2015-11-06 History Channel:西恩宾回顾滑铁卢战役-7

 And absolutely starving, and tells you about the food.-The sergeant¹ of each section gave us a small piece of bread about an ounce, so which is.

-Not why you starving. -To each man and an inqury was made along the ranks for a butcher. One having gone forward, he was immediately ordered to kill a pig, which having been slaughtered² was divided amongst the company. A portion of the head in its raw state being my share. And having places upon fire, the heat which there is to dry out our clothing in a coach m* and to cook our separate portion of meat, which having become warmed through and blackened with smoke. I partook a little, but finally get too raw and unsavoury. Having neither bread nor salt, I put the remained in the my h*. -When he cooked it for the second time, ** say a part of a body, a human body, and with all the bits of firewood , you know, what they were cooking. But you just can't imagine that day.

As Matthew packed his kits³, he paid special attention to his musket⁴. He's taking a soaking during the night, so he fired a test shot to check it was working. He knew his life would depend on it in the hours to come. 

1 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

2 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 kits   

衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件

参考例句：

• Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
• Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。

4 musket   

n.滑膛枪

参考例句：

• I hunted with a musket two years ago.两年前我用滑膛枪打猎。
• So some seconds passed,till suddenly Joyce whipped up his musket and fired.又过了几秒钟，突然，乔伊斯端起枪来开了火。