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Letters From D-Day

二战老兵的家书

My darling, this is a very difficult letter for me to write. As you know, something may happen at any moment and I cannot tell when you will receive this. I had hoped to be able to see you during last weekend, but...

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Letters From D-Day

二战老兵的家书

My darling, this is a very difficult letter for me to write. As you know, something may happen at any moment and I cannot tell when you will receive this. I had hoped to be able to see you during last weekend, but it was impossible to get away and all the things I intended to say must be written.

亲爱的，这封信着实让我难以启笔。如你所知，世事无常。而我无法预知你何时能收到此信。上周末，我原想能与你见上一面，但无可脱身。于是只能将我想说的话，述于笔尖。

I'm sure that anyone with imagination must dislike the thought of what's coming, but my fears will be more of being afraid than of what can happen to me. You and I have had some lovely years, which now seem to have passed at lightning speed.

我可以肯定，任何稍有想象的人，都一定不会对即将发生的事情过于乐观。但我所担心的，不是自己是否遭遇不测，而是自己会感到恐惧。咱俩携手度过的那些美好岁月，现在回想起来，犹如闪电般瞬间即逝。

My thoughts at this moment in this lovely Saturday afternoon are with you all now. I can imagine you in the garden having tea with Jamie and Anne, getting ready to put them to bed.

周六下午的天气好极了，而此刻我的心绪已飘向你们身边。我想着你与杰米和安妮在花园中品茶，很快就要带他们上床睡觉了。

Although I would give anything to be back with you, I have not yet had any wish at all to back down from the job we have to do.

虽然我不惜一切地要回到你的身边，但我从未想过放弃我们眼下必须完成的任务。

There is so much that I would like to be able to tell you. Nearly all of which you've heard many, many times. But just to say that I mean it even more today. I'm sure that I will be with you again soon. And for good.

实在有太多太多的话要和你倾述。这些话，你已经听过千百遍。但它们从未像今天那样情深意切。我相信很快便能与你重聚，不再分离。

Please give my fondest love to my Anne and my Jamie. God bless and keep you all safe for me.

请把我深深的爱转达给安妮和杰米。愿上天为我保佑你们所有人平平安安。

本期朗读素材是二战期间英军上校诺曼·斯金纳给妻子的一封信。信件写于1944年6月3日，即诺曼底登陆前夕。斯金纳上校6月6日随部队抵达诺曼底五处登陆滩头之一的剑滩，第二天阵亡。人们在其遗体上衣口袋里发现这封家书。题目中的D-Day，为军事用语，在此即表示诺曼底登陆行动。

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