So, he had a Papier-maché, catafalque built, a very big ornate plinth.

他找了一个有着华丽而巨大基座的纸质灵柩台
On top of it was a cenotaph, an empty tomb,

在灵柩台的顶部是纪念塔那是一个空墓
to symbolize the tombs of all those soldiers who died in the war,

象征那些战死沙场至今尸骨无存的士兵
half of whom have no known graves.

都安眠于这个墓中
To start the victory parade, Clemenceau insisted that the people

克列孟梭坚持这场胜利游行一开始
who lead the way are the most badly mutilated men of the war,

应由那些曾在战争中受重伤的老兵来带领
the gueules cassées , men with broken faces,

他们有的面部已经毁容
the men without arms, the men without legs.

有的失去了胳膊有的没了腿
The use of this vanguard of the suffering

这些老兵的加入
transformed a victory parade into a day of mourning.

使这场胜利大游行成为了哀悼日
This was extraordinary.

这意义非凡
It was absolutely extraordinary.

这确实意义非凡