Being brought to his lodging, the surgeons examined his wound; but there was no hope. The pain increased, and he spoke with great difficulty. At intervals he asked if the French were beaten; and addressing his old friend, Colonel Anderson, he said, "You know that I always wished to die this way." Again he asked if the enemy were defeated; and, being told that they were, observed, "It is a great satisfaction to me to know that we have beaten the French." His countenance continued firm and his thoughts clear. Once only, when he spoke of his mother, he became agitated; but he often inquired after the safety of his friends and the officers of his staff; and he did not, even in that moment, forget to recommend those whose merit had given them claims to promotion.
將軍被帶到營(yíng)地，外科醫(yī)生檢查了他的傷口；但是沒(méi)有希望。疼痛加劇了，他說(shuō)話很吃力。他不時(shí)問(wèn)法國(guó)人是否被打敗了；他對(duì)他的老朋友安德森上校說(shuō):“你知道我一直希望這樣死去。”他又問(wèn)敵人是否被打敗了；當(dāng)被告知發(fā)現(xiàn)了勝利時(shí)，高興道，“得知我們打敗了法國(guó)人，我感到非常滿(mǎn)意。”他的面容依然堅(jiān)定，思路依然清晰。只有一次，當(dāng)他談到他的母親時(shí)，他變得激動(dòng)起來(lái)；但是他經(jīng)常問(wèn)候朋友和參謀人員的安危；即使在那個(gè)時(shí)候，他也沒(méi)有忘記推薦那些有才能的人獲得晉升。
His strength failed fast, and life was nearly extinct, when, with an almost unsubdued spirit, he exclaimed, "I hope the people of England will be satisfied! I hope my country will do me justice!" A few minutes afterwards he died; and his corpse, wrapped in a military cloak, was interred by the officers of his staff in the citadel of Coruna. The guns of the enemy paid his funeral honours; and Soult, with a noble feeling of respect for his valour, raised a monument to his memory.
他的力量迅速衰退，生命幾乎斷絕，他幾乎用盡不屈意志喊道，“我希望英國(guó)人民會(huì)滿(mǎn)意！我希望我的國(guó)家能公正對(duì)待我!”幾分鐘后他死了；他的尸體裹著一件軍用斗篷，被他的參謀人員埋葬在科魯納要塞。敵人的槍炮為他送葬；蘇爾特懷著對(duì)他英勇無(wú)畏的崇高敬意，為他樹(shù)立了一座紀(jì)念碑。
Thus ended the career of Sir John Moore, a man whose uncommon capacity was sustained by the purest virtue, and governed by a disinterested patriotism, more in keeping with the primitive than with the luxurious age of a great nation. He maintained the right with a vehemence bordering upon fierceness; and every important transaction in which he was engaged increased his reputation for talent, and confirmed his character as a stern enemy to vice, a steadfast friend to merit—a just and faithful servant of his country.
這就是約翰·摩爾爵士的一生。他超凡的才能是由最純粹的美德支撐的，是由無(wú)私的愛(ài)國(guó)主義所支配的，這種愛(ài)國(guó)主義更符合一個(gè)偉大國(guó)家的原始時(shí)代，而非奢華時(shí)代。他以近乎兇猛的氣勢(shì)維護(hù)著自己的權(quán)利；他所從事的每一項(xiàng)重要事務(wù)都增加了他在才能方面的聲譽(yù)，也證實(shí)了他是邪惡的死敵，是值得信賴(lài)的朋友——是他的國(guó)家公正和忠實(shí)的公仆。
—Sir W. Napier
W.納皮爾閣下
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