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The War Works Hard

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by Dunya Mikhail （Translated by Elizabeth Winslow）

How magnificent the war is！

How eager and efficient！

Early in the morning

it wakes up the sirens

and dispatches ambulances to various places

swings corpses¹ through the air

rolls stretchers to the wounded

summons rain from the eyes of mothers

digs into the earth

dislodging many things

from under the ruins……

Some are lifeless and glistening²

others are pale and still throbbing……

It produces the most questions

in the minds of children

entertains the gods

by shooting fireworks and missiles into the sky

sows mines in the fields

and reaps punctures³ and blisters⁴

urges families to emigrate

stands beside the clergymen

as they curse the devil

（poor devil， he remains⁵ with one hand in the searing fire）……

The war continues working， day and night.

It inspires tyrants⁶ to deliver long speeches

awards medals to generals and themes to poets

it contributes to the industry of artificial limbs

provides food for flies

adds pages to the history books

achieves equality

between killer⁷ and killed

teaches lovers to write letters

accustoms⁸ young women to waiting

fills the newspapers with articles and pictures

builds new houses for the orphans⁹

invigorates the coffin¹⁰ makers¹¹

gives grave diggers a pat on the back

and paints a smile on the leader's face.

It works with unparalleled diligence！

Yet no one gives it a word of praise.

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1 corpses
n.死尸，尸体( corpse的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The living soldiers put corpses together and burned them. 活着的战士把尸体放在一起烧了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Overhead, grayish-white clouds covered the sky, piling up heavily like decaying corpses. 天上罩满了灰白的薄云，同腐烂的尸体似的沉沉的盖在那里。来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

2 glistening
adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。 Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。来自《用法词典》

3 punctures
n.（尖物刺成的）小孔( puncture的名词复数 )；（尤指）轮胎穿孔；（尤指皮肤上被刺破的）扎孔；刺伤v.在（某物）上穿孔( puncture的第三人称单数 )；刺穿（某物）；削弱（某人的傲气、信心等）；泄某人的气
参考例句：
My car has had two punctures this week. 这个星期我的汽车轮胎被戳破两次。来自《简明英汉词典》 SCULLY: Needle punctures, maybe. An animal bite. Electrocution of some kind. 针刺的，也许。动物的咬伤。某种电击。来自互联网

4 blisters
n.水疱( blister的名词复数 )；水肿；气泡
参考例句：
My new shoes have made blisters on my heels. 我的新鞋把我的脚跟磨起泡了。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 His new shoes raised blisters on his feet. 他的新鞋把他的脚磨起了水疱。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 tyrants
专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 )；暴君似的人；（古希腊的）僭主；严酷的事物
参考例句：
The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants. 这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。 The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难。

7 killer
n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者
参考例句：
Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。 The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

8 accustoms
v.（使）习惯于( accustom的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
It's like staying in a fish market and getting used to the stink; long exposure to a bad environment accustoms one to evil ways. 如入鲍鱼之肆，久而不闻其臭。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 orphans
孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。 Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

10 coffin
n.棺材，灵柩
参考例句：
When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。 The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

11 makers
n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）
参考例句：
The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。 The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。来自《简明英汉词典》

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