10.Though blood had been shed and war was actually at hand, the second Continental Congress, which met at Philadelphia in May, 1775, was not yet convinced that conciliation was beyond human power.
——尽管已经流血, 战争实际上已经迫在眉睫,但 1775 年 5 月在费城召开的
二届大陆会议仍未确信调解是
力所能及的。机翻