手足之情(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。

手足之情
The defence of Hougoumont by a British brigade at the Battle of Waterloo witnessed many courageous acts. The Duke of Wellington wrote after the battle:"No troops could have held Hougoumont but the British, and only the best of them." Among those"best soldiers", Sergeant James Graham stood out as being exceptional.But in the thick of the fight, Graham asked permission of his commanding officer to retire for a moment. The officer replied,"By all means, Graham; but I wonder you should ask leave now." Graham answered,"I would not, sir, only my brother is wounded and he is in that barn there, which has just caught fire." He ran to the blazing spot, lifted up his brother, and laid him in a ditch. Then he was back at his post, and was plying his musket against the French again.
滑铁卢战役之中，一旅英军扼守霍高蒙特农庄，英勇非常。战后，威灵顿公爵写道：「除了英军，没有军队守得住霍高蒙特，而且还要最精锐的英军。」「最精锐的英军」之中，詹姆斯．格雷厄姆中士表现尤其出色。但是，战斗最激烈的时候，格雷厄姆却请求指挥官准许他暂时退下。指挥官说：「没问题，格雷厄姆。我只是奇怪你怎么这个时候要退下去。」格雷厄姆回答：「我不想这样，但我弟弟受了伤，在那边的谷仓里，而谷仓刚刚着火。」他跑到火场，把弟弟抱起，放进壕沟里，马上返回冈位，拿起毛瑟枪，继续向法军开火。