🔊 Bennigsen's note and the Cossack's information that the left flank of the French was unguarded were merely final indications that it was necessary to order an attack, and it was fixed for the fifth of October.

本尼格森的便条和那个哥萨克关于法军左翼无人防守的情报,不过是最后表明必须下令进攻的提示,而进攻定在了十月五日。

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indications /ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃənz/

n. 指示,迹象,标志➕

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flank /flæŋk/

n. 侧翼,侧面➕

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Cossack /ˈkɒsæk/

n. 哥萨克（骑兵）➕

🔊 On the morning of the fourth of October Kutuzov signed the dispositions. Toll read them to Ermolov, asking him to attend to the further arrangements. "All right, all right. I haven't time just now," replied Ermolov, and left the hut.

十月四日早晨,库图佐夫签署了作战部署。托尔把部署念给叶尔莫洛夫听,请他负责进一步的安排。“好,好。我现在没空,”叶尔莫洛夫回答说,然后离开了小屋。

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dispositions /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃənz/

n. 部署,安排,布署➕

🔊 The dispositions drawn up by Toll were very good. As in the Austerlitz dispositions, it was written--though not in German this time: "The First Column will march here and here," "the Second Column will march there and there," and so on; and on paper, all these columns arrived at their places at the appointed time and destroyed the enemy. Everything had been admirably thought out as is usual in dispositions, and as is always the case, not a single column reached its place at the appointed time.

托尔拟定的作战部署非常出色。与奥斯特里茨的部署一样,上面写着--虽然这次不是用德文:“第一纵队将向这里和这里前进”,“第二纵队将向那里和那里前进”,等等；在纸面上,所有这些纵队都在规定时间到达了指定地点,歼灭了敌人。一切考虑得极为周全,这是部署的常态,但也一如既往,没有一支纵队在规定时间到达了指定地点。

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Column /ˈkɒləm/

n. 纵队,列➕

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admirably /ˈædmərəbli/

adv. 令人钦佩地,出色地➕

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appointed /əˈpɔɪntɪd/

adj. 指定的,约定的➕

🔊 When the necessary number of copies of the dispositions had been prepared, an officer was summoned and sent to deliver them to Ermolov to deal with. A young officer of the Horse Guards, Kutuzov's orderly, pleased at the importance of the mission entrusted to him, went to Ermolov's quarters.

当部署的副本准备齐全后,一名军官被召来,派去将部署交给叶尔莫洛夫处理。一名年轻的近卫骑兵团军官,库图佐夫的传令兵,为自己所受任务的重要性感到高兴,前往叶尔莫洛夫的住处。

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summoned /ˈsʌmənd/

v. 召唤,传唤➕

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orderly /ˈɔːrdərli/

n. 勤务兵,传令兵➕

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mission /ˈmɪʃən/

n. 任务,使命➕

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entrusted /ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/

v. 委托,托付➕

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quarters /ˈkwɔːrtərz/

n. 住处,营房➕

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Horse Guards /hɔːrs ɡɑːrdz/

n. 近卫骑兵团➕

🔊 "Gone away," said Ermolov's orderly.

“出去了,”叶尔莫洛夫的勤务兵说。

🔊 The officer of the Horse Guards went to a general with whom Ermolov was often to be found.

那名近卫骑兵团军官去找一位经常和叶尔莫洛夫在一起的将军。

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general /ˈdʒenərəl/

n. 将军➕

🔊 "No, and the general's out too."

“不在,将军也出去了。”

🔊 The officer, mounting his horse, rode off to someone else.

军官骑上马,又去找另一个人。

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mounting /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/

v. 骑上（马）,登上➕

🔊 "No, he's gone out."

“不在,他出去了。”

🔊 "If only they don't make me responsible for this delay! What a nuisance it is!" thought the officer, and he rode round the whole camp. One man said he had seen Ermolov ride past with some other generals, others said he must have returned home. The officer searched till six o'clock in the evening without even stopping to eat. Ermolov was nowhere to be found and no one knew where he was. The officer snatched a little food at a comrade's, and rode again to the vanguard to find Miloradovich. Miloradovich too was away, but here he was told that he had gone to a ball at General Kikin's and that Ermolov was probably there too.

