【樓主】我怎能不流氓2012-11-09 23:20
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作者我怎能不流氓2012-11-09 23:21
Britain has invaded all but 22 countries in the world in its long and colourful history, new research has found. 研究發(fā)現(xiàn),在漫長的歷史中,英國幾乎侵略了世界上所有的國家,只有22個國家免遭于難。Every schoolboy used to know that at the height of the empire, almost a quarter of the atlas was coloured pink, showing the extent of British rule. 每個在學(xué)校讀書的孩子都知道,在大英帝國的鼎盛時期,世界地圖上有差不多1/4的區(qū)域都是粉紅色的,而這粉紅色的區(qū)域代表的就是英國的統(tǒng)治區(qū)域。But that oft recited fact dramatically understates the remarkable global reach achieved by this country. 但是事實并非如此,人們其實低估了英國過去的勢力延伸。A new study has found that at various times the British have invaded almost 90 per cent of the countries around the globe. 而一項最新的研究指出,在不同的時代,英國總共侵略了全球大約90%的國家。The analysis of the histories of the almost 200 countries in the world found only 22 which have never experienced an invasion by the British. 有人對200個國家的歷史進(jìn)行了調(diào)查,發(fā)現(xiàn)全世界范圍內(nèi)只有22國家沒有被英國人侵略過。
作者我怎能不流氓2012-11-09 23:21
Among this select group of nations are far-off destinations such as Guatemala, Tajikistan and the Marshall Islands, as well some slightly closer to home, such as Luxembourg. 未被英國侵略的國家包括遙遠(yuǎn)的危地馬拉,塔吉克斯坦和馬紹爾群島,也有較近的國家比如盧森堡。The analysis is contained in a new book, All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To. 這份調(diào)查結(jié)果來自一本新書,這本書叫做《我們侵略過的所有國家:還有一些我們來不及侵略的國家》。Stuart Laycock, the author, has worked his way around the globe, through each country alphabetically, researching its history to establish whether, at any point, they have experienced an incursion by Britain. 該書的作者斯圖爾特對全球范圍進(jìn)行了研究(按字母順序來研究這些國家),調(diào)查了每個國家在過去的某個時期是否有被英國侵略的經(jīng)歷。Only a comparatively small proportion of the total in Mr Laycock's list of invaded states actually formed an official part of the empire. 在斯圖爾特先生所列的遭英國侵略的國家名單里,只有一小部分的受侵略國家曾經(jīng)正式的成為大英帝國的一部分。The remainder have been included because the British were found to have achieved some sort of military presence in the territory however transitory either through force, the threat of force, negotiation or payment. 其余大部分國家出現(xiàn)在名單里的原因是英國曾經(jīng)在這些地方駐軍過——不管是多么的短暫——通過武力、武力威脅、談判或者是作為一種賠款等形式占領(lǐng)的。Incursions by British pirates, privateers or armed explorers have also been included, provided they were operating with the approval of their government. 當(dāng)然不僅包括軍隊的侵略,英國海盜、武裝民船以及武裝探險者的侵略行為也被包括進(jìn)去了,因為這些人的侵略行為也得到了英國政府的批準(zhǔn)。So, many countries which once formed part of the Spanish empire and seem to have little historical connection with the UK, such as Costa Rica, Ecuador and El Salvador, make the list because of the repeated raids they suffered from state-sanctioned British sailors. 所以從這個角度來看的話,很多國家(這些國家之前是西班牙帝國的一部分,和英國幾乎沒有什么歷史上的聯(lián)系)比如哥斯達(dá)黎加、厄瓜多爾和薩爾瓦多都在這個名單上,因為這些國家經(jīng)常受到英國水手的襲擊和騷擾,而這些水手是受到英國政府認(rèn)可的。Among some of the perhaps surprising entries on the list are: 下面的一些國家也在名單上,你可能會感到很吃驚:* Cuba, where in 1741, a force under Admiral Edward Vernon stormed ashore at Guantnamo Bay. He renamed it Cumberland Bay, before being forced to withdraw in the face of hostile locals and an outbreak of disease among his men. Twenty one years later, Havana and a large part of the island fell to the British after a bloody siege, only to be handed back to the Spanish in 1763, along with another unlikely British possession, the Philippines, in exchange for Florida and Minorca. * 古巴,在1741年的時候,海軍上將愛德華 弗農(nóng)帶領(lǐng)了一支軍隊在光塔那摩灣的海岸登陸。