休兵前后(英中对照)

古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
休兵前后
the world war i armistice was agreed on at 5 am on 11 november 1918, to come into effect at 11 am. but intense warfare continued right until the last minute. many artillery units fired on german targets to avoid having to haul away their spare ammunition.
augustin trebuchon was the last frenchman to die when, at 10:45 am, he was shot on his way to tell fellow soldiers that hot soup would be served after the ceasefire. and henry gunther, an american, was the last soldier killed in action. he was killed 60 seconds before the armistice came into force while charging astonished german troops who were aware that the armistice was nearly upon them.

the last german soldier to die was leutnant tomas. he was shot after the 11 am armistice when he went to inform approaching american soldiers that he and his men would be vacating their billets.
一九一八年十一月十一日上午五时，第一次世界大战交战国协议休兵，定于上午十一时生效。但激烈战斗继续到最后一分钟。不少炮兵队向德军据点轰击，务求消耗余下的弹药，懒得拖走。
奥古斯坦．特雷布肖是最后一个被杀的法国军人：他上午十时四十五分中枪，当时正要去告诉战友说，停火之后有热汤吃。美国的亨利．根室是最后一个战死的士兵：休兵前六十秒钟，他冲向德军，令明知快要停火的德军都感到愕然。
德军最后一个被杀的是托马斯少尉。他上午十一时休兵之后遭枪杀，当时他正迎着到来的美军走去，准备告诉美军说，他和手下将撤离所居民房。