The American fleet arrived in Manila Bay on May first. It sailed toward the line of Spanish ships. The Spanish fired first. The shells missed.

美国舰队5月1日抵达马尼拉湾，它朝着西班牙船只的航线航行。西班牙人率先开炮，但炮弹没有打中。

On May 1, Commodore Dewey at Manila Bay shattered the Spanish fleet, marking the doom of Spanish dominion in the Philippines.

5 月 1 日， 准将杜威在马尼拉湾击溃了西班牙舰队，标志着西班牙在菲律宾的统治终结。

Perhaps, before the battle of Manila Bay, not ten thousand people in the United States knew or cared where the Philippines were.

也许， 在马尼拉湾海战之前，没有一万美国人知道或关心菲律宾在哪里。