Passage 39 Very Pleased to Meet You

很高兴认识你

During World War Two, a lot of young women in Britain were in the army. Joan Phillips was one of them.

二战期间，英国的许多年轻妇女在军队服役SBgGM!Yj.+,VmI1)#N*I。琼·菲利普斯就是其中的一个Jy,xnh(3q#V!。

She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers, and soldiers.

她在一个大军营里工作，自然结识了许多男士，既有军官，也有士兵hu!=O!)NDbcD2|8)Esy_。

One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. Joan also played the piano there.

一天晚上，琼在舞会上认识了汉弗莱兹上尉&gIVi(E-QDc2l。琼还在那里演奏了钢琴Q3;jG9v.ar8。

They had a very good time. Captain Humphreys said to her, "I'm going abroad tomorrow, but I'd be very happy if we could write to each other." Joan agreed.

他们玩得很高兴．汉弗莱兹上尉对她说：“明天我要出国，如果我们能给彼此写信，我将非常高兴&zyZ~k=o=edA9%+k^fsB。”琼同意了pVYy7YIy^Ikl。

Then Captain Humphreys went to a foreign country. And they wrote for several months.

然后，汉弗莱兹上尉去了国外.2h-pd9DNhnHB0W%K=0l。他们书信来往，数月不断Isy8~kP1FL1H@=*|5。

Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.

后来他的来信中断了，但她收到另一位军官的来信，信中告诉她汉弗莱兹受伤了，现在英国某陆军医院里JlO7XX#HnZRJz。

Joan went there and said to the matron, "I've come to visit captain Humphreys."

琼找到那家医院，对护士长说：“我来探望汉弗莱兹上尉_*mS9]TODUbm。”

"Only family members are allowed to visit patients here," the matron said.

“这里只允许病人的家庭成员探望他们,iUp@=+(TQSg-x*E。”护士长说4wVp6#hZyUzJ;6IfZ(;。

"Oh, that's all right," answered Joan, "I'm his sister."

“哦，那好吧，”琼回答说：“我是他妹妹@&uzFKt+y(~BlB!ql。”

"I'm pleased to meet you," the matron said, "I'm his mother!"

“很高兴认识你7TUGjRL!*rQ^3yRw*d;h。”护士长说：“我是他母亲w7&*roPSJO。”