美国语文第五册 第45期:布伦海姆战役(2)
时间：2018-05-09 00:41:05
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（单词翻译）
My father lived at Blenheim then, 当年，我父亲住在布伦海姆，
Yon little stream, hard by; 那里有条小河，水流湍急，
They burnt his
dwelling1 to the ground, 英国佬放火烧光我家房子，
And he was forced to fly; 寸草不存，片瓦不留，
So, with his wife and child he fled, 父亲被迫离家出走，
Nor had he where to rest his head. 带着母亲，抱着我。
With fire and sword, the country round was wasted, far and wide; 四面八方，火光混合枪声，遍地都是，焦土、尸体
And many a nursing mother then, and newborn baby died; 喂奶的母亲，怀抱出生就死去的孩子。
But things like that, you know, must be, 可你们知道，战争就是那样，
At every famous victory. 哪次，不是血流成河？
They say it was a shocking sight, 人们都说，景象悲惨，
After the field was won; 后来，法国人打回后，
For many thousand bodies here, 数千具尸体，七横八躺，
Lay rotting in the sun: 阳光暴晒下，很快腐烂。
But things like that, you know, must be, 可你们知道，战争就是那样，
After a famous victory. 哪次，不是尸骨堆山？
Great praise the Duke of Marlboro' won, 人们盛赞，马尔伯勒公爵的战绩，
And our young prince, Eugene. 还有，年轻王子尤金的胜利。
Why, 't was a very wicked thing! 为什么呢？杀人是邪恶的！
Said little Wilhelmine. 小威廉明妮开口说道。
"
Nay2, nay, my little girl!" quoth he, “噢，不，我的孩子，”老卡斯帕说，
It was a famous victory. 那可是，一次了不起的胜利。
And everybody praised the Duke who this great fight did win. 每人都称赞公爵，他确实，赢得了战争。
But what good came of it at last? 但，最终又有什么好处？
Quoth little Peterkin. 小威廉明妮问道。
"Why, that I can not tell," said he, “为什么？我也不知道，”老卡斯帕嘟囔，
"But 't was a glorious victory." “那可是，一次辉煌的胜利。”
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