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The effort to quote unquote civilize the Philippines had become so brutal that it strengthened the isolationist movement
所谓的“开化菲律宾人”的行为非常之残暴以至于助长了孤立主义运动
which believed that American troops should stay in America and avoid foreign entanglements.
认为美国军队应该待在美国，避免与外国的纠葛
Under isolationist pressure congress promised to grant the Filipinos their independence by 1945.
在孤立主义的压力下，国会承诺要在1945年前让菲律宾人获得独立
The hero of San Juan Hill Theodore Roosevelt was elected vice president in 1900,
1900年，圣胡安山的英雄西奥多·罗斯福当选为副总统，
the next year 1901 he succeeded the assassinated president McKinley.
一年后，1901年他在麦金莱总统遇刺后继任
Roosevelt's famous principle was speak softly and carry a bigstick; his favourite big stick was the US navy.
罗斯福最出名的原则就是，温言在口大棒在手，他最喜欢的大棒就是美国海军
A supporter of sea power and sea trade Roosevelt yearned to build a canal through Panama,
他支持海军力量和海洋贸易，罗斯福希望建造一条穿过巴拿马的运河
the only problem was that Panama belonged to Columbia and Columbia wouldn't cooperate.
唯一的问题就在于巴拿马属于哥伦比亚，而哥伦比亚不想配合
In 1903 suddenly Panama revolted against Columbia
1903年巴拿马突然叛变了哥伦比亚
before Columbia could react the US gunboat Nashville showed up complete with a detachment of US marines.
哥伦比亚还没来得及作出反应，美国炮艇纳什维尔就带着美国海军先遣队出现了
The new state of Panama was predictably very happy to let Roosevelt build his canal in a US owned Panama Canal Zone.
新的巴拿马州当然非常乐意让罗斯福在美国拥有的巴拿马运河区修建运河
