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flanks, the right or left of an army.
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platoon, a subdivision of a company, commanded by a lieutenant，一排．
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fronting, opposing face to face; facing.
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machine gun, a cannon of a small-arm caliber for rapid, continuous
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firing, and operated by mechanism，机关枪．
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supports, the supporting troops; the soldiers that are detailed to support, help the front line soldiers.
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battalion, an infantry command of two or more conpanies, the tactical infantry unit，一营．
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high-explosive shells, shrapnel shells.
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marl, a crumbling deposit, chiefly clay and calcium carbonate; earth, used poetically.
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faring, doing; coming along.
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daffodils and lilies, tuberous plants. The daffodil is a kind of narcissus with large yellow single or double flowers.
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maimed, physically injured seriously; wounded; deprived of the use of a member, so as to be incapacitated in fighting.
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Turk trench, the trench which the Turks, their enemy, were holding.
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maze, daze; perplexity; confusion of thought.
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take stock, count over how many men they have left who can carry on fighting.
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bayonet, a weapon of the dagger kind made to fit on the muzzle end of a rifle，刺刀．
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ribald, obscene or coarsely offensive in language.
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H.Q., the abbreviation for Headquarters , the quarters or residence of the chief officer, the place from which orders are issued.
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dugout, hole dug into the ground, so as to be safe from enemy observation and enemy artillery fire.
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at all costs, no matter what it may cost in lives; even at the greatest sacrifices.
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on the morrow, on the next morning; to-morrow.
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stretcher bearers, the hospital or Red Cross nurses or attendants who carry stretchers for carrying the disabled or dead. A stretcher is a litter, usually of canvas stretched on a wooden frame.
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wire entanglement, wire strung up in front of the trenches to entangle or impede the progress of the enemy.
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Questions
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1. What were the conditions under which the soldier had existed eleven days and nights before the battle? By what means does the author make this description especially vivid?
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