19 On the Move

CHAPTER 19 On the Move This part of the world led a strange, battle- filled existence. The roar of gunfire could always be heard, and the cannons made a thudding sound in the fog. Henry's troop was ordered to take over for a troop that had been lying in some damp trenches for a long time. All around them were the sounds of fighting. The noise came from the woods ahead of them and to their left. The sounds to their right grew worse with each passing minute. It soon became impossible to hear anyone speak.

世界的这一部分过着一种奇怪的、充满战斗的生活。 炮火的轰鸣声总是可以听到，大炮在雾中发出砰砰的声音。 亨利的部队奉命接替一支在潮湿的战壕里躺了很长时间的部队。 他们四周都是战斗的声音。 声音从他们前面和左边的树林里传来。 他们右边的声音一分钟比一分钟更响。 很快就听不见任何人说话了。

Henry wanted to make a joke, but no one would have heard him. At last, the guns stopped and the rumors began to fly among the men again. The men talked about other battles, disasters that had been lost. When the guns started up again, the men were unhappy and began to mutter. They made gestures that said "Ah, what more can we do?" They had heard stories that their army was losing the war. Before the fog cleared, the troop was marching carefully through the woods. Enemy men could sometimes be seen hurrying through the trees and little fields. They were yelling—excited and happy. At this sight, Henry became angry and yelled, "We're being controlled by a lot of lunkheads!" "More than one man has said that today," said one of his friends. Henry started to complain loudly about the

亨利想开个玩笑，但没人会听见。 最后，枪声停止了，流言又开始在士兵中传播开来。 男人们谈论着其他的战役，失败的灾难。 当枪声再次响起时，士兵们很不高兴，开始嘀咕起来。 他们做手势说：“啊，我们还能做什么？”他们听说他们的军队正在输掉这场战争。 在雾散去之前，部队小心翼翼地穿过树林。 有时可以看到敌人匆匆穿过树林和小田野。 他们在叫喊——既兴奋又高兴。 看到这一幕，亨利生气地喊道：“我们被一群笨蛋控制了！”“今天不止一个人这么说，”他的一个朋友说。 亨利开始大声抱怨

commander of their army, but Wilson stopped him. "Maybe it wasn't all his fault," said Wilson in a tired voice. "He did the best he could. It's our bad luck to get beaten by them." "Well, don't we fight like the devil?" Henry said loudly. "Don't we do all that men can?" He was secretly amazed that he had said this. For a moment he felt guilty, but no one questioned his right to speak this way and his courage returned soon enough. "Nobody would ever say we don't fight hard," said Wilson. "But still, we haven't had any luck." "Well, then, if we fight so well, it must be the general's fault," said Henry. "I don't see any sense in fighting all the time and always losing because of some lunkhead of a general." A man who was walking beside him said, "Maybe you think you fought the whole

但威尔逊阻止了他。 “也许这不全是他的错，"威尔逊用疲惫的声音说。 “他已经尽力了。 被他们打败是我们的不幸。” “嗯，我们不是像魔鬼一样战斗吗？”亨利大声说。 “难道我们不做男人能做的事吗？”他暗自惊讶自己竟说出了这样的话。 有那么一刻，他感到内疚，但没有人质疑他这样说话的权利，他的勇气很快就恢复了。 “没有人会说我们不努力奋斗，”威尔逊说。 “但是，我们仍然没有任何运气。” “那么，如果我们打得这么好，那一定是将军的错，”亨利说。 “我觉得一直打下去，总是因为某个笨蛋将军而失败，没有任何意义。” 一个走在他旁边的人对他说：“也许你以为你和整个世界搏斗了

army yesterday, Henry." At that, Henry was quiet. He was afraid that the others would ask him for more details of what had happened to him the previous day. He didn't want to draw any more attention to himself. The troops at last halted in a clear space. There were battle noises all around them. "We're always being chased around like rats," Henry grumbled. "Nobody knows where we go or why we go. We just get moved around. Now the enemy has had all the time to get ready for us, and we just arrived. Don't tell me, it's bad luck. I know better. It's this darn old—" Wilson interrupted him in a calm, confident voice. "It'll turn out all right in the end." The day had become brighter, and the sun shone its full brightness upon the forest. A single rifle flashed in the woods in front of

昨天的军队，亨利。”听了这话，亨利沉默了。 他害怕其他人会问他更多关于前一天发生在他身上的事情的细节。 他不想再引起别人对他的注意。 部队终于在一块空地上停下来了。 他们周围到处都是战斗的声音。 “我们总是像老鼠一样被追赶，”亨利抱怨道。 “没有人知道我们去哪里，为什么去。 我们只是四处走动。现在敌人有足够的时间为我们做好准备，而我们刚刚到达。 别告诉我，这是坏运气。 我更清楚。就是这么老——”威尔逊平静而自信地打断了他的话。 “最后会好起来的。” 天变得更亮了，太阳把它的全部光芒照耀在森林里。 一支步枪在前面的树林里闪闪发光

the troop. In less than a minute it was joined by many others. A mighty roar of clashes and crashes went sweeping through the woods. The battle noise became a rolling thunder filled with long explosions. The men in the troop waited. They were worn out. They had not slept much, and they had worked a lot. They looked at the approaching battle and waited for the shock. Some moved back a little, flinching at the sounds. The rest stood like men tied to posts.

部队。不到一分钟，许多人也加入了进来。 一阵巨大的碰撞声和撞击声席卷了整个树林。 战斗的声音变成了隆隆的雷声，充满了长长的爆炸声。 部队里的人等着。 他们已经筋疲力尽了。他们睡得不多，却干了很多活。 他们看着即将到来的战斗，等待着震撼。 有些人后退了一点，听到声音畏缩了。 其余的人像绑在柱子上一样站着。