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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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2. Describe the advance of the Twenty-ninth Division on May 6.
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3. How much ground was gained during the day?
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4. Does war appear worth the cost?
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参考译文
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【作品简介】
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《加利波利战役》一文选自约翰·梅斯菲尔德所著《加利波利》，伦敦麦克米伦公司1916年出版。后收入钱伯伦及博尔顿编写的《散文进阶读本》, 256—259页。
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【作者简介】
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约翰·梅斯菲尔德（1878—1967），英国桂冠诗人（1930），公认为英国当代最伟大的诗人，也是一位杰出的散文作家。他的著名诗篇包括悲剧叙事诗《画匠》，战争诗歌《1914年8月》，以及海员抒情诗《盐水谣》。他的散文包括：《加利波利》（1916），描述的是他本人参加的达达尼尔海峡的远征；以及《主帆拉》，描述了一组海上轶事。这篇节选自《加利波利》的文章充分展现了梅斯菲尔德用他的同情之心和生动语言描写战事的能力。在《加利波利》这一具有浓郁情感的散文史诗中，他刻意运用文学手法描绘了一场极具悲壮色彩的失败。
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