“但愿他们不会让我为这次延误负责！真烦人！”军官想,他骑马跑遍了整个营地。有人说看见叶尔莫洛夫和几位将军骑马过去了,也有人说他肯定已经回家了。军官一直找到傍晚六点,连饭都没吃。叶尔莫洛夫到处都找不到,没人知道他在哪儿。军官在一个战友那里匆匆吃了点东西,又骑马到前卫处找米洛拉多维奇。米洛拉多维奇也不在,但有人告诉他,米洛拉多维奇去参加将军基金家举办的舞会了,叶尔莫洛夫很可能也在那里。

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responsible /rɪˈspɒnsəbəl/

adj. 负责的,有责任的➕

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delay /dɪˈleɪ/

n. 延迟,耽搁➕

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nuisance /ˈnjuːsəns/

n. 讨厌的人或事,麻烦事➕

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vanguard /ˈvænɡɑːrd/

n. 先锋,先头部队➕

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comrade /ˈkɒmreɪd/

n. 同志,战友➕

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snatched /snætʃt/

v. 夺取,匆匆吃/做➕

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ball /bɔːl/

n. 舞会➕

🔊 "But where is it?"

“那地方在哪儿？”

🔊 "Why, there, over at Echkino," said a Cossack officer, pointing to a country house in the far distance.

“喏,就在那边,埃奇基诺那儿,”一名哥萨克军官指着远处的一座乡间别墅说。

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country house /ˈkʌntri haʊs/

n. 乡间别墅,庄园➕

🔊 "What, outside our line?"

“什么,在我们的防线外面？”

🔊 "They've put two regiments as outposts, and they're having such a spree there, it's awful! Two bands and three sets of singers!"

“他们放了两团人当哨兵,在那儿狂欢,不得了！两支行进乐队和三个合唱团！”

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regiments /ˈredʒɪmənts/

n. （军队的）团,军团➕

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outposts /ˈaʊtpəʊsts/

n. 前哨,岗哨➕

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spree /spriː/

n. 狂欢,作乐➕

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awful /ˈɔːfəl/

adj. 极坏的,可怕的➕

🔊 The officer rode out beyond our lines to Echkino. While still at a distance he heard as he rode the merry sounds of a soldier's dance song proceeding from the house. "In the meadows... in the meadows!" he heard, accompanied by whistling and the sound of a torban, drowned every now and then by shouts. These sounds made his spirits rise, but at the same time he was afraid that he would be blamed for not having executed sooner the important order entrusted to him. It was already past eight o'clock. He dismounted and went up into the porch of a large country house which had remained intact between the Russian and French forces. In the refreshment room and the hall, footmen were bustling about with wine and viands. Groups of singers stood outside the windows. The officer was admitted and immediately saw all the chief generals of the army together, and among them Ermolov's big imposing figure. They all had their coats unbuttoned and were standing in a semicircle with flushed and animated faces, laughing loudly. In the middle of the room a short handsome general with a red face was dancing the trepak with much spirit and agility.

军官骑马出了防线前往埃奇基诺。还没到地方,他就听见从房子里传来的士兵舞曲的欢快歌声。“草地上……草地上！”他听见伴随着口哨和托尔班琴声,不时被喊叫声淹没。这些声音让他精神一振,但同时他又担心自己会因为没能更早执行交给他的重要命令而受责备。已经八点多了。他下了马,走进一幢在俄军和法军之间完好无损的大乡间别墅的门廊。在休息厅和大厅里,仆人们正忙着端酒送菜。一群歌手站在窗户外。军官被放了进去,立刻看到了所有的高级将领齐聚一堂,其中就有叶尔莫洛夫那高大威严的身影。他们都敞着外套,围成半圆形站着,脸色通红,表情兴奋,高声大笑。房间中央,一位矮个子、红脸膛的英俊将军正精力充沛、敏捷地跳着特列帕克舞。