他把這個地方重新命名為坎伯蘭灣,后來在兇狠當(dāng)?shù)厝说牡挚瓜乱约八能婈犞斜l(fā)了瘟疫,他才不得不下令撤退。 21年后,在英國的再次圍攻下,哈瓦那和古巴的其他大片區(qū)域還是被英國占領(lǐng)了,但是在1763年的時候,英國又把占領(lǐng)的古巴歸還給了西班牙人,英國人還把菲律賓群島也給了西班牙人,而交換條件是英國獲得佛羅里達(dá)和米諾卡島(地中海西部島嶼)。*Iceland, invaded in 1940 by the British after the neutral nation refused to enter the war on the Allies side. The invasion force, of 745 marines, met with strong protest from the Iceland government, but no resistance. * 冰島,由于冰島在二站期間是中立國,拒絕加入同盟國,所以英國在1940年的時候入侵了這個國家。英國的745海軍負(fù)責(zé)這次的入侵任務(wù),冰島政府對英國的行為進(jìn)行了強烈的抗議,但是并沒有遇到冰島軍隊的抵抗。* Vietnam, which has experienced repeated incursions by the British since the seventeenth century. The most recent from 1945 to 1946 saw the British fight a campaign for control of the country against communists, in a war that has been overshadowed by later conflicts involving first the French and then Americans. * 越南, 自從17世紀(jì)以來,越南就不斷地受到英國的侵犯。最近的一次是在1945-1946年的時候,英國人發(fā)起了一系列的活動,試圖控制這個國家并以此打擊越南***,但是后來法國人和美國人也卷入了在越南的戰(zhàn)爭,使英國的在越南的行動黯然失色。It is thought to be the first time such a list has been compiled. 類似這樣的名單,可能目前世界上只有這一份。Mr Laycock, who has previously published books on Roman history, began the unusual quest after being asked by his 11-year-old son, Frederick, how many countries the British had invaded. 斯圖爾特先生在之前還出版過一些關(guān)于羅馬歷史的書籍,他的11歲兒子弗雷德里克問了他一個問題:英國侵略過多少個國家,這才使得他下決心開始這項不同尋常的工作。After almost two years of research he said he was shocked by the answer. "I was absolutely staggered when I reached the total. I like to think I have a relatively good general knowledge. But there are places where it hadn't occurred to me that these things had ever happened. It shocked me. 對這個課題研究了兩年以后,他說他對研究結(jié)果感到很震驚。“當(dāng)我看到英國侵略了那么多國家后,我的確感到很吃驚。我總是覺得我的知識范圍還是相對廣泛的。但是現(xiàn)在我知道原來有那么多地方曾經(jīng)被英國侵略過,我之前完全沒有意識到,所以我感到很震驚。
作者我怎能不流氓2012-11-09 23:22
The countries never invaded by the British: 英國人從未侵略過的國家:Andorra 安道爾Belarus 白俄羅斯Bolivia 玻利維亞Burundi 布隆迪Central African Republic 中非共和國Chad 乍得Congo, Republic of 剛果共和國Guatemala 危地馬拉Ivory Coast 科特迪瓦Kyrgyzstan 吉爾吉斯斯坦Liechtenstein 列支敦斯登Luxembourg 盧森堡Mali 馬里Marshall Islands 馬紹爾群島Monaco 摩納哥Mongolia 蒙古Paraguay 巴拉圭Sao Tome and Principe 圣多美與普林希比共和國Sweden 瑞典Tajikistan 塔吉克斯坦Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦Vatican City 梵蒂岡城
作者spy36802012-11-09 23:22
作為傳統(tǒng)政治學(xué)意義上的“empire”,美國可能是歷史上最散漫的帝國之一。
作者常思己過2012-11-09 23:24
他喵的世界毒瘤 吃我們的早晚讓它吐出來
作者血蒼魂2012-11-09 23:25
二本升的比較早而已現(xiàn)在三本時代不是完全痿了么
作者香蕉皮皮2012-11-09 23:25
你以為日不落帝國是亂叫的????
作者岸本早未2012-11-09 23:25
很多國家是二戰(zhàn)后才蹦出來的還有 英國的確是曾經(jīng)最強大的國家當(dāng)時的海軍規(guī)模已經(jīng)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不是目前美國可以比較的
作者豬一樣的牛2012-11-09 23:26
東印度嗎
作者我怎能不流氓2012-11-09 23:27
如果統(tǒng)計下“歷史上被中國侵略過的國家”,不知道有幾個。
作者sio21232012-11-09 23:27
大英帝國和蒙古帝國什么的再也不會第二次稱霸世界了,中國起起伏伏這么多年總有機會的
作者I回來了2012-11-09 23:27
突然戰(zhàn)斗力爆表了目前已經(jīng)萎掉了
作者ryanflees2012-11-09 23:28
美帝也被英國侵略過的說,然后就是獨立戰(zhàn)爭的劇情
作者絕對死寂2012-11-09 23:30
很多國家是二戰(zhàn)后才蹦出來的還有 英國的確是曾經(jīng)最強大的國家當(dāng)時的海軍規(guī)模已經(jīng)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不是目前美國可以比較的
作者夢斷情天2012-11-09 23:31
...這個圖怎么看起來有點別扭的感覺呢?...~
作者我愛松花蛋2012-11-09 23:31
韓國人怎么看
作者其時吾之奔放2012-11-09 23:32
事實證明再牛逼也有陽痿的一天。
作者我怎能不流氓2012-11-09 23:32
美帝也被英國侵略過的說,然后就是獨立戰(zhàn)爭的劇情 如果統(tǒng)計下“歷史上被中國侵略過的國家”,不知道有幾個。蘇聯(lián)對東歐各國的控制,對阿富汗,埃及,古巴,朝鮮,越南等國的干預(yù)19世紀(jì)英國在歐洲事務(wù),新大陸殖民地事務(wù)等各方面所發(fā)揮的作用拿破侖的歐洲體系歐洲發(fā)現(xiàn)東亞之前中國在東亞所建立的朝貢體系是齊名的