08 Brothers

Chapter 8, Brothers. Clara Barton had turned the wagon around. She helped Jack and Annie lift the drummer boy into the back. The soldiers said he has heatstroke. Annie told Clara, his name is John. The boy lay down next to the sleeping Confederate soldier. He does have heatstroke, Clara said. The other boy also has a high fever. We must get them to the hospital at once. Can you two stay in the back of the wagon and do as I tell you?

第八章 兄弟 克拉拉·巴顿把马车掉了头 她帮杰克和安妮把小鼓手抬到了马车后座 士兵们说他中暑了 安妮告诉克拉拉，他的名字叫约翰 小男孩躺在了还在熟睡的南方邦联士兵身旁 “他确实是中暑了。”克拉拉说 另一个男孩也在发高烧 我们得马上把他们送到医院去 你们俩能不能待在马车后座，照我说的做？

"'Sure,' said Jack and Annie. Clara dampened two clean cloths with water from Jack's canteen. "'Gently press these cloths against their faces to help cool them off,' she said. She gave the cloths to Jack and Annie. Then she went to the front of the wagon and climbed in. The wagon started forward. Jack and Annie gently patted the soldiers' faces with the damp cloths. Jack looked at the young men lying side by side. The two seemed far more alike than different. In another time and place they might have been friends, Jack thought. Finally the wagon arrived at the field hospital. The Confederate soldier was put on a stretcher and carried to a tent.

“当然可以。”杰克和安妮齐声说 克拉拉用杰克水壶里的水打湿了两块干净的布 “把这些布轻轻敷在他们脸上，帮他们降温。”她说 她把布递给了杰克和安妮 接着她走到马车前面，爬了上去 马车开始往前驶去 杰克和安妮用湿布轻轻拍着两个士兵的脸 杰克看着并排躺在一起的两个年轻人 他俩看起来相似的地方可比不同的地方多太多了 要是换个时间换个地方，他们说不定会是好朋友呢，杰克心想 马车终于抵达了野战医院 那个南方邦联士兵被放上担架，抬进了一顶帐篷里

Two soldiers wearing bandages put the drummer boy on a stretcher. Could you stay with John a while? Clara Barton asked Jack and Annie. Sure, said Jack. Try to bring down his fever, Clara said. A nurse will give you ice packs to press against his skin. Find me when his fever is lower. The drummer boy was carried into an empty tent. Jack and Annie followed. John was put on a cot. Then a nurse brought some rags and a bucket filled with ice. Jack and Annie were left alone with the boy. Jack wrapped some ice in a rag. He pressed the ice pack against the boy's head and neck and arms. Annie fanned the air to cool John off and to keep away the flies.

两名缠着绷带的士兵把小鼓手抬上了担架 你们能不能陪约翰待一会儿？ 克拉拉·巴顿问杰克和安妮 “当然可以。”杰克说 “尽量帮他退烧。”克拉拉说 护士会给你们冰袋，敷在他的皮肤上降温 等他烧退了就来找我 小鼓手被抬进了一顶空帐篷里 杰克和安妮跟在后面 约翰被放在了一张简易小床上 接着有个护士拿来了几块布和满满一桶冰 帐篷里只剩下杰克、安妮和小男孩三个人 杰克把几块冰包在了布里 他把冰袋敷在男孩的头上、脖子上还有胳膊上 安妮在一旁扇着风，帮约翰降温，还能赶跑苍蝇

Jack felt so hot he pressed an ice pack against his own face for a moment. Then he looked up drummer boys in his Civil War book. He read, The Civil War was the last war to use drummer boys. The drum beat was used to give orders to soldiers. Different beats told them when to eat, how to march, and even how to fight. On smoky battlefields the boys drumming helped soldiers find one another and keep together. Wow, said Jack. He closed the book, pulled out his notebook, and wrote, Drummer boy, really important job. Suddenly John shouted. Jack looked up from his notebook. The drummer boy was still asleep, but he was waving his arms as if he were having a nightmare.

杰克觉得热极了，拿起冰袋在自己脸上敷了一小会儿 接着他翻开自己那本关于南北战争的书，查起了小鼓手的相关内容，他读道： 南北战争是最后一场使用小鼓手的战争，鼓声是用来给士兵传达命令的 不同的鼓点会告诉他们什么时候吃饭、怎么行军，甚至怎么作战 在硝烟弥漫的战场上，男孩们的鼓声能帮士兵们找到彼此，不让队伍走散 “哇。”杰克感叹道。他合上书，掏出自己的笔记本，写道： 小鼓手，工作真的非常重要 突然约翰大叫了一声。杰克从笔记本上抬起头，小鼓手还在睡着， 但是他在挥舞着胳膊，好像正在做噩梦一样

Annie shook the boy's arm. Wake up, John, she said. You're okay, wake up. The drummer boy opened his eyes. You are having a bad dream, said Annie. You're safe now. You'll see your family again soon. No, no, the boy said. He sounded frantic. I have to go back to the battlefield. No, you don't have to fight anymore, said Annie. You can go home and be safe. No, the boy said. They need me. They need my drum. He sounded more and more upset. Jack thought about their list. Put aside your own feelings, he remembered.

安妮晃了晃男孩的胳膊 “醒醒，约翰。”她说 你没事的，快醒醒 小鼓手睁开了眼睛 “你刚才做噩梦啦。”安妮说 你现在安全了 你很快就能再见到你的家人啦 “不，不行。”男孩说 他的声音听起来又急又慌 我得回到战场上去 “不行，你不用再去打仗了。”安妮说 你可以回家去，安安全全的 “不行。”男孩说 他们需要我 他们需要我的鼓声 他听起来越来越难过了 杰克想起了他们的任务清单 他记起了清单上的要求：把你自己的感受放在一边

Okay, John said Jack you can go back as soon as you feel better Jack said Annie he'll get hurt or killed. I'm afraid for him

“好的，约翰，”杰克说，“等你身体好些了就可以回去。” “杰克，”安妮说，“他会受伤甚至送命的，我好担心他。”