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merry /ˈmeri/

adj. 快乐的,愉快的➕

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proceeding /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/

v. 行进,继续前进➕

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accompanied /əˈkʌmpənid/

v. 伴随,伴奏➕

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whistling /ˈwɪslɪŋ/

n. 吹口哨（声）➕

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spirits /ˈspɪrɪts/

n. 情绪,精神➕

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blamed /bleɪmd/

v. 责备,埋怨➕

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executed /ˈeksɪkjuːtɪd/

v. 执行,实施➕

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dismounted /dɪsˈmaʊntɪd/

v. 下马,下车➕

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porch /pɔːrtʃ/

n. 门廊,走廊➕

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intact /ɪnˈtækt/

adj. 完整的,完好无损的➕

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refreshment /rɪˈfreʃmənt/

n. 茶点,点心；提神➕

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footmen /ˈfʊtmən/

n. 男仆,侍者（footman的复数）➕

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bustling /ˈbʌslɪŋ/

adj. 忙碌的,熙攘的➕

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viands /ˈviːəndz/

n. 食物,菜肴（尤指精美食物）➕

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admitted /ədˈmɪtɪd/

v. 允许进入,承认➕

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chief /tʃiːf/

adj. 主要的,首席的➕

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imposing /ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/

adj. 壮观的,威严的,令人印象深刻的➕

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unbuttoned /ʌnˈbʌtənd/

adj. 解开纽扣的➕

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semicircle /ˈsemisɜːrkəl/

n. 半圆,半圆形➕

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flushed /flʌʃt/

adj. 脸红的,兴奋的➕

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animated /ˈænɪmeɪtɪd/

adj. 活泼的,生动的,活跃的➕

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trepak /trɪˈpɑːk/

n. 特雷帕克舞（俄罗斯民间舞蹈）➕

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spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/

n. 精神,活力,兴致➕

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agility /əˈdʒɪləti/

n. 敏捷,灵活➕

🔊 "Ha, ha, ha! Bravo, Nicholas Ivanych! Ha, ha, ha!"

“哈哈哈！好哇,尼古拉·伊万内奇！哈哈哈！”

🔊 The officer felt that by arriving with important orders at such a moment he was doubly to blame, and he would have preferred to wait; but one of the generals espied him and, hearing what he had come about, informed Ermolov.

军官觉得在这种时刻带着重要命令到来,自己更是罪加一等,他本想等一等；但有一位将军看到了他,问明来意后,通知了叶尔莫洛夫。

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orders /ˈɔːrdərz/

n. 命令,指示；订购➕

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moment /ˈmoʊmənt/

n. 时刻,瞬间；时机➕

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doubly /ˈdʌbli/

adv. 加倍地,双重地➕

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blame /bleɪm/

v./n. 责备,归咎于；责任➕

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preferred /prɪˈfɜːrd/

v. 更喜欢（prefer的过去式）➕

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espied /ɪˈspaɪd/

v. （偶然）看到,发现➕

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informed /ɪnˈfɔːrmd/

v. 通知,告知（inform的过去分词）➕

🔊 Ermolov came forward with a frown on his face and, hearing what the officer had to say, took the papers from him without a word.

叶尔莫洛夫皱着眉头走上前来,听完军官的话,一言不发地接过文件。

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frown /fraʊn/

n./v. 皱眉,不悦的表情➕

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papers /ˈpeɪpərz/

n. 文件,论文；报纸➕

🔊 "You think he went off just by chance?" said a comrade, who was on the staff that evening, to the officer of the Horse Guards, referring to Ermolov. "It was a trick. It was done on purpose to get Konovnitsyn into trouble. You'll see what a mess there'll be tomorrow."

“你以为他这是偶然离开的吗？”当晚在参谋部的一名战友对近卫骑兵团军官说起叶尔莫洛夫时说,“这是耍花招。是故意要让科诺夫尼岑倒霉。你等着瞧明天会闹出什么乱子吧。”

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staff /stæf/

n. 全体职员,工作人员；杆➕

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referring /rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/

v. 参考,提及；涉及（refer的现在分词）➕

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trick /trɪk/

n. 诡计,把戏；技巧➕

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purpose /ˈpɜːrpəs/

n. 目的,意图➕

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mess /mes/

n. 混乱,脏乱；困境➕

Book Thirteen: 1812 – Chapter four (第四章)

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