美国语文第五册 第236期:点名(2)

 　　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 shudder¹ crept through the cornfield near. 长久叹息，殉难的同胞兄弟。

　　“Ephraim Deane!”—then a soldier spoke²: “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。

1 shudder   

v.战粟，震动，剧烈地摇晃；n.战粟，抖动

参考例句：

• 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。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。