来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第14集 第14集》

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  fifteen to twenty page letters,
  每封信有15至20页
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  and he wrote about 240 of them,
  他大概写了240封信
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  in the course of the war.
  全部是关于战争的
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  May 22, in a clover field,
  5月22日 在一片红花草地上
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  he says:
  他写道
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  "Dear Mother, it is just sunset, a most beautiful day,
  "亲爱的母亲 日落了 这是最美的一天
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  though it has been dreadful hot.
  尽管天气炎热
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  I was relieved this morning from my guard duty,
  我今天不用在
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  at General Keyes' headquarters,
  凯斯将军的总部站岗
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  and joined the regiment
  我归队了
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  and immediately took up my line of march with them.
  立刻加入行军的队列当中
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  We came on about two miles,
  我们行军大约两英里