在英国举行的那次相当拘谨的军人午餐会上,大家谁也不认识谁。我坐在一个美国伞兵身边。他是第101空降师——巴顿英雄部队的,约摸二十岁。像多数跳伞运动员一样,他长得比一般美国军人颀长些,而且肩膀很宽,看上去是个孔武有力的硬汉子。他胸前闪耀着的勋章绶带,比我记忆中任何将级官衔以下的人都要多。他开头有些怯生生的,不是很健谈。但是过了不久,他的拘束消失了,给我讲了下面 At a rather cautious luncheon held in Britain, no one knew anyone. I am sitting beside a U.S. paratrooper. He is the 101st Airborne Division - Patton Heroes, about touching the age of twenty. Like most skydivers, he looks longer than average American soldiers and has a wide shoulder and looks like a tough guy. There was more ribbon in the medal of his chest, more than anyone in my memory who would rank below. He was somewhat timid at the beginning, not very talkative. But shortly after, his restraint disappeared and told me the following