美国语文第五册 第236期:点名(2)
时间：2019-02-13 作者：英语课 分类：美国语文第五册
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Bearing between them Herbert Cline, 赫伯特·克莱恩后面，轮到他们，
Wounded and bleeding, to answer his name. 他们蹒跚前来，接受挑战。
“Ezra Kerr!” and a voice said “here!” “以斯拉·克尔！”“到！”
“Hiram Kerr!” but no man replied: “海勒姆·克尔！”半天没有回应，
They were brothers, these two; the sad wind sighed, 不寒而栗，风声滚过谷地，
And a shudder 1 crept through the cornfield near. 长久叹息，殉难的同胞兄弟。
“Ephraim Deane!”—then a soldier spoke 2: “以法莲·迪恩！”有位士兵报告，
“Deane carried our regiment’s colors,” he said, 迪恩，不愧我们军团骄傲！
When our ensign was shot; I left him dead, 那时，敌人已经后退溃败，
Just after the enemy wavered and broke. 他扛着军旗冲锋，中弹倒下。
Close to the roadside his body lies; 他躺在路边， 快要死了，
I paused a moment and gave him to drink; 我停下脚步， 喂他点水，
He murmured his mother’s name, I think; 他嘴唇嗫嚅，或许唤着妈妈，
And death came with it and closed his eyes. 最后，才慢慢闭上双眼。
It was a victory—yes; but it cost us dear; 胜利到来，我们失去多少兄弟，
For that company’s roll, when called at night, 点名队列中，永远不会出现。
Of a hundred men who went into the fight, 生死离别，勇士出征几人回？
Numbered but twenty that answered “here!” 天亦无情，残阳西下慈母泪。
v.战粟，震动，剧烈地摇晃；n.战粟，抖动
- The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材，他浑身一阵战栗。
- We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。