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超级大国的兴衰(视频+MP3+中英字幕) 第496期:与灾难调情(18)

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The fact that the invasion plans had been made during the Eisenhower Administration does not excuse the new president, John F. Kennedy.

尽管这次入侵计划是艾森豪威尔政府制定的,但并不能算作当时的新总统约翰·肯尼迪的一个借口
John F. Kennedy made the bad decision to go ahead with the idiotic plan.
是肯尼迪做出了这个错误的决定,继续执行这个愚蠢的计划
The refugee force was annihilated before it even got off the beach.
难民力量还没有离开海岸,就已经被歼灭
Kennedy's only options at this point were escalating the war with American troops or admitting that he had been whipped.
这个时候肯尼迪唯一的选择就是派美军扩大战事或者承认自己的失败
Fortunately, he admitted he was whipped.
幸运的是,他承认了自己的失败
The incident brought the US great embarrassment and it made President Kennedy look like an immature dork.
这个事件让美国大感尴尬,也让肯尼迪总统看起来像一个幼稚的傻子
古巴导弹基地

The Soviets followed America's bad career move with an enormous mistake of their own.

苏维埃紧随美国的脚步,自己也犯下了大错
In May 1962, the Soviets secretly began installing nuclear missiles in Cuba.
1962年5月,苏联开始秘密地在古巴部署核导弹
In all likelihood, this was Khrushchev's direct response to Kennedy's display of dorkiness at the Bay of Pigs.
十有八九,这是赫鲁晓夫对肯尼迪在猪湾事件中愚蠢表现的直接回应
Although the US refused to believe the Soviets would take such a rash step as installing missiles 90 miles from Florida,
尽管美国拒绝相信苏联会轻率地在距佛罗里达州90英里的地方部署导弹
surveillance flights on October 14, 1962 confirmed that Cuban missile sites were indeed being built.
1962年10月14日,监察机还是证实了古巴的确在建造导弹基地

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decision [di'siʒən]

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