| 1. | I drove into hanoi with strange detachment .
车子开进河内市区时，我有一种奇特的超脱感觉。 |
| 2. | Hanoi's leaders soon showed that they had lost none of the insolence .
河内的领导人很快就显示他们的蛮横态度毫未收敛。 |
| 3. | A terse message was sent to hanoi simply informing it of our actions .
向河内发了一张简短的通知，仅仅告知它我们的行动。 |
| 4. | Once hanoi had gone public we had no choice except to state our case .
河内一公开秘密，我们别无他法，只好阐明我方的立场。 |
| 5. | I was housed in an elegant two-story guest house in the center of hanoi .
我下榻于河内市中心的一座雅致的二层楼结构的宾馆。 |
| 6. | On the same day, we also decided to bring home to hanoi that we meant business .
同一天，我们又决定让河内知道我们是认真的。 |
| 7. | Hanoi's buildings were dilapidated, and in the style of southern france .
河内的建筑物属于法国南部地方的风格，但已经陈旧不堪。 |
| 8. | Obviously hanoi would not show its full hand until le duc tho was on the scene .
在黎德寿出场之前，河内显然不会把它所有的牌都亮出来。 |
| 9. | But substantial forces would be left or else hanoi would be practically invited to attack .
不过还得留下相当多的兵力，否则就无异于招引河内来进攻。 |
