There is this real fear that large standing armies could ultimately compromise the rights of freeborn Englishmen.

他们所真正担心的是大量常备军,可能最终会危及到"生而自由"的英国人的权利

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They always had to have a large standing navy for obvious reasons.

他们有充足的理由组建庞大的常备海军

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What have they identified large standing armies with?

人们把庞大的常备军和什么联系在一起呢

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They didn't want a large standing army.

他们不想要这样大型的常备军

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