9.The captain，whose eyes were full of tears，knelt and kissed his cheek and forehead.“Now I am satisfied，”said the hero.“Thank God，I have done my duty.”The signs of death now rapidly showed themselves；he ceased to have feeling in his lower limbs；and he died three hours and a quarter after having received the bullet.
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1.法国和西班牙联合舰队被逐出大西洋，可他们又返回而来，海军上将纳尔逊在离西班牙南端海岬不远处、一个名叫特拉法尔加角的地方追上了他们。
2.在发出向敌人前进的信号后，这个我们诸多伟大船员中最伟大的一位下到他的船舱，写了一篇祷文。很快，他的著名口号“英国期望每个人都恪尽职守”，便从他乘坐的“胜利”号的船头传了出去，并受到每条战舰的热烈欢呼。他的船长们都竭力又徒劳地劝他不要担任先锋，还试图劝说他不要将一件缝有勋爵序列金边星星的外套穿在胸前。
3.他的同僚、海军上将科林伍德男爵a率领第二路舰队，率先发起攻击；但是纳尔逊不久就找到了通往战斗核心地带的通道。随着“胜利”号向前开进，一枚炮弹穿透“胜利”号的帆缆，随后便传来狂暴的枪炮声。纳尔逊和哈代船长一起站在后甲板的时候，一枚加农炮弹从他们两个人中间飞过，被击中的甲板上的木屑飞溅起来，将哈代鞋子上的带扣剥了下来。随后，纳尔逊笑着对哈代说：“这阵火力太猛烈了，不会持续多久。”
4.经受了所有这阵猛烈的炮火，“胜利”号却一炮都没有还击。但是，当她抵近敌人、船上可能是法国海军上将的“半人牛”号时，“胜利”号的整个船舷一下便涌向敌人。这条法国战舰的帆缆与另一条法国战舰“敬畏”号的帆缆交织在一起。炮击还在继续，两条船都开了火。炮击很快停止，但在此混乱状态中，一群驻扎在“敬畏”号法国战舰后桅顶、持有步枪的人，却仍在向下面的英国船只甲板上射击。
5.纳尔逊正在与哈代船长说话，一枚子弹穿透他左肩上的肩章，向下经过他的后背，停留在他的脊骨里。他向前扑倒，用仅有的一只左手支撑着，跪在甲板上；a 科林伍德：生于1750年。他于1797年在圣文森特角战役中指挥“卓越”号。纳尔逊在特拉法尔加角牺牲后，科林伍德扩大了胜果并担任舰队指挥。他于1810年死于自己的战舰“维里德帕丽斯”号上。
随后，他滚倒在一侧。“他们终于把我干掉了，哈代。”他对俯下身子问他伤处是否严重的船长说。“但愿没有。”哈代回答。“是真的，”纳尔逊说，“我的脊椎骨被射穿了。”
6.大家把他向下经楼梯架到座舱时，他将自己的手帕摊开盖在脸上和胸前，这样船员们可能就不知道他被子弹击中了。医生发现他的伤口是致命的。身边的一两个人不停地忙碌着，他们用一张纸给他扇扇子，并用柠檬水去湿润他焦灼的嘴唇。他请求医生不要在他身上枉费功夫，而去救那些没有受到致命伤的伤员。
7.激烈的交战声仍然在座舱的上面和四周响起，而当每艘法国战舰都降下旗帜以示失败时，“胜利”号全体船员爆发出欢呼声，将奄奄一息的海军上将从痛晕的状态中惊醒。哈代不能一直待在下面，但他尽量多往座舱下面跑，以汇报作战进展情况。最后，他宣布英军完胜，并说烟幕使他看不清楚，但他相信已经有14或15艘战舰降下了舰旗a。
8.“这很好，”纳尔逊说，“不过我希望是20艘。”随后他又突然声音洪亮地说：“停船，哈代，停船。”哈代问他现在去找科林伍德海军上将执行命令是否不合适。“不！”纳尔逊说，“只要我不死，我就会停船。”这句话意在表明他既要求停船又要保住战果，以免会刮来大风。
9.眼眶里满是泪水的船长跪了下去，亲吻着他的面颊和额头。“现在我心满意足了，”英雄说道，“感谢上帝，我履行了自己的职责。”死亡的征兆此时迅速浮现：他的下肢已经没有了知觉。在忍受那枚子弹三个小时又一刻钟之后，他与世长辞。
a 降下他们的舰旗：将他们的舰旗放下以示投降。
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乔治三世（三）
comrades，followers.improved，made better.invented，first made；found out.private，home.
