At Mouzon, news of a fresh defeat awaited them. The town was now distraught, terror-stricken by the ever-nearing, ever-increasing thunder of the German cannonade. When Georges arrived at midnight, almost every house was lighted. The frenzied3 in45habitants were packing up or hiding their belongings4, ready to fly. The “Bosches” were coming!
At dawn, Georges, sleeping by the road-side, was awakened5 to see a pathetic procession of refugees hurrying away to safety. Pathetic? It was tragic6, comic, grotesque7, sublime8! Everyone was dressed in his best clothes; everyone carried bundles, carried hens, carried trunks, carried the Lord knows what—and the memories of 1870 to boot! Wagon9 after wagon passed, piled high with furniture, bags, boxes, baskets, and provisions, with women and children atop, and cows tied on behind. Whole families—three generations—trudged on foot, men and women and children, children, children, children, and weeping old grandmothers trundled along in wheelbarrows.
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1 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮 | |
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a.激怒的;疯狂的 | |
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n.私人物品,私人财物 | |
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v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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6 tragic | |
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的 | |
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adj.怪诞的,丑陋的;n.怪诞的图案,怪人(物) | |
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adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的 | |
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n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车 | |
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