This small book is mainly a personal record of my adventures and impressions during the first five months of the African War. It may also be found to give a tolerably coherent account of the operations conducted by Sir Redvers Buller for the Relief of Ladysmith. The correspondence of which it is mainly composed appeared in the columns of the Morning Post newspaper, and I propose, if I am not interrupted by the accidents of war, to continue the series of letters. The stir and
tumult1 of a camp do not favour calm or sustained thought, and whatever is written herein must be regarded simply as the
immediate2 effect produced by men powerfully moved, and scenes swiftly changing upon what I hope is a truth-seeking mind.
The fact that a man's life depends upon my
discretion3 compels me to omit an essential part of the story of my escape from the Boers; but if the book and its author survive the war, and when the British flag is firmly planted at Bloemfontein and Pretoria, I shall hasten to fill the gap in the
narrative4.
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL.
March 10, 1900.
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| n.喧哗；激动，混乱；吵闹 |
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- The tumult in the streets awakened everyone in the house.街上的喧哗吵醒了屋子里的每一个人。
- His voice disappeared under growing tumult.他的声音消失在越来越响的喧哗声中。
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| adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的 |
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- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
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discretion
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| n.谨慎；随意处理 |
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- You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
- Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
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narrative
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| n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的 |
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- He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
- Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
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