7 Fighting, at Last

CHAPTER 7 Fighting, at Last Henry worked quickly and a burning roar filled his ears. Once the roar passed, he felt a red rage, like that of a cornered and driven beast. He fought frantically. The men around him were all making strange noises. No one was in a heroic pose—they were too busy loading, firing, and reloading their rifles. The officers stood behind the men and encouraged them. The lieutenant in Henry's company came across a soldier who had run when the firing began. He quickly grabbed

第七章战斗，最后亨利动作很快，一声燃烧的吼声充满了他的耳朵。 吼声一过，他就感到一阵怒不可遏，就像一头走投无路的野兽。 他疯狂地战斗着。他周围的人都在发出奇怪的声音。 没有人摆出英雄的姿态——他们忙着装弹、射击、再装弹。 军官们站在士兵们身后鼓励他们。 亨利连队的中尉遇到一名士兵，他在开火时逃跑了。 他迅速抓住

the man by the collar and forced him to return to the front line. The soldier went, but it was clear that his heart was not in the fight. He tried to reload his gun, but his hands shook too much and the lieutenant had to help him. The men dropped here and there like bundles. The captain of Henry's company had been killed in an early part of the action. His body lay stretched out like a man resting, but his face had a surprised and sorrowful look, as if he had been killed not by the enemy, but by a friend. A man who was crying near Henry had been grazed by a shot that made blood stream down his face. At last a yell went along the line and the firing died down. As the smoke cleared, Henry saw that the men in gray had been pushed back. The enemy was scattered in groups. Some in his troop began to shout. Many were silent. As the fever left him,

那人抓住他的衣领，强迫他回到前线。 士兵走了，但很明显他的心不在战斗中。 他试图重新装子弹，但他的手抖得太厉害了，中尉不得不帮助他。 男人们像捆着东西一样到处乱扔。 亨利的连长在战斗初期就阵亡了。 他的身体像一个休息的人一样伸展着，但他的脸上有一种惊讶和悲伤的表情，好像他不是被敌人杀死的，而是被一个朋友杀死的。 一个在亨利身边哭泣的人被子弹擦伤了，鲜血顺着他的脸流了下来。 最后，战线上传来了一声喊叫，枪声停了下来。 当烟雾散去时，亨利看到那些穿灰色衣服的人被击退了。 敌人被分散成小队。 他的部队里有些人开始大喊大叫。 许多人沉默不语。退烧后，

Henry thought he was going to choke. He was dirty and dripping with sweat. He took a long, cold drink from his canteen. "We've held them back!" someone yelled. Henry was joyous. Around him lay many bodies, as if they had fallen from the sky. Henry saw battles going on in the distance and was surprised to realize that he hadn't been in the center of the only battle. As he looked around, Henry noticed the blue sky and the sun shining on the trees and fields. It was amazing to him that nature had gone on in the middle of so much war.

亨利觉得自己要窒息了。 他很脏，满身是汗。 他从水壶里拿了一口长长的冷饮。 “我们挡住了他们！”有人喊道。 亨利很高兴。他周围躺着许多尸体，仿佛是从天上掉下来的。 亨利看到远处的战斗正在进行，他惊讶地发现自己并没有处于唯一的战斗中心。 当他环顾四周时，亨利注意到蓝天和阳光照耀在树木和田野上。 大自然在如此激烈的战争中仍在继续，这使他感到惊奇。