Siegfried Sassoon - The General 汉译

‘Good-morning; good-morning!’ the General said
When we met him last week on our way to the line.
Now the soldiers he smiled at are most of ’em dead,
And we’re cursing his staff for incompetent swine.
‘He’s a cheery old card,’ grunted Harry to Jack
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. . . .
But he did for them both by his plan of attack.

将军

西格弗列德·萨松

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上礼拜我们在去前线的路上遇见了将军，

他问候我们，“早安，早安”

如今，他曾对之微笑的士兵大都横尸沙场，

我们怨不绝口，骂他的参谋们是群蠢猪笨蛋

“这个快活的怪老头，”哈利对杰克嘟囔，

两个人拖着沉重的腿朝阿拉斯爬涉，

恨不得扔下背包和长枪。

……

结果，是将军的进攻计划帮了他俩的忙。