24 A Brief Victory

CHAPTER 24 A Brief Victory Suddenly, the men's silence was broken by the eager voice of the lieutenant, who yelled, "Here they come!" The rest of his words were lost in the roar of thunder from the men's rifles. Henry looked to where the lieutenant had pointed and saw the enemy soldiers closing in. They were so near that he could see their faces. Their gray uniforms seemed new. These troops had been advancing with caution, their rifles ready to shoot. When the lieutenant yelled and Henry's troop started

第二十四章短暂的胜利突然，士兵们的沉默被中尉急切的声音打破了，他喊道：“他们来了！”他剩下的话淹没在士兵们步枪的轰鸣声中。 亨利朝中尉指的地方望去，看到敌军正在逼近。 他们离得很近，他能看到他们的脸。 他们的灰色制服似乎是新的。 这些部队一直在小心翼翼地前进，他们的步枪随时准备射击。 中尉一喊，亨利的部队就出动了

shooting, the enemy soldiers seemed surprised and were caught unaware. The two troops traded blows like boxers. The fast, angry gunfire went back and forth. Henry's troop, in blue uniforms, were desperate for revenge. Henry ducked and dodged for a time. He had a few poor views of the enemy soldiers. There appeared to be many of them, and they seemed to be moving forward, step by step. Henry sat gloomily on the ground with the flag between his knees. As he noticed the wolflike anger of his friends, he thought that if the enemy soldiers were indeed going to win, it would be a painful victory. But the blows of the enemy began to grow weak. Fewer bullets ripped the air. Finally, when the men slowed a bit to take a look around, they could see only the dark, floating smoke. The troop lay still and stared at the

射击时，敌方士兵似乎很惊讶，没有意识到。 两支部队像拳击手一样互相攻击。 快速而猛烈的枪声来回响起。 亨利的部队，身着蓝色制服，渴望复仇。 亨利躲闪了一会儿。 他对敌军的看法不太好。 似乎有很多人，他们似乎在一步一步地向前移动。 亨利忧郁地坐在地上，把国旗夹在两膝之间。 当他看到朋友们狼一般的愤怒时，他想，如果敌人真的要赢，那将是一场痛苦的胜利。 但是敌人的打击开始减弱了。 空中的子弹减少了。 最后，当他们放慢脚步环顾四周时，他们只能看到黑色的、漂浮的烟雾。 整个部队静静地躺着，盯着那只眼睛

space around them. Except for the fallen bodies, the ground was empty of enemy soldiers. At the sight of this, many of the men in blue jumped up from beneath their covers and made a strange dance of joy. Their eyes burned and a hoarse cheer broke from their dry lips. They had almost believed that they were useless and that they could not fight well. On the edge of losing this small battle, they learned that the size of the army was not important. They had gotten revenge on the enemy and won. They looked around with pride and felt trust in the grim weapons they held. And they were men.

它们周围的空间。除了倒下的尸体，地面上没有敌军。 看到这一幕，许多穿蓝衣服的人从被窝里跳了起来，跳起了一种奇怪的喜悦之舞。 他们的眼睛发烫，干燥的嘴唇发出嘶哑的欢呼。 他们几乎认为自己一无是处，打不好仗。 在即将输掉这场小战役的时候，他们意识到军队的规模并不重要。 他们向敌人进行了报复并取得了胜利。 他们骄傲地环顾四周，对手中的可怕武器充满信心。 他们都是男人。