Module 6 War and Peace Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现][读文清障] DDay+2To our astonishment① , just two days after we had received our confidential② orders to join the DDay landing troops, and after a day fighting and seeing many of my friends killed by the enemy, we found ourselves outside a peaceful village in France ③
It was so sudden, after the mess④ and confusion⑤ of war on the beach
It was late afternoon, and the sun was setting⑥ on a perfect country scene of farm buildings, a main street, a few shops, a garage⑦ and a church
But we hesitated⑧ because we were aware that there might still have been ⑨ enemy soldiers
Our lieutenant⑩ told Private Kowalski and me to advance⑪ and check the village
①to one's astonishment 令某人惊讶的是②confidential/ k nfI'den l/ˌ ɒʃadj
机 密的,秘密的③