Text The country was wooded everywhere except at the bottom of the valley to the northward,where there was a small meadow,through which flowed a stream scarcely visible from the valley's rim.(12 This open ground looked hardly larger than an ordinary backyard but was really several acres in extent.(13)Its green was more vivid than that of the enclosing forest.(14 Away beyond it rose a similar line of giant cliffs
Text 课 文 The country was wooded everywhere except at the bottom of the valley to the northward, where there was a small meadow, through which flowed a stream scarcely visible from the valley’s rim.(12) This open ground looked hardly larger than an ordinary backyard but was really several acres in extent.(13) Its green was more vivid than that of the enclosing forest.(14) Away beyond it rose a similar line of giant cliffs
Text The valley,indeed,from this point of observation seemed entirely shut in,and one could but have wondered how the road had found a way into it.15 No country is so wild (16)and difficult but men will make it a theater of war;concealed in the forest at the bottom of that military rattrap in which half a hundred men in possession of (17)the exits might have starved an army to submission,lay five regiments of Federal infantry
Text 课 文 The valley, indeed, from this point of observation seemed entirely shut in, and one could but have wondered how the road had found a way into it.(15) No country is so wild(16) and difficult but men will make it a theater of war; concealed in the forest at the bottom of that military rattrap in which half a hundred men in possession of (17) the exits might have starved an army to submission, lay five regiments of Federal infantry
Text They had marched all the previous day and night and were resting.At nightfall they would take to the road again,climb to the place where their unfaithful sentinel now slept,and descending the other slope of the ridge,fall upon a camp in the rear of it.(18 In case of (19 failure,their position would be perilous 20) in the extreme;and fail they surely would,should accident or vigilance apprise the enemy of the movement.(21
Text 课 文 They had marched all the previous day and night and were resting. At nightfall they would take to the road again, climb to the place where their unfaithful sentinel now slept, and descending the other slope of the ridge, fall upon a camp in the rear of it. (18) In case of (19)failure, their position would be perilous(20) in the extreme; and fail they surely would, should accident or vigilance apprise the enemy of the movement. (21)
Text The sleeping sentinel in the clump of laurel was a young Virginian named Carter Druse.He was the son of wealthy(22)parents.His home was but (23)a few miles from where he now lay.One morning he had risen from the breakfast table and said,quietly but gravely: "Father,a Union regiment has arrived at Grafton.I am going to join it..” The father lifted 24)his head,looked at the son a moment in silence
Text 课 文 The sleeping sentinel in the clump of laurel was a young Virginian named Carter Druse. He was the son of wealthy(22) parents. His home was but (23) a few miles from where he now lay. One morning he had risen from the breakfast table and said, quietly but gravely: “Father, a Union regiment has arrived at Grafton. I am going to join it.” The father lifted(24) his head, looked at the son a moment in silence
Text and replied:"Well,go sir,(25)and whatever may occur,do what you conceive 26)to be your duty. Virginia,to which you are a traitor,must get on 27 without you.Should we both live to the end of the war,28 we will speak further of the matter.Your mother,as the physician has informed you,is in a most critical condition;at the best(29 she cannot be with us longer than a few weeks,but that time is precious.30)It would be better not to disturb her." So Carter Druse,bowing to his father,who returned the salute with a stately (31 courtesy 32
Text 课 文 and replied: “Well, go sir,(25) and whatever may occur, do what you conceive(26) to be your duty. Virginia, to which you are a traitor, must get on (27)without you. Should we both live to the end of the war,(28) we will speak further of the matter. Your mother, as the physician has informed you, is in a most critical condition; at the best (29)she cannot be with us longer than a few weeks, but that time is precious.(30) It would be better not to disturb her.” So Carter Druse, bowing to his father, who returned the salute with a stately (31) courtesy(32)