13.Sir Philip Sidney菲利普·锡德尼爵士-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《西方老故事50篇Fifty Famous Stories Retold》

Fifty Famous Stories Retold a3.Sir Philip Sidney A cruel battle was being fought.The ground was covered with dead and dying men.The air was hot and stifling.The sun shone down without pity on the wounded soldiers lying in the blood and dust. One of these soldiers was a nobleman,whom everybody loved for his gentleness and kindness.Yet now he was no better off than the poorest man in the field.He had been wounded,and would die;and he was suffering much with pain and thirst. When the battle was over,his friends hurried to his aid.A soldier came running with a cup in his hand. "Here,Sir Philip,"he said,"I have brought you some clear,cool water from the brook.I will raise your head so that you can drink." The cup was placed to Sir Philip's lips.How thankfully he looked at the man who had brought it!Then his eyes met those of a dying soldier who was lying on the ground close by.The wistful look in the poor man's face spoke plainer than words. "Give the water to that man,"said Sir Philip quickly;and then,pushing the cup toward him,he said,"Here,my comrade,take this.Thy need is greater than mine.” What a brave,noble man he was!The name of Sir Philip Sidney will never ·078· 西方老故事50篇 13.菲利普·锡德尼爵士 残酷的激战之后，地面上到处是阵亡士兵的遗体和 ①stifling[staiflin]a.令人 奄奄一息的伤员。空气又闷又热，太阳无情地照在那些 室息的 躺在血泊里和尘土中的伤兵们身上。 伤员里面有一个贵族，此人温顺仁慈，深得大家的 爱戴。可是现在是在战场上，比起最穷困的人，他也好 不到哪儿。他也身负重伤，奄奄一息，遭受着伤痛和口 渴难耐的双重折磨。 战争刚一结束，朋友们便赶过来救他。一个士兵手 里捧着杯子向他跑来。 “来，菲利普爵士，”士兵说，“这是清凉的河水。 ②brook[buk]n.小溪 我把您的头扶起来，您喝一口吧！” 杯子放到了菲利普爵士的嘴边，他满怀感激地望着 这个士兵。忽然，菲利普爵士看见不远的地方躺着一个 ③wistful[wistful]a.渴望 的 奄奄一息的士兵，此人脸上的表情再清楚不过了，他也 口渴难耐。 “把水给他喝吧！”菲利普爵士立刻把杯子推向那 个士兵，说：“我的战友，你喝吧，你比我更需要它。” 菲利普爵士是一个多么勇敢而高尚的人啊！人们将 ·079· Fifty Famous Stories Retold be forgotten;for it was the name of a Christian gentleman who always had the good of others in his mind.Was it any wonder that everybody wept when it was heard that he was dead? It is said,that,on the day when he was carried to the grave,every eye in the land was filled with tears.Rich and poor,high and low,all felt that they had lost a friend:all mourned the death of the kindest,gentlest man that they had ever known. ·080· 西方老故事50篇【 永远铭记这个基督教绅士的名字，他的心里水远装着别 人。难怪当他牺牲的消息传来的时候，人们都难过地哭 了起来。 据说在举行菲利普爵士葬礼的那一天，每个人的 眼里都噙满了泪水。人们无论贫贱富贵，都感觉自己 失去了一位朋友，都为这位最仁慈最绅士的朋友离世 感到难过。 ·081·