這集是美國獨立戰爭系列的第五集，這集我們要聊聊華盛頓的戰場表現。
被任命為總司令的華盛頓，即將帶領一群士氣低靡的民兵面對資源充足且實力堅強的英國軍隊，而且這個戰爭一打就是八年！在八年的戰爭歲月裡，華盛頓到底憑藉著什麼，帶領殖民地脫離英國走向獨立呢？
本集提到名人：
Alexander the Great 亞歷山大Julius Caesar 凱撒大帝Genghis Ghan 成吉思汗Benjamin FranklinJohn LaurensGeneral RochambeauCommander Cornwallis
本集生字：
Appoint someone to a job v. 任命，例：The president has appointed a Wallstreet banker as the Secretary of State.formally adv. 正式地banker n. 銀行家give birth to something or someone 生出、誕生Continental Army Commander in Chiefpride n. 榮耀anxiety n. 焦慮anxious a. 緊張的be chosen to head v. 被選上負責 例：John was chosen to head the marketing department (行銷部門)in charge of v. 負責 照料technically adv. 嚴格說起來non existent a. 不存在的 entity n. 實體militia n. 民兵treasury n. 財政部Continental Congress 臨時國會carry v. 肩負起burden n. 負擔to shoulder v. 一肩扛起centralized government n. 中央政府to win the support of someone 贏得某人的支持governor n. 州長discipline v. 訓導expire v. 到期 例：My credit card will expire this Decemberobligate a. 有義務的turnover rate n. 離職率 例：the bakery has high turnover because it doesn’t pay workers enough money.froze to death 凍死gunpowder n. 火藥musket n. 步槍ammunition n. 彈藥short of something 短缺某物 例：John is short of money this month because he just purchased a new car!Not only… but also 不只…還… food shortage n. 食物短缺hay n. 甘草transport v. 運送transportation n. 交通工具conundrum n. 難題 例：Finding affordable housing in big cities is a conundrum for many people.the light at the end of the tunnel 隧道盡頭的光芒 例：So all these conundrums really made Washington think that he would never see the light at the end of the tunnel. The light at the end of the tunnel.plunder v. 搶劫defeat v. 打倒liberty n. 自由allegiance n. 忠誠population n. 人民waver v. 舉旗不定hoarding 囤積price manipulation 操縱價格currency n. 幣值depreciate v. 貶值extravagant a. 浪費的decadent a. 墮落的lifestyle n. 生活風格shocked a. 震驚的furious a. 震怒的guilty a. 有罪惡感的poverty life 貧窮生活mutiny n. 叛亂insufficient a. 不足的outstanding a. 出色的military strategist n. 軍事家 equivalent a. 等同的corner someone v. 包圍某人to avenge v. 復仇to portrait someone as 把誰…描素成 例：Washington wanted to portray him himself as the visionary (有遠見的)military strategist of the Yorktown victory.allies n. 同盟者mastermind v. 策劃irreplaceable a. 無可取代refuse to quit 拒絕放棄refuse to surrender 拒絕投降armada n. 艦隊makeshift a. 臨時的、湊合的compose v. 組成barefoot n. 光腳Soldiers were composed of ever age, even of children, of white and black, covered with rags and barefoot, and rather poorly fed, but they can march and fight so well! marveled v. 驚奇endurance n. 耐力determination n. 決心fortitude n. 剛毅exceptional a. 異常的selfish a. 自私的bureaucratic a. 官僚的incompetent a. 不適任的celebrity n. 名人logistical a. 流通的supplies n. 供應品mercenary n. 傭兵Hessians n.eradicate v. 拔根widespread a. 廣泛的rebellion n. 反抗wear out v. 消耗exhaust v. 消耗retreating n. 撤退capture v. 逮捕to be idolized 當偶像崇拜to be worshipped 被崇拜relinquish v. 讓渡Emperor n. 帝王baffled a. 困惑的 unprecedented a. 從未發生的
本集資源參考作家與教授名單：
Joanne FreemanRon Chernow
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