扭转战局的雪茄(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。
扭转战局的雪茄
on 5 september 1862, confederate general robert lee invaded the north. it was a critical time in american history. a decisive victory on lee's part could mean the south winning the civil war.
chasing lee was union general george mcclellan. on 13 september, while bivouacked in a field that had the day before been occupied by confederates, a union private found in the grass three cigars wrapped in a piece of paper. he divided the cigars among his comrades, and then took a causal glance at the paper. it was nothing less than a copy of lee's battle plan for the invasion, which had been dropped by some unknown officer.

"here is a paper with which if i cannot whip bobby lee i will be willing to go home," said mcclellan. he went on the attack and the confederates were turned back.
一八六二年九月五日，美国南部联盟将领罗伯特．李率兵北犯。这是美国史上重要的一刻。李将军大胜，南北战争可能就在南部联盟奏凯声中结束。
李将军之后，是北军将领乔治．麦克莱伦的追兵。九月十三日，北军在南军早一天驻扎的原野上露营，一名士兵在草丛中捡到三支用纸包着的雪茄。他把雪茄和战友分了，然后随便看看那张纸，发觉竟然是李将军北犯的作战计划副本，不知给哪个军官遗留下来。
麦克莱伦将军说：「有了这分文件，我不能把罗伯特．李打得落花流水，甘愿归隐老家。」他挥兵进攻，击退了南军。