Ferry A Harpers的意思|示意

Brown decided to strike at Harpers Ferry, a small town about one hundred kilometers from Washington. It was part of Virginia at that time, but is now located in the state of West Virginia.

布朗决定进攻哈珀斯镇，这是一座距华盛顿只有一百公里左右的小镇，这个小镇在当时属于维吉尼亚州，现在则属于西维吉尼亚州。

Without firing a shot, Brown now controlled the three places he wanted in Harpers Ferry.

布朗未放一枪就控制了在哈珀斯镇他想控制的三个地方。

Harpers Ferry was built on a narrow finger of land where the Shenandoah River flowed into the Potomac.

哈珀斯镇建在一个狭窄的地带，雪兰多河流经此地进入波托·马可河。

He sent a force of Marines to Harpers Ferry, under the command of Army Colonel Robert e. Lee.

他派遣一支海军向哈珀斯镇进发，这支海军由罗伯特。E .李上校指挥。

A few minutes later, a train from the west arrived at Harpers Ferry. The wounded guard warned the trainmen of the danger at the bridge.

几分钟后，一列从西开过来的火车到达了哈珀斯，这名受伤的看守警告列车员，桥上危险。

Brown was being held in Charles Town, a few kilometers from Harpers Ferry. The court there named two lawyers to defend him.

布朗被关在距哈珀斯镇只有几公里的查尔斯镇，州法院提名两位律师为他辩护，一位医生替布朗检查身体，他报告说，布朗的伤并不严重，可以进行审判。