The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner

时间：2007-05-28 06:21:48

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A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the
enemy.  He cried out to his captors, "Pray spare me, and do not
take my life without cause or without inquiry2.  I have not slain
a single man of your troop.  I have no arms, and carry nothing
but this one brass3 trumpet1."  "That is the very reason for which
you should be put to death," they said; "for, while you do not
fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle." 

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1 trumpet AUczL     
n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘
参考例句：
  • He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
  • The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
2 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
3 brass DWbzI     
n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器
参考例句：
  • Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

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