英语故事 比尔斯 猫头鹰溪桥的故事

英语故事比尔斯猫头鹰溪桥的故事,AnOccurrenceatOwlCreekBridge1byAmbroseBierceiOurstorytodayiscalled,"AnOccurrenceatOwlCreekBridge."ItwaswrittenbyAmbroseBierce.2Theoccurrence,orevent,inourstorytakesplaceduringtheCivilWaroftheeighteensixtiesbetweentheAmericanstatesofthenorthandthestatesofthesouth.3AgroupofsoldiersishangingasouthernfarmownerfortryingtostopnorthernmilitarymovementsacrosstheOwlCreekBridge.4Inthelastmomentsofhislife,thesouthernprisonerdreamshehasescaped.5Andeverythingthathappensinthestoryisreallytheimagesintheprisoner'smindjustbeforehedies.6HereisShepO'Nealwithourstory.7AmanstoodonarailroadbridgeinAlabamalookingdownintotheswiftwatersoftheOwlCreekRiverbelow.8Theman'shandsweretiedbehindhisback.Now,half-awake,halfasleep,hefoundhimselfatthedoorofhishouse.108Hislovelywiferantohim.109Ah,atlast.110Heputhisarmsabouthisbeautifulwife.inAndjustthen,hefeltaterriblepaininthebackofhisneck.112Allaroundhimtherewasagreatwhitelightandthesoundofacannon.113Andthen...then...darknessandsilence.114Theprisonerwasdead.115Hisneckwasbroken.116Hisbodyhungattheendofarope.117Itkeptswingingfromsidetoside.118SwinginggentlyunderaholeinOwlCreekBridge.Therewasaropearoundhisneck.10Theropewastiedtopartofthebridgeabovehim.iiThreesoldiersofthenorthernarmystoodneartheprisoner,waitingfortheircaptain'sorderstohanghim.12Everybodywasready.13Theprisonerstoodquietly.14Hiseyeswerenotcovered.15Helookeddownandsawthewaterunderthebridge.16Now,heclosedhiseyes.17Hewantedhislastthoughtstobeofhiswifeandchildren.18But,ashetriedtothinkofthem,heheardsounds—againandagain.19Thesoundsweresoft.20Buttheygotlouderandlouderandstartedtohurthisears.21Thepainwasstrong.Hewantedtoshout23Butthesoundsheheardwerejustthoseoftheriverrunningswiftlyunderthebridge.24Theprisonerquicklyopenedhiseyesandlookedatthewater.25nIfIcouldonlyfreemyhands,nhethought.26"ThenIcouldgettheropeoffmyneckandjumpintotheriver.27Icouldswimunderthewaterandescapethefireoftheirguns.28Icouldreachtheothersideoftheriverandgethomethroughtheforest.29Myhouseisoutsideoftheirmilitaryarea,andmywifeandchildrenaresafethere.30Iwouldbe,too..."31Whilethesethoughtsracedthroughtheprisoner'smind,thecaptaingavethesoldierstheordertohanghim.32Asoldierquicklyobeyed.Hemadetheropefirmaroundtheprisoner'sneck.34Thenhedroppedhimthroughaholeinthebridge.35Astheprisonerfell,everythingseemedblackandempty.36Butthenhefeltasharppaininhisneckandcouldnotbreathe.37Therewereterriblepainsrunningfromhisneckdownthroughhisbody,hisarmsandhislegs.38Hecouldnotthink.39Hecouldonlyfeel,afeelingoflivinginaworldofpain.40Then,suddenly,heheardanoise...somethingfallingintothewater.41Therewasabigsoundinhisears.42Everythingaroundhimwascoldanddark.43Nowhecouldthink.44Hebelievedtheropehadbrokenandthathewasintheriver.Buttheropewasstillaroundhisneck,andhishandsweretied.46Hethought:"Howfunny.47Howfunnytodieofhangingatthebottomofariver!"Thenhefelthisbodymovinguptothetopofthewater.48Theprisonerdidnotknowwhathewasdoing.49Buthishandsreachedtheropeonhisneckandtoreitoff.50Nowhefeltthemostviolentpainhehadeverknown.51Hewantedtoputtheropebackonhisneck.52Hetriedbutcouldnot53Hishandsbeatthewaterandpushedhimuptothetop.54Hisheadcameoutofthewater.55Thelightofthesunhurthiseyes.56Hismouthopened,andheswallowedair.57Itwastoomuchforhislungs.Heblewouttheairwithascream.59Nowtheprisonercouldthinkmoreclearly.60Allhissenseshadreturned.61Theywereevensharperthanbefore.62Heheardsoundsheneverheardbefore-thatnoman'searseverheard--theflyingwingsofsmallinsects,themovementofafish.63Hiseyessawmorethanjustthetreesalongtheriver.64Theysaweveryleafonthetrees.65Andtheysawthethinlinesintheleaves.66Andhesawthebridge,withthewallatoneend.67Hesawthesoldiersandthecaptainonthebridge.68Theyshouted,andtheypointedathim.69Theylookedlikegiantmonsters.70Ashelooked,heheardgunfire.Somethinghitthewaternearhishead.Nowtherewasasecondshot.72Hesawonesoldiershootingathim.73Heknewhehadtogettotheforestandescape.74Heheardanofficercalltotheothersoldierstoshoot75Theprisonerwentdownintotheriver,deep,asfarashecould.76Thewatermadeagreatnoiseinhisears,butheheardtheshots.77Ashecameuptothetopagain,hesawthebulletshitthewater.78Someofthemtouchedhisfaceandhands.79OneevenfellintothetopofhisshirtHefelttheheatofthebulletonhisback.80Whenhisheadcameoutofthewaterforair,hesawthathewasfartherawayfromthesoldiers.Andhebeganswimmingstrongly.Asheswam,thesoldiersfiredtheirrifles.82Thentheyfiredtheircannonathim.83Butnothinghithim.84Then,suddenly,hecouldnotswim.85Hewascaughtinawhirlpoolwhichkeptturninghimaroundandaround.86Thiswastheend,hethought.87Then,justassuddenlyasithadcaughthim,thewhirlpoolliftedhimandthrewhimoutoftheriver.88Hewasonland!89Hekissedtheground.90Helookedaroundhim.91Therewasapinklightintheair.92Thewindseemedtomakemusicasitblewthroughthetrees.93Hewantedtostaythere.Butthe