惊人的冷静(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。
惊人的冷静
one of the greatest commanders ever to lead troops, the duke of wellington was famous for his concern for his soldiers and his astonishing coolness under fire.
at waterloo, after hours of the bloodiest fighting, he was riding by the side of lord uxbridge, his second-in-command, when a cannonball, having passed first over the withers of the duke's charger, smashed uxbridge's knee into bloody junk.
uxbridge looked down, and remarked almost casually to the duke:"by god, i've lost my leg."
the duke, equally cool, glanced over at uxbridge."have you, by god!" he dismounted and helped uxbridge down and then returned to the business of beating the french. after the battle, this iron man would break into tears over the terrible losses among his troops.

惠灵顿公爵是个出色的军队指挥官，历代罕有其匹。他关怀将士，而且在枪炮之下冷静得惊人，因此为人乐道。
滑铁卢战役中，经过多小时激烈血战，惠灵顿和副指挥官阿克斯布里奇勋爵并辔而行。一枚炮弹在他战马的肩上飞过，打中阿克斯布里奇的膝盖，血肉模糊。
阿克斯布里奇低头一看，似乎漫不经意，对惠灵顿说：「老天，我一条腿废了。」
惠灵顿也很冷静，望望阿克斯布里奇，说：「是吗，老天！」他跳下马，扶阿克斯布里奇下来，回头就再战法军。战后，这个铁汉见手下伤亡惨重，不禁泪下。