The entry of the United States into the conflict on the side of Britain and France the previous year had brought an insurmountable amount of resources to bear against Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottomans.

去年，美国站在英国和法国一边介入冲突，为对抗德国、奥匈帝国和奥斯曼帝国带来了难以克服的资源。

Alders and willows waist-deep were bearing up against the current with nervous trembling gestures, as if afraid of being carried away, while supple branches bending confidingly, dipped lightly and rose again, as if stroking the wild waters in play.

齐腰的桤木和柳树以紧张颤抖的姿态逆流而上，生怕被卷走，而柔嫩的枝条则自信地弯下腰，轻轻地垂下又升起，仿佛在嬉戏地抚摸着狂野的水面。