F