大学英语综合教程3第5课课文原文及翻译：
Writing Three Thank-You Letters
Alex Haley
1 It was 1943,during World War II,and I was a young U.S.coastguardsman.My ship,the USS Murzim,had been under way for several days.Most of her holds contained thousands of cartons of canned or dried foods.The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed delicately in padded racks.Our destination was a big base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific.
写三封感谢信
亚利克斯·黑利
那是在二战期间的1943年,我是个年轻的美国海岸警卫队队员.我们的船,美国军舰军市一号已出海多日.多数船舱装着成千上万箱罐装或风干的食品.其余的船舱装着不少五百磅重的炸弹,都小心翼翼地放在垫过的架子上.我们的目的地是南太平洋图拉吉岛上一个规模很大的基地.
2 I was one of the Murzim's several cooks and,quite the same as for folk ashore,this Thanksgiving morning had seen us busily preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey.
我是军市一号上的一个厨师,跟岸上的人一样,那个感恩节的上午,我们忙着在准备一道以烤火鸡为主的传统菜肴.
3 Well,as any cook knows,it's a lot of hard work to cook and serve a big meal,and clean up and put everything away.But finally,around sundown,we finished at last.
当厨师的都知道,要烹制一顿大餐,摆上桌,再刷洗、收拾干净,是件辛苦的事.不过,等到太阳快下山时,我们总算全都收拾停当了.
4 I decided first to go out on the Murzim's afterdeck for a breath of open air.I made my way out there,breathing in great,deep draughts while walking slowly about,still wearing my white cook's hat.
