战时的地下铁路站(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。
战时的地下铁路站
when the germans started bombing london in 1940, many londoners turned to the underground system as a place of refuge. worried that civilians might succumb to a"deep shelter" mentality and give up on the war effort, the government was reluctant to allow the use of tube stations as air-raid shelters. however, there was nothing to prevent anyone buying the 12d ticket(the cheapest fare) and waiting out a raid.
people started going down as early as 11.30 am to claim a place for the night. by five o'clock, tube users had to step between rows of men, women and children who were eating, drinking, reading the papers or sleepi ng. but the tube stations were not absolutely safe. on 14 october 1940, a bomb penetrated the road and tunnel at balham tube station, and killed 68 people.

一九四○年，德国开始轰炸伦敦，不少伦敦人走进地下铁路系统躲避。政府不想地下铁路站被用作防空洞，担心百姓养成「深藏」心理，斗志消减。可是，谁都可以买一点五便士的最低价车票，进入铁路站，待空袭过去。那是不能禁止的。
早在上午十一时三十分，已经有人走进地下铁路站，占个位置，准备过夜。到了五点钟，乘车就得在一群群男女老幼之间穿插过去：那些人或在吃喝，或在读报，或在睡觉。而地下车站也不是绝对安全的。一九四○年十月十四日，一枚炸弹洞穿马路和隧道，摧毁了巴安地下铁路站，死者六十八人。