第一冊第12篇：受命統(tǒng)率全軍

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George Washington 喬治·華盛頓

You may believe me, when I assure you in the most solemn manner that, so far from(2) seeking this employment, I have used every effort in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness(3) of its being a trust(4) too great for my capacity; and I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years(5). But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it(6) is designed to answer some good purpose ....

I shall rely confidently on that Providence(7) which has heretofore preserved and been bountiful to me, not doubting but that I shall return safe to you in the fall(8). I shall feel no pain from the toil or danger of the campaign; my unhappiness will flow from(9) the uneasiness I know you will feel from being left alone. I therefore beg that you will summon your whole fortitude, and pass your time as agree- ably as possible. Nothing will give me so much sincere satisfaction as to hear this(10), and to hear it from your own pen.

中文譯文：

你可以相信我，我極其莊嚴(yán)地向你保證我根本沒有追求過這項任命，而是竭盡全力，千方百計地回避它。這不僅是因為我不愿意同你以及全家人分別，而且因為我深知責(zé)任重大，苧我力所能及。另外，倘若我出門數(shù)十載尋求前景非常遙遠的幸福，那還比不上在家中與你相聚一個月那樣真正幸福。但是，既然命運已賦予我這個使命，我希望，安排我來承擔(dān)這個任務(wù)是為了使我有所建樹。……

我將信賴一直保佑我和降福于我的上帝，深信到秋天我將平安地回到你的身邊。對出征所帶來的艱辛和危險，我不會感到痛苦，使我難過的是我知道你獨自一人留在家中必然感到焦慮不安。因此，我懇求你鼓起全部勇氣，盡量愉快地過日子.沒有什么比聽到你過得愉快的消息--并且是從你的筆下聽到這消息，能使我感到更大的欣慰了.

英文注釋：

(1)accepting the command of the army： 受命統(tǒng)率全軍。華盛頓于1775年就任全軍總司令時給愛妻寫了一封信。本文摘自這封信的兩段。

(2) far from： 遠遠不;完全不。

(3) not only from….but from…： 不僅由于……而且由于……。but后面省去了also. .

(4) its being a trust： 這是一種信任。動名詞短語，作介詞of的賓語。

(5)if my stay were to be seven times seven years：假如我在外數(shù)十年。虛擬語氣。seven times seven：許許多多。

(6) my undertaking it： 我來承擔(dān)這一任務(wù)。動名詞短語， 作is designed的主語。

(7) Providence： 大寫時，解釋為"上帝"。

(8)mot doubting but that…： 深信……。這里but無實義，but that相當(dāng)于that,

(9)flow from：來自。

(10) this： 代詞，代替前面的you will summon your whole fortitude，and pass your time as agreeably as possible。