英國語文第六冊(雙語):科魯那戰(zhàn)役和摩爾將軍的犧牲(4)
Being brought to his lodging, the surgeons examined his wound; but there was no hope. The pain increased, and he spoke with great difficulty. At intervals he asked if the French were beaten; and addressing his old friend, Colonel Anderson, he said, "You know that I always wished to die this way." Again he asked if the enemy were defeated; and, being told that they were, observed, "It is a great satisfaction to me to know that we have beaten the French." His countenance continued firm and his thoughts clear. Once only, when he spoke of his mother, he became agitated; but he often inquired after the safety of his friends and the officers of his staff; and he did not, even in that moment, forget to recommend those whose merit had given them claims to promotion.
將軍被帶到營地，外科醫(yī)生檢查了他的傷口；但是沒有希望。疼痛加劇了，他說話很吃力。他不時問法國人是否被打敗了；他對他的老朋友安德森上校說:“你知道我一直希望這樣死去。”他又問敵人是否被打敗了；當被告知發(fā)現(xiàn)了勝利時，高興道，“得知我們打敗了法國人，我感到非常滿意?！彼拿嫒菀廊粓远?，思路依然清晰。只有一次，當他談到他的母親時，他變得激動起來；但是他經(jīng)常問候朋友和參謀人員的安危；即使在那個時候，他也沒有忘記推薦那些有才能的人獲得晉升。
His strength failed fast, and life was nearly extinct, when, with an almost unsubdued spirit, he exclaimed, "I hope the people of England will be satisfied! I hope my country will do me justice!" A few minutes afterwards he died; and his corpse, wrapped in a military cloak, was interred by the officers of his staff in the citadel of Coruna. The guns of the enemy paid his funeral honours; and Soult, with a noble feeling of respect for his valour, raised a monument to his memory.
他的力量迅速衰退，生命幾乎斷絕，他幾乎用盡不屈意志喊道，“我希望英國人民會滿意！我希望我的國家能公正對待我!”幾分鐘后他死了；他的尸體裹著一件軍用斗篷，被他的參謀人員埋葬在科魯納要塞。敵人的槍炮為他送葬；蘇爾特懷著對他英勇無畏的崇高敬意，為他樹立了一座紀念碑。
Thus ended the career of Sir John Moore, a man whose uncommon capacity was sustained by the purest virtue, and governed by a disinterested patriotism, more in keeping with the primitive than with the luxurious age of a great nation. He maintained the right with a vehemence bordering upon fierceness; and every important transaction in which he was engaged increased his reputation for talent, and confirmed his character as a stern enemy to vice, a steadfast friend to merit—a just and faithful servant of his country.
這就是約翰·摩爾爵士的一生。他超凡的才能是由最純粹的美德支撐的，是由無私的愛國主義所支配的，這種愛國主義更符合一個偉大國家的原始時代，而非奢華時代。他以近乎兇猛的氣勢維護著自己的權(quán)利；他所從事的每一項重要事務(wù)都增加了他在才能方面的聲譽，也證實了他是邪惡的死敵，是值得信賴的朋友——是他的國家公正和忠實的公仆。
—Sir W. Napier
W.納皮爾閣下
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