《太平洋战争》第一集写给vera的信

Dear Vera
亲爱的Vera
it seems a lifetime since we met outside saint mary's
自从玛丽亚大学门口一别，已恍若隔世
this great undertaking for god and country has landed us in a tropical paradise
我肩负上帝与国家赋予的重任,远赴这个热带天堂
somewhere in what jack london refers to as 'those terrible solomons.'it is a garden of eden.
这里就是杰克.伦敦笔下的'可怕的所罗门' 也是伊甸园。
the jungle holds both beauty and terror in its depths ，most terrible of which is man
丛林深处 美丽与危险并存,其中最恐怖的是人
we have met the enemy and have learned nothing about him
我们与敌人交过手，仍然对其一无所知
i have,however,learned somethings about myself
但我自身多少还是有些感悟
there are things men can do to one another
世间有许多故事人们可以必须续写
that are sobering to the soul
那些让人刻骨铭心的故事
it is one thing to reconcile these thing with god
我们可以寻求上帝抚慰
but another to square it with yourself
但必须要勇敢面对