22 Across the Field

CHAPTER 22 Across the Field Henry stared at the land in front of him. The trees seemed to hide all kinds of horrors. He didn't know when the troop started to charge, but from the corner of his eye he saw an officer on horseback riding forward. Suddenly Henry felt the men stir, and the troop moved slowly forward like a wall falling over. Henry was pushed for a moment before he understood what was happening. He jumped and started to run desperately. He looked like an insane soldier. From the line of trees came the yells of the

第二十二章穿过田野亨利凝视着他面前的土地。 树木似乎隐藏着各种恐怖。 他不知道部队是什么时候开始冲锋的，但他从眼角的余光看到一个军官骑着马向前骑去。 突然，亨利感到士兵们动了一下，队伍慢慢向前移动，就像一堵墙倒了一样。 亨利被逼了一会儿才明白发生了什么事。 他跳了起来，开始拼命地跑。 他看起来像个疯了的士兵。 从那排树林里传来了狗的叫声

enemy and little flames of gunfire. Men were falling all around Henry. Soon the troop had run into a clearing. Henry could see everything more clearly: every blade of grass, every brown tree trunk, and the faces of the soldiers, their staring eyes and sweating faces. After running for what seemed like miles, the troop slowed and finally stopped. Almost at once, the distant sound of gunfire became a roar. Long fingers of smoke spread out around them. Having stopped, the men could now see the ones who had fallen, or were injured and yelling. For an instant, the men appeared dazed and unable to move. It was a strange pause and a strange silence. Then, above all other sounds came the roar of the lieutenant. "Come on, you fools!" he screamed. "Come on! You can't stay here. You must keep moving!" He said more, but most of it could not be understood.

敌人和微弱的炮火。 亨利周围的人都倒下了。 很快，部队跑进了一片空地。 亨利把一切都看得更清楚了：每一片草叶，每一根棕色的树干，还有士兵们的脸，他们瞪大的眼睛和满头大汗的脸。 跑了几英里后，队伍慢了下来，最后停了下来。 几乎与此同时，远处的枪声变成了轰鸣声。 长长的烟雾在他们周围蔓延开来。 停了下来，男人们现在可以看到那些摔倒的人，或者受伤的人，他们在大喊大叫。 有那么一瞬间，这两个人显得茫然，动弹不得。 这是一个奇怪的停顿和奇怪的沉默。 然后，在所有的声音之上传来了中尉的吼声。 “加油，你们这些傻瓜！”他尖叫道。 “来吧!你不能待在这里。 你必须继续前进！”他又说了些话，但大部分都听不懂。

The men just stared at him while he continued to yell. Finally, Wilson jumped forward and dropped to his knees. He fired his gun into the woods. This seemed to wake the other men and they stopped huddling together like sheep. They seemed to remember their weapons and started firing all at once. Cheered on by their officers, the men began to move forward slowly, stopping every few paces to fire and reload. The enemy was fighting hard to keep the troop from advancing, and it felt as if they couldn't move anymore. The men bent down behind some trees and held on as if threatened by a wave. They looked wild-eyed at each other, as if amazed at what they had caused. The whole situation was very confusing to many of them. As soon as they stopped, the lieutenant started yelling at them again. He grabbed Henry by the arm and cried, "Come on, you

当他继续大喊大叫时，那些人只是盯着他看。 最后，威尔逊跳上前去，跪了下来。 他向树林里开枪。 这似乎唤醒了其他的人，他们不再像羊群一样挤在一起。 他们似乎记起了自己的武器，立即开始射击。 在军官们的鼓舞下，士兵们开始缓慢前进，每隔几步就停下来射击和装填弹药。 敌人奋力抵抗，不让部队前进，感觉他们好像再也动不了了。 那些人弯下腰，躲在几棵树后面，好像受到了海浪的威胁。 他们怒目相视，似乎对自己造成的后果感到惊讶。 对他们中的许多人来说，整个情况很混乱。 他们一停下来，中尉又开始对他们大喊大叫。 他抓住亨利的胳膊喊道：“来吧，你

lunkhead! We'll all get shot if we stay here. We've only got to cross that field there." "Cross there?" Henry said, pointing. "Yes, just cross that field! We can't stay here," screamed the lieutenant. "Come on!" They ran together, with Wilson running after them. All three men yelled at their troop. "Come on! Come on!" The troop hesitated for a moment. Then, with a long cry, they ran forward and began their new journey. Over the field, the handful of men left in the troop moved closer to the enemy. The gunfire came even faster, and a huge cloud of blue smoke hung over them. Henry ran to reach the woods before a bullet could find him. He ducked his head low. His eyes were almost closed. The scene around him was a wild blur. As he pushed himself forward, he found that he felt love and a sad fondness for the

呆子!如果我们待在这里，我们都会中枪的。 我们只要穿过那块地就行了。” “十字架吗?”亨利指着说。 “对，就穿过那块地！”我们不能呆在这里，”中尉尖叫道。 “来吧!”他们一起跑，威尔逊跟在后面。 三个人都对他们的部队大喊大叫。 “来吧!来吧!”部队犹豫了一会儿。 然后，随着一声长长的叫声，他们向前跑去，开始了新的旅程。 在战场上，部队中剩下的少数人向敌人靠近了。 枪声来得更快了，一大片蓝烟笼罩着他们。 亨利在子弹击中他之前跑到了树林里。 他低着头。他的眼睛几乎闭上了。 他周围的景象一片模糊。 当他把自己向前推时，他发现自己对这棵树感到了爱和一种伤感的喜爱

flag that was near him. He believed now that it was beautiful and powerful. Surely no harm could ever come to it. He kept close to it, as if it could protect him. In the mad scramble, he saw the soldier carrying the flag flinch suddenly and fall. Henry jumped and clutched at the flag pole. At the same instant, Wilson grabbed it from the other side.

他身边的那面旗子。他现在相信它是美丽而强大的。 它肯定不会受到伤害。 他紧紧地靠近它，好像它能保护他似的。 在疯狂的争抢中，他看见拿旗的士兵突然退缩，摔倒了。 亨利跳起来抓住旗杆。 与此同时，威尔逊从另一边抓住了它。