Walt Whitman - I Saw Old General at Bay 汉译

I saw old General at bay,

(Old as he was, his gray eyes yet shone out in battle like stars,)

His small force was now completely hemm’d in, in his works,

He call’d for volunteers to run the enemy’s lines, a desperate emergency,

I saw a hundred and more step forth from the ranks, but two or three were selected,

I saw them receive their orders aside, they listen’d with care, the adjutant was very grave,

I saw them depart with cheerfulness, freely risking their lives.

我看见老将在作困兽斗

我看见老将在作困兽斗，

（虽然年老，他的灰色眼睛在战斗时还像星星那样炯炯有神，）

他那支小小队伍现在已被团团围困在共事里，

他命令志愿兵去突破敌人的阵线，一种危急时的绝望挣扎，

我看见他们在一旁接受命令，他们认真地听取着，副官的态度十分严肃，