Lieutenant Nathan Christensen, of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, said it was impossible to protect shipping spread over more than a million square miles.

驻巴林的美国海军第五舰队中尉Nathan Christensen说，保护超过100万平方英里航道的安全是不可能的。

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"Lieutenant, " their spokesman said, "we know that you base all your decisions on Honor, which is a strange concept to us, but nonetheless we wish to know if this is an Honorable fight today.

“队长，”他们的发言人说道，“我们知道你所有的决定都出于荣誉，这对我们来说是个很奇怪的概念，但不管怎么说我们很想知道今天的战斗是否是光荣的战斗。”

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Let us drift, Lieutenant, "Lash said."

“让我们飘浮，上尉，”莱什说。

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