英语翻译During the second half of 1776,the British had driven Wa

英语翻译
During the second half of 1776,the British had driven Washington's armies from their strongholds in and near New York City.Washington retreated,moving southeast across New Jersey.
Before his army reached the shores of the delaware,he sent soldiers ahead to bring together all the boats they could find.When the British arrived at the east bank early in December,the Colonials were safely across.And the British could find only two small boats on a pond.
For the time being,the British gave up the chase.They set up camp at Trenton and at other strongholds along the Delaware.
Washington had the boats on the Pennsylvania side,but that was about all he had.Food was short,and many soldiers were too ill to march.And any day now,the river might freeze,making it possible for the British force to cross into Pennsylvania.
If the struggle for freedom was to continue,Washington had to have a victory.Finally he decided to re-cross the Delaware at Mckonkey's Ferry.That was nine miles upriver from Trenton.Washington's plan was to cross under cover of darkness on Christmas night and attack the 2000 to 3000 British soldiers in Trenton.The general expected that the enemy force would still be celebrating the hoilday.On the evening of December 25,Washington gave the orders to cross.It was snowing and sleeting,and the river was filled with floating ice.Finally,his force of more than 2000 men was on the Jersey side.It was after 2 a.m.In a battle that lasted less than two hours,they defeated the enemy force.Washington had the victory he needed.

在1776年的下半年,英国人迫使华盛顿的军队从纽约市内及周边的据点向西南方向跨过新泽西州撤离,在他的军队到达特拉华州的海岸之前,他就派出了先头部队去集结船只,12月初,英国人到达东海岸时,人都已安全撤离,英国人只在一个池塘中找到两条小船,英国人只能放弃追赶,他们在特伦顿及特拉华沿岸的据点安营扎寨,华盛顿的船队集结在宾夕法尼亚沿岸,由于食物短缺,很多士兵患病,不能战斗,而且,随时都有可能封河,英国军队很可能开进宾夕法尼亚,如果自由战争要进行下去,华盛顿就必须取胜,最后他决定在mckonkey渡口重新穿越特拉华州,那是在特伦顿上游9英里处,华盛顿计划在圣诞夜幕的掩护下去袭击特伦顿的2-3千英国士兵,他推测敌兵正在庆祝节日,在12月25日夜晚,华盛顿发出了战斗令,当时下着冻雨加雪,河面上满是浮冰,最后他的2000多名士兵到达新泽西沿岸,次日凌晨2点后,经过不到2个小时的战斗,他们打败了敌人,华盛顿胜利了,