日本人的「阳光疗法」(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。
日本人的「阳光疗法」
following the japanese invasion of the philippines in december 1941, us forces and their filipino allies retreated to the bataan peninsula, and surrendered four months later.for six days in april 1942, some 75,000 american and filipino prisoners-of-war were forced to march for more than 60 miles through the tropical jungle of the philippines, before being loaded into goods trains for transfer to prison camps. the prisoners were denied food and water on the march, and for hours on end* were exposed to the full glare of the sun. the japanese jokingly referred to this torment as"sun treatment". as well as suffering from heat and dehydration, many prisoners contracted malaria or dysentery. exhausted prisoners who fell by the wayside were shot or beheaded on the spot. only 54,000 of the prisoners reached their destination.

一九四一年十二月，日本侵略菲律宾。美军和菲律宾战友退到巴丹半岛，四个月后投降。一九四二年四月，日军强迫约七万五千个美国和菲律宾战俘走了六天，路程六十多英里，穿越菲律宾的热带丛林，然后才用载货列车送往战俘营。六天跋涉期间，战俘没有食物和水供应，还要在烈日之下走多个小时。日本人把这样的折磨戏称为「阳光疗法」。战俘既苦热，又脱水，不少还患上疟疾或痢疾，不支倒地的，就被当场枪毙或斩首。只有五万四千人走到终点。
备注：
* on end即「（时}间）连续地」，例如： he fasted for seven days on end（他连续七天绝食）。