provisions，food.
retreat，go back.
set in，begun.
the ringleaders，those most to blame；head men.
winter quarters，place for spending the
winter，when no fighting could be done.
1.Meanwhile Napoleon had resolved on the invasion of Russia.He marched into that vast country with an army of nearly half a million men.He intendedato take up his winter quarters at Moscow；but on arriving at that city hisprogress was checked by its flames.The inhabitants had set fire to their houses and had fled.
2.He was therefore compelled to retreat.His provisions were finished；the Russian winter had set in；the snow already lay deep on the ground；and during that terrible march homewards almost the whole of his fine army perished from cold and hunger，and from the attacks of the Russians.
3.The nations of Europe now united to crush the power of Napoleon；and an army of Russians，Austrians，and Prussians met and defeated him at thebBattle of Leipsic，entered Paris，and forced him to resign the throne.Hecretired to the island of Elba；France.
and Louis the Eighteenth was made King of4.Early in the next year，however，Napoleon left Elba，landed in France，and marched to Paris.There he was soon surrounded by thousands of his old comrades，who were ready to lay down their lives in his service.Once more he mounted the throne；but his glory was soon to end.He was met on the field ofdWaterloo，near Brussels，by the British and Prussian armies，under the Dukea Moscow.-The old capital of Russia，near the middle of the country.
b Leipsic.-In Saxony；60miles north-west of Dresden.
c Elba.-In the Mediterranean，off the coast of Italy，between Corsica and Tuscany.
d Waterloo.-Ten miles south of Brussels.
of Wellington，and in a long and bloody battle，fought on Sunday，June 18，1815，he was completely and finally defeated.
5.Napoleon fled from the field，but afterwards gave himself up to theaEnglish，and was sent a prisoner to the lonely island of St.Helena.
There he
lingered six years，and there he died in 1821.Thus ended a long and terrible war，which in twenty-two years had cost hundreds of thousands of human lives，and had raised the National Debt of England to ？860，000，000！It was happily followed by a peace which was almost unbroken for forty years.
6.King George the Third died in the eighty-second year of his age and the sixtieth of his reign -the longest and most remarkable in English history.His private life was pure，and his manners and dress were homely，so much so that he was called “Farmer George.”He had the good of his people at heart，and he was beloved by them in return.During the last ten years of his life he had been now and then out of his mind，and had therefore been unable to fulfil the duties of King；and his eldest son，George，had been made Regent.He now succeeded as George the Fourth.
7.Important Events.-In this reign Captain Cook made three voyagesbround the world.He was killed at Owhyheeby a native.-In 1797a mutiny
broke out in the British Navy-the seamen demanding more pay.At theSpitheadthey were easily pacified；but at the Norethey seized the ships，anddid not return to their duty till the ringleaders were hanged.
8.Notes of Progress.-In this reign，gas was first used in the streets of London，and the first steamvessel was launched on the Clyde.The steam-engine was greatly improved by James Watt；the “spinningjenny”was invented by James Hargreaves；a spinning-machine called the “mule，”by Samuel Crompton；and the power-loom，by Dr.Cartwright.
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1.与此同时，拿破仑决定入侵俄国。他带着一支将近50万人的大军，向这一幅员辽阔的国家长驱直入。他本打算在莫斯科建立冬天的大本营e，但到达这座城市时，他的前进步伐却被莫斯科的大火所阻止。当地居民一把火烧掉了自己的房子并逃走了。
a St.Helena -An island in the South Atlantic；1，200miles from the coast of Africa.
b Owhyhee，or Hawai’i，the largest and southernmost of the Sandwich Islands，in the South Pacific.
