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LESSON 14 The loss of the "ROYAL GEORGE"
第十四課 “皇家喬治號”戰(zhàn)艦的損失
Toll for the brave,
喪鐘為勇士而鳴，
The brave that are no more!
勇士們都已不在人間！
All sunk beneath the wave,
所有人都葬身于滾滾波濤之下，
Fast by their native shore.
臨近著他們故土的岸邊。
Eight hundred of the brave,
八百名勇士啊，
Whose courage well was tried,
他們的勇氣久經考驗，
Had made the vessel heel,
他們的勇氣之猛令戰(zhàn)艦也為之側傾，
And laid her on her side.
也讓他們沉睡在戰(zhàn)艦身邊。
A land-breeze shook the shrouds,
一股海風搖動著艦上的桅桿纜繩，
And she was overset;
她已然傾覆；
Down went the "Royal George"
連同她的全體船員，
With all her crew complete.
“皇家喬治號”戰(zhàn)艦已經沉沒。
Toll for the brave!
喪鐘為勇士而鳴！
Brave Kempenfelt is gone;
英勇的海軍將領肯彭費爾特已然離去；
His last sea-fight is fought,
他的昂揚斗志讓他戰(zhàn)斗到最后一刻，
His work of glory done.
他榮耀的工作已經完成。
It was not in the battle;
戰(zhàn)艦沒在戰(zhàn)斗中沉沒；
No tempest gave the shock;
不是狂風驟雨帶給她致命一擊；
She sprang no fatal leak,
不是致命的滲漏讓她傾覆，
She ran upon no rock.
也不是撞上了礁巖。
His sword was in its sheath,
當海軍將領肯彭費爾特沒入水底時，
His fingers held the pen,
他的劍仍插在鞘中，
When Kempenfelt went down
他的手仍緊握著鋼筆，
With twice four hundred men.
隨同他一起沉沒的還有他的八百勇士。
Weigh the vessel up,
我們的戰(zhàn)艦威力無比，
Once dreaded by our foes!
敵人一旦遭遇我們，將懼怕無比！
And mingle with our cup
英格蘭應為之灑下熱淚，
The tear that England owes.
還將呈上我們的榮譽之杯。
Her timbers yet are sound,
“皇家喬治號”戰(zhàn)艦的木料依然完好，
And she may float again,
她仍然可以再次浮起，
Full charged with England's thunder,
伴著英格蘭轟隆的雷鳴全速前進，
And plough the distant main.
開向遠方的主戰(zhàn)場。
But Kempenfelt is gone,
可是海軍將領肯彭費爾特已經離去，
His victories are o'er;
他的輝煌戰(zhàn)績亦戛然而止。
And he and his eight hundred
他和他的八百將士
Shall plough the wave no more.
再不能劈波斬浪為國效力。
—Cower
——卡瓦
