美國語文第五冊 第45期：布倫海姆戰(zhàn)役（02）

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My father lived at Blenheim then,

當年，我父親住在布倫海姆，

Yon little stream, hard by;

那里有條小河，水流湍急，

They burnt his dwelling to the ground,

英國佬放火燒光我家房子，

And he was forced to fly;

寸草不存，片瓦不留，

So, with his wife and child he fled,

父親被迫離家出走，

Nor had he where to rest his head.

帶著母親，抱著我。

With fire and sword, the country round was wasted, far and wide;

四面八方，火光混合槍聲，遍地都是，焦土、尸體

And many a nursing mother then, and newborn baby died;

喂奶的母親，懷抱出生就死去的孩子。

But things like that, you know, must be,

可你們知道，戰(zhàn)爭就是那樣，

At every famous victory.

哪次，不是血流成河？

They say it was a shocking sight,

人們都說，景象悲慘，

After the field was won;

后來，法國人打回后，

For many thousand bodies here,

數(shù)千具尸體，七橫八躺，

Lay rotting in the sun:

陽光暴曬下，很快腐爛。

But things like that, you know, must be,

可你們知道，戰(zhàn)爭就是那樣，

After a famous victory.

哪次，不是尸骨堆山？

Great praise the Duke of Marlboro' won,

人們盛贊，馬爾伯勒公爵的戰(zhàn)績，

And our young prince, Eugene.

還有，年輕王子尤金的勝利。

Why, 't was a very wicked thing!

為什么呢？殺人是邪惡的！

Said little Wilhelmine.

小威廉明妮開口說道。

"Nay, nay, my little girl!" quoth he,

“噢，不，我的孩子，”老卡斯帕說，

It was a famous victory.

那可是，一次了不起的勝利。

And everybody praised the Duke who this great fight did win.

每人都稱贊公爵，他確實，贏得了戰(zhàn)爭。

But what good came of it at last?

但，最終又有什么好處？

Quoth little Peterkin.

小威廉明妮問道。

"Why, that I can not tell," said he,

“為什么？我也不知道，”老卡斯帕嘟囔，

"But 't was a glorious victory."

“那可是，一次輝煌的勝利。”