in every french commune.

每个城市都有一个
So, even in the smallest village, the same day of the year, November

所以即使在最小的村庄每年的同一天
11th, at the same hour, 11 a.m., the mayor used to name the dead.

11月11日上午11点市长会念出死者的姓名
For the lost generation, a new entity was created that obeyed

对于迷惘的一代一个新的整体出现了
the classical precepts of tragedy

它符合悲剧的经典规律
unity of time, November 11th; unity of space, the memorials;

11月11日同样的时间同样的纪念碑
unity of action, the commemorative ceremony. Naming the dead served, as you can imagine,

同样的活动同样的纪念仪式念出死者的姓名
another important function for the living

对于生者的另一个重要的作用是
nscribing the names of the dead, reading them and then touching the inscription

将死者的姓名刻在墓碑上念着并触摸着碑上的名字
served to bring the dead out of the anonymity of mass death.

使死者得到正名他们不再是这场大规模死亡中的无名氏
And if you've been to Washington, DC

如果你去过华盛顿
you know that it's exactly what happens nowadays with the VVM, with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC,

现在越战纪念碑下也是这样的