燃烧甲板上的男孩

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一名男孩在战舰着火时坚守父亲的命令直至牺牲，引发了关于忠诚与生命的深思。

时长 55 秒 · 语速 170 wpm

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It was a great battle at sea, 那是一场激烈的海战，

and the French flagship was on fire. 法国舰队的旗舰着火了。

Flames were climbing the masts. 大火顺着桅杆往上蹿。

The sailors who were still alive jumped into a small boat and rowed away. 幸存的水手们跳上一艘小艇划走了。

They knew there was gunpowder below the deck. 他们知道甲板下面有火药。

But one person stayed. 但有一个人留了下来。

He was the captain's son, a boy of about twelve. 他是船长的儿子，一个十二岁左右的男孩。

His father had told him to stand at his post and not to leave until he said so. 他父亲曾告诉他要坚守岗位，没有他的命令绝对不能离开。

"Come with us!" “跟我们一起走吧！”

the men shouted. 水手们大喊道。

He shook his head. 他摇了摇头。

"Not until my father tells me." “我父亲不发话，我绝不走。”

He didn't know that his father was already dead. 他不知道父亲其实已经牺牲了。

"Father!" “爸爸！”

he called through the smoke. 他穿过浓烟喊道。

"May I go now?" “我现在能走了吗？”

There was no answer. 没有任何回答。

He called again and waited. 他又喊了一声，继续等待着。

Then the fire reached the gunpowder. 紧接着，大火引燃了火药。

People have told this story for two hundred years. 两百年来，人们一直在传颂这个故事。

Some call it courage. 有人说这是勇敢，

Others say a rule should never matter more than a life. 也有人说，规矩永远不该比生命更重要。

Maybe that argument is why we still tell it. 或许，正是因为这个争议，我们至今仍在讲述它。