Slite, I can't even tell you how many times I tried to win that initial battle before finding the winning combo.

我甚至没法告诉你，我在找到获胜的组合前，尝试了多少次以打赢那些最初的战斗。

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But I could not stop thinking about the two men who had died in the initial gun battle, and the people suffering without medical care.

但我还是会想起枪战开始时死去的两个人，想起没有受到医疗护理而遭受痛苦的人们。

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I had no intention of recommending Fredendall for reduction or of placing the blame for the initial defeats in the Kasserine battle on his shoulders.

我并非要将弗来德尔降级，或是谴责他在凯塞林之役中最初的失败。

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