It's Dickens in part, that stereotype of old London, of the urban working class, but it's not just Dickens. Moby Dick is here too.

其中有狄更斯出现，有对于伦敦及当地工人阶级的,刻板印象，不仅仅是狄更斯的影子，还有《白鲸记》

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When the Swedes get into the act, Gustavus Adolphus brings this huge old Swedish army down and they do a lot of damage, too, and people are absolutely being devastated.

当瑞典人加入战局时,瑞典国王阿道夫率领庞大,且久经战阵的军队南下,他们给中欧造成了巨大的破坏,人民饱受战争之苦

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