One man uses the power of music to unite enemy soldiers. On dark, rainy nights there are very few instruments that sound as lonely and sad as a trumpet.
Vocabulary Words:
Trumpet (n.) – An instrument made usually of brass which is played by blowing air out your mouth while vibrating your lips. (喇叭)
Sniper (n.) – A soldier armed with a powerful gun which can shoot very far. (狙击手)
Sob (v.) – To cry strongly. (呜咽）
Fiance (n.) – A person who is engaged to be married. (未婚夫)
Slang Terms:
D-Day – The term used to talk about the Normandy Landings in World War II. This was the operation which allowed the Allies to gain a bit of control back into Europe and was the first step in the victory over Nazi Germany.
Broken English – If someone says broken english they are saying that the English used wasn’t grammatically proper, probably the words were incorrect or badly structured.
Number – When talking about music, if I say that was a nice number it just means it was a nice song.
I thought to myself, that German sniper is as scarred and lonely as I am. So I thought, I’ll play his love song.
The next morning, here came a jeep up from the beach about a mile and a half away. The military police says “Hey captain, there’s some German prisoners getting ready to go to England, one of them keeps saying in broken English, who played that trumpet last night?”
He burst into sobs because he said “When I heard that number you played, I thought about my fiance in Germany, I thought about my mother and dad and about my brothers and sisters and I couldn’t fire.” and he stuck out his hand and I shook the hand of the enemy. He was no enemy, he was scared and lonely like me.
The power of music.
fiance should be 未婚夫， and 未婚妻 is fiancee?
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Ethan Reply:
March 22nd, 2012 at 12:45 am
@lily, Just saw this comment now! Changed and thanks!
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