11 Jim Conklin

CHAPTER 11 Jim Conklin Henry fell to the back of the crowd and stayed out of sight until the tattered soldier was gone. Then he started to walk on with the others. But he was among wounded men. The tattered soldier's question had made him feel that his shame could be seen by everyone. At times he looked at the other men with envy. He wished that he, too, had a wound. A red badge of courage. There was an injured man at the side of the road. The other men were trying to help him,

第十一章吉姆·康克林亨利倒在人群的后面，躲在那里，直到那个衣衫褴褛的士兵走了。 然后他开始和其他人一起往前走。 但他也在伤者之列。 那个衣衫褴褛的士兵的问题使他感到每个人都能看到他的耻辱。 有时，他羡慕地看着其他的人。 他希望自己也有伤口。 红色的勇敢徽章。路边有一个受伤的人。 其他人都想帮他，

but he turned them away and told them to leave him alone. His face was gray and his lips tight. He moved stiffly, as if he was trying to protect his wounds. As he walked, he seemed to be looking for a place to stop. He looked like someone choosing a gravesite. Something in the way the man waved the other soldiers away startled Henry. He yelled in horror. He laid a hand on the man's arm and, when he turned, Henry cried, "Jim Conklin!" Jim gave Henry a little smile. "Hello, Henry," he said. "Oh, Jim, oh, Jim, oh, Jim," Henry said. "Where have you been, Henry?" Jim asked, and held out his hand. "I was worried about you." Henry could only say, "Oh, Jim." "You know," Jim said. "I was out there. What a circus! And I got shot—I got shot. It's real bad."

耶稣却叫他们走开，叫他们不要管他。 他脸色苍白，嘴唇紧闭。 他僵硬地移动着，好像想保护自己的伤口。 他一边走，一边似乎在寻找一个可以停下来的地方。 他看起来像是在选墓地。 那人挥手让其他士兵走开的样子让亨利大吃一惊。 他惊恐地大叫。他把手放在那个人的胳膊上，当他转身时，亨利喊道：“吉姆·康克林！”吉姆对亨利微微一笑。 “你好，亨利，”他说。“哦，吉姆，哦，吉姆，哦，吉姆，”亨利说。 “你上哪儿去了，亨利？”吉姆问，伸出手来。 “我很担心你。” 亨利只能说：“哦，吉姆。” “你知道的，”吉姆说。“我就在那里。 真是个马戏团！我中枪了，我中枪了。 这真的很糟糕。”

As the two friends marched on, Jim suddenly seemed to be overcome with fear. He grabbed Henry's arm and began to speak in a shaky whisper. Henry could see that his friend was very weak. "I'll tell you what I'm afraid of, Henry. I'm afraid I'll fall down and they'll either leave me here, or one of those artillery wagons will ride right over me." Henry cried out, "I'll take care of you, Jim! I swear I will." Jim hung on Henry's arm. "I was always a good friend to you, wasn't I, Henry?" he asked. "I've always been a good person. And it isn't too much to ask, is it? Just to pull me away from the road? I would do it for you, Henry." Henry couldn't say anything, and Jim walked away from him. Henry followed his friend. Soon he heard a voice at his shoulder. Turning, he saw the

当两个朋友继续往前走的时候，吉姆似乎突然被恐惧压倒了。 他抓住亨利的胳膊，开始颤抖地低声说话。 亨利看得出他的朋友很虚弱。 “我告诉你我害怕什么，亨利。 我怕我会倒下，他们要么把我留在这里，要么有一辆炮车从我身上碾过去。” 亨利喊道：“我会照顾你的，吉姆！我发誓我会的。” 吉姆抓住亨利的胳膊。“我一直是你的好朋友，不是吗，亨利？”他问道。 “我一直是个好人。 这个要求并不过分，对吧？ 就为了把我从路上拉开吗？ 我会为你这么做的，亨利。” 亨利什么也说不出来，吉姆走开了。 亨利跟着他的朋友。 不久，他听到肩膀上有个声音。 转过身，他看到了

tattered soldier. "You should take him out of the road, partner," the tattered soldier said. "There's a wagon coming and he'll get run over." Henry ran to his friend and tried to pull him off the road. Jim tried to get away for a moment, and then said, "Oh! Into the fields?" Jim started running through the grass, and Henry ran after him. He yelled for Jim to stop, but he kept running. It amazed Henry that his friend still had such strength. "Where are you going, Jim?" Henry asked, with a shaky voice. "What are you thinking about? What are you doing?" Jim turned and said, "Leave me alone, can't you?" "Why, Jim?" Henry asked in a dazed way. "What's the matter with you?" Jim turned and ran forward. Henry and the tattered soldier followed, surprised and afraid. It seemed like part of a religious

破烂的士兵。“你应该把他从路上带走，伙伴，”衣衫褴褛的士兵说。 “有辆马车开过来了，他会被碾死的。” 亨利跑向他的朋友，试图把他拉下马路。 吉姆想离开一会儿，然后说：“哦！到田野里去？”吉姆开始穿过草地，亨利跟在他后面跑。 他大声叫吉姆停下来，但他还是继续跑。 亨利惊讶于他的朋友还有这样的力气。 “你要去哪儿，吉姆？”亨利用颤抖的声音问道。 “你在想什么？” 你在干什么？”吉姆转过身说：“别烦我，行不行？”“为什么,吉姆?”亨利茫然地问。 “你怎么啦？”吉姆转身向前跑去。 亨利和那个衣衫褴褛的士兵跟在后面，既惊讶又害怕。 看起来像是宗教仪式的一部分

ceremony. At last they saw Jim stop and stand still. He seemed to be waiting patiently for something that he had come to meet. There was a silence. Finally, Jim's chest began to heave and he sank to the ground. Henry turned with sudden anger toward the battlefield. He shook his fist and seemed about to yell. Above him, the red sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer.

仪式。最后他们看到吉姆停了下来，站着不动。 他似乎在耐心地等待着他来这里要迎接的某种东西。 一阵沉默。最后，吉姆的胸口开始起伏，他倒在了地上。 亨利突然愤怒地转向战场。 他挥舞着拳头，似乎要大喊大叫。 在他的头顶上，红太阳像一块薄饼一样贴在天空中。