高手啊!帮忙翻译一下最后一段。

来源:百度知道 编辑:UC知道 时间:2024/07/05 07:08:15
Don't Punish Every Mistake

In one of my assignments as a young infantry officer, I was sent to the 48th Infantry near Frankfurt, Germany, In those days our prize weapon was a huge 280-mm atomic cannon. Guarded by infantry platoons, these guns were hauled around the forests on trucks to keep the Soviets from guessing their location.

One day Captain Tom Miller assigned my platoon to guard a 280. I alerted my men, loaded my .45 caliber pistol and jumped into my jeep. I had not gone far when I realized that my .45 was gone.

I was petrified. In the army, losing a weapon is serious business. I had no choice but to radio Captain Miller and tell him. "You what?' he said in disbelief. He paused a few seconds, then added, "All right, continue the mission."

When I returned, uneasily contemplating my fate, Miller called me over. "I've got something for you," he said, handing me the pistol. "Some kids in the villa

如果是今天,也许军队会就此事展开调查,派来律师并且此事很有可能在我的纪录里留下个污点.米勒上尉给了我一次从错误中站起来的机会。他的精明领导对我影响深远.没有人能直接攀上顶峰而不经历跌倒.当有人跌倒的时候,米勒不会落井下石.他的哲学是"拉他一把,拍干净他身上的灰,推他一把,让他能继续前进"

楼主可否告知这是在哪里找到的?

我对这个有印象.--应该是科林-鲍威尔的自传<我的美国之路>里的一段.但是我只读过中文版.因此非常想找到原版.

如果楼主能告知原问出处,我倒送20分.