来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国 第14集 第14集》

• 
  
  and French, and British were all hanging out,
  德军法军英军里都有人在这里厮混
• 
  
  and they were going out and getting wine and champagne where
  他们从各处搜刮来美酒香槟
• 
  
  they could find it, and they were coming and taking food
  在这里进行食物分配
• 
  
  rations, and they were the smart ones because they were down there.
  他们是这场战争中机灵讨巧的一群人
• 
  
  And it was the kind of rumor that just went on and on.
  这种流言到处散播
• 
  
  But the proximity of death and the proximity of the war was always there.
  然而死亡和战争长久地围绕着他们
• 
  
  Again, another famous example-- if you were an officer in the
  另一个有名的例子是 如果你是一名
• 
  
  British Army you could have lunch in the Officer's Club at
  英国军官 你在维多利亚车站的
• 
  
  Victoria Station, where many of you have been,
  军官俱乐部吃了中饭 你们许多人去过
• 
  
  and you could take the train to the front and you could be dead
  然后你做火车去了趟前线 你很可能便
• 
  
  by--in the same front, you could be dead,
  死在了那里-与士兵死在同一个前线
• 
  
  fini, crevé, by the end of the day.
  死了 没了 在天黑前