该文章指出，我们不该失去这次发动小规模战争的机会，这样的战争能对菲越两国的挑衅行为起到震慑作用。
Suggesting a skirmish might 'put them in their place' the article argued: 'We shouldn't waste the opportunity to launch some tiny-scale battles that could deter provocateurs from going further.
一些认为他们已经对我的资本净值得出合理估计的人可能会感到惊讶，我会与这样一个小规模战争资金（warchest）双方清账。
Some people, who think they have arrived at a reasonable estimate of my net worth, might be surprised that I would call it quits with such a small war chest.
这份报告究竟是预示着这场旷日持久的战争以大获成功来告终，还是仅仅只是另一场没有结果的小规模战斗，现在决定权就掌握在参议院那100位在身经百战的勇士的手里。
Whether the report presages a victory so resounding that it ends the long war, or just another inconclusive skirmish, now depends on the 100 battle-hardened warriors of the Senate.
上个月，电子阅读器市场经历了一场小规模的价格战争。 巴诺将具有宽带功能的Nook降价至199美元，并推出了一款带有WiFi、售价仅有149美元的Nook。
The e-reader market experienced a mini price-war last month, when Barnes & Noble sliced the cost of its broadband-enabled Nook device to $199 and introduced a new, wi-fi only Nook for $149.
16岁时他帮助托马斯•费尔法克斯勋爵考察雪兰多陆地，于1754被任命为中校，他参加过一次小规模的战争，那场战争后来演变成印法战争。
At 16 he helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War.
16岁时他帮助托马斯•费尔法克斯勋爵考察雪兰多陆地，于1754被任命为中校，他参加过一次小规模的战争，那场战争后来演变成印法战争。
At 16 he helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War.
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