一无所知。美国独立战争宣布了三个现代国家的诞生,其中一个是加拿大。 加拿大的第一大批讲英语的流入人口来自于成千上万英王的效忠者, 这些人从美国逃到了加拿大。 另一个国家是澳大利亚,因为美国不再是容纳罪犯和欠债者的国度了,澳大利亚就变成了一个惩治罪犯的殖民地(注:独立战争前,英国政府将罪犯流放到美国)。 第三个国家就是美国,它完全建立在共和原则基础上。即使政治上的颠覆也不如人们可能想象的那样具有革命性。 在一些州,特别是康涅狄格和罗德岛,战争基本上只是承认了已经存在的殖民地的自治。 四处被驱逐的英国官员都被本土的统治阶级所替代,这个统治阶级迅速地以地方权力机关来替代国王和议会。 |
The American Revolution was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on. America' s War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada, which received its first large influx of Englishspeaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third newcomerthe United Statesbased itself squarely on republican principles. Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial selfrule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a homegrown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament. | |
mei guo ge ming qi shi bing bu suan shi yi chang ge ming, yin wei ta bing wei dao zhi wan quan de he che di de bian hua. zhe ci ge ming bing bu shi dui zheng zhi he she hui kuang jia de yi ci tu ran he meng lie de dian fu, xiang hou lai zai yi jing shi du li guo jia de fa guo he e guo suo bao fa de ge ming na yang. ge ming dai lai le zhong da de bian hua, dan bing fei fan tian fu di, suo fa sheng de zhi shi jin hua de jia su, er bu shi yi chang che di de ge ming zai chong tu qi jian, ren men reng ran shang ban zuo li bai jie hun wan shua. duo shu ren bing mei you shou dao shi ji zhan dou de yan chong ying xiang. xu duo jiao bi se de she qu dui zhe chang zhan zheng ji hu yi wu suo zhi. mei guo du li zhan zheng xuan bu le san ge xian dai guo jia de dan sheng, qi zhong yi ge shi jia na da. jia na da de di yi da pi jiang ying yu de liu ru ren kou lai zi yu cheng qian shang wan ying wang de xiao zhong zhe, zhei xie ren cong mei guo tao dao le jia na da. ling yi ge guo jia shi ao da li ya, yin wei mei guo bu zai shi rong na zui fan he qian zhai zhe de guo du le, ao da li ya jiu bian cheng le yi ge cheng zhi zui fan de zhi min di zhu: du li zhan zheng qian, ying guo zheng fu jiang zui fan liu fang dao mei guo. di san ge guo jia jiu shi mei guo, ta wan quan jian li zai gong he yuan ze ji chu shang. ji shi zheng zhi shang de dian fu ye bu ru ren men ke neng xiang xiang de na yang ju you ge ming xing. zai yi xie zhou, te bie shi kang nie di ge he luo de dao, zhan zheng ji ben shang zhi shi cheng ren le yi jing cun zai de zhi min di de zi zhi. si chu bei qu zhu de ying guo guan yuan dou bei ben tu de tong zhi jie ji suo ti dai, zhe ge tong zhi jie ji xun su di yi di fang quan li ji guan lai ti dai guo wang he yi hui. |
The American Revolution was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on. America' s War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada, which received its first large influx of Englishspeaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third newcomerthe United Statesbased itself squarely on republican principles. Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial selfrule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a homegrown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament. | |
měi guó gé mìng qí shí bìng bù suàn shì yī chǎng gé mìng, yīn wèi tā bìng wèi dǎo zhì wán quán de hé chè dǐ de biàn huà. zhè cì gé mìng bìng bú shì duì zhèng zhì hé shè huì kuàng jià de yī cì tū rán hé měng liè de diān fù, xiàng hòu lái zài yǐ jīng shì dú lì guó jiā de fǎ guó hé é guó suǒ bào fā de gé mìng nà yàng. gé mìng dài lái le zhòng dà de biàn huà, dàn bìng fēi fān tiān fù dì, suǒ fā shēng de zhǐ shì jìn huà de jiā sù, ér bú shì yī chǎng chè dǐ de gé mìng zài chōng tū qī jiān, rén men réng rán shàng bān zuò lǐ bài jié hūn wán shuǎ. duō shù rén bìng méi yǒu shòu dào shí jì zhàn dòu de yán chóng yǐng xiǎng. xǔ duō jiào bì sè de shè qū duì zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng jī hū yī wú suǒ zhī. měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng xuān bù le sān ge xiàn dài guó jiā de dàn shēng, qí zhōng yí gè shì jiā ná dà. jiā ná dà de dì yī dà pī jiǎng yīng yǔ de liú rù rén kǒu lái zì yú chéng qiān shàng wàn yīng wáng de xiào zhōng zhě, zhèi xiē rén cóng měi guó táo dào le jiā ná dà. lìng yí gè guó jiā shì ào dà lì yà, yīn wèi měi guó bù zài shì róng nà zuì fàn hé qiàn zhài zhě de guó dù le, ào dà lì yà jiù biàn chéng le yí gè chéng zhì zuì fàn de zhí mín dì zhù: dú lì zhàn zhēng qián, yīng guó zhèng fǔ jiāng zuì fàn liú fàng dào měi guó. dì sān ge guó jiā jiù shì měi guó, tā wán quán jiàn lì zài gòng hé yuán zé jī chǔ shàng. jí shǐ zhèng zhì shàng de diān fù yě bù rú rén men kě néng xiǎng xiàng de nà yàng jù yǒu gé mìng xìng. zài yī xiē zhōu, tè bié shì kāng niè dí gé hé luó dé dǎo, zhàn zhēng jī běn shàng zhǐ shì chéng rèn le yǐ jīng cún zài de zhí mín dì de zì zhì. sì chù bèi qū zhú de yīng guó guān yuán dōu bèi běn tǔ de tǒng zhì jiē jí suǒ tì dài, zhè gè tǒng zhì jiē jí xùn sù dì yǐ dì fāng quán lì jī guān lái tì dài guó wáng hé yì huì. |