Bonus: 烽火連天挫咧等—撤退比出征還上手的華盛頓 | 神奇樹屋Magic Tree House #22：Revolutionary War on Wednesday 遇見華盛頓

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這集是美國獨立戰爭系列的第五集，這集我們要聊聊華盛頓的戰場表現。

被任命為總司令的華盛頓，即將帶領一群士氣低靡的民兵面對資源充足且實力堅強的英國軍隊，而且這個戰爭一打就是八年！在八年的戰爭歲月裡，華盛頓到底憑藉著什麼，帶領殖民地脫離英國走向獨立呢？

本集提到名人：

• Alexander the Great 亞歷山大
• Julius Caesar 凱撒大帝
• Genghis Ghan 成吉思汗
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Laurens
• General Rochambeau
• Commander Cornwallis

本集生字：

• Appoint someone to a job v. 任命，例：The president has appointed a Wallstreet banker as the Secretary of State.
• formally adv. 正式地
• banker n. 銀行家
• give birth to something or someone 生出、誕生
• Continental Army
• Commander in Chief
• pride n. 榮耀
• anxiety n. 焦慮
• anxious a. 緊張的
• be chosen to head v. 被選上負責 例：John was chosen to head the marketing department (行銷部門)
• in charge of v. 負責 照料
• technically adv. 嚴格說起來
• non existent a. 不存在的
• entity n. 實體
• militia n. 民兵
• treasury n. 財政部
• Continental Congress 臨時國會
• carry v. 肩負起
• burden n. 負擔
• to shoulder v. 一肩扛起
• centralized government n. 中央政府
• to win the support of someone 贏得某人的支持
• governor n. 州長
• discipline v. 訓導
• expire v. 到期 例：My credit card will expire this December
• obligate a. 有義務的
• turnover rate n. 離職率 例：the bakery has high turnover because it doesn’t pay workers enough money.
• froze to death 凍死
• gunpowder n. 火藥
• musket n. 步槍
• ammunition n. 彈藥
• short of something 短缺某物 例：John is short of money this month because he just purchased a new car!
• Not only… but also 不只…還…
• food shortage n. 食物短缺
• hay n. 甘草
• transport v. 運送
• transportation n. 交通工具
• conundrum n. 難題 例：Finding affordable housing in big cities is a conundrum for many people.
• the light at the end of the tunnel 隧道盡頭的光芒 例：So all these conundrums really made Washington think that he would never see the light at the end of the tunnel. The light at the end of the tunnel.
• plunder v. 搶劫
• defeat v. 打倒
• liberty n. 自由
• allegiance n. 忠誠
• population n. 人民
• waver v. 舉旗不定
• hoarding 囤積
• price manipulation 操縱價格
• currency n. 幣值
• depreciate v. 貶值
• extravagant a. 浪費的
• decadent a. 墮落的
• lifestyle n. 生活風格
• shocked a. 震驚的
• furious a. 震怒的
• guilty a. 有罪惡感的
• poverty life 貧窮生活
• mutiny n. 叛亂
• insufficient a. 不足的
• outstanding a. 出色的
• military strategist n. 軍事家
• equivalent a. 等同的
• corner someone v. 包圍某人
• to avenge v. 復仇
• to portrait someone as 把誰…描素成 例：Washington wanted to portray him himself as the visionary (有遠見的)military strategist of the Yorktown victory.
• allies n. 同盟者
• mastermind v. 策劃
• irreplaceable a. 無可取代
• refuse to quit 拒絕放棄
• refuse to surrender 拒絕投降
• armada n. 艦隊
• makeshift a. 臨時的、湊合的
• compose v. 組成
• barefoot n. 光腳
• Soldiers were composed of ever age, even of children, of white and black, covered with rags and barefoot, and rather poorly fed, but they can march and fight so well!
• marveled v. 驚奇
• endurance n. 耐力
• determination n. 決心
• fortitude n. 剛毅
• exceptional a. 異常的
• selfish a. 自私的
• bureaucratic a. 官僚的
• incompetent a. 不適任的
• celebrity n. 名人
• logistical a. 流通的
• supplies n. 供應品
• mercenary n. 傭兵
• Hessians n.
• eradicate v. 拔根
• widespread a. 廣泛的
• rebellion n. 反抗
• wear out v. 消耗
• exhaust v. 消耗
• retreating n. 撤退
• capture v. 逮捕
• to be idolized 當偶像崇拜
• to be worshipped 被崇拜
• relinquish v. 讓渡
• Emperor n. 帝王
• baffled a. 困惑的
• unprecedented a. 從未發生的

本集資源參考作家與教授名單：

• Joanne Freeman
• Ron Chernow

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