见信如晤Letters Live 第36期:'桑吉夫'读信:天呐,厨子死了(3)

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　　Well, the point is I suffered from cowardice in the face of the enemy throughout the war — in the face of the enemy, also in the legs, the elbows, and the wrists;  重点是，战时在敌人面前表现的怯懦让我痛苦不已，不仅是在敌人“面前”，他们的腿，他们的手肘甚至手腕也会让我战战兢兢；

　　in fact, after two years in the front line a mortar² bomb exploded by my head (or was it my head exploded by a mortar bomb),  其实，在前线呆了两年后，一枚迫击炮弹击中了我的头部(或者说我的头部撞上了一枚迫击炮弹)，

　　and it so frightened me, I put on a tremendous act of stammering³, stuttering, and shivering.  这场景把我吓坏了，我当时口吃，结巴，浑身颤抖，表情十分夸张。

　　This mixed with cries of “mother” and a free flow of dysentery enabled me to be taken out of the line and down-graded to B2.  哭爹喊娘的恐惧加上身患痢疾，我终于被撤下前线并被降级为B2。

　　But for that brilliant performance, this letter would be coming to you from a grave in Italy. 要不是这一身浮夸的演技，你收到的这封信可能会从意大利的坟墓里发出来。

　　Any more questions from you and our friendship is at an end. 你若再起疑，休怪我割袍断义。

　　Sincerely, Spike Milligan 斯派克·米利甘谨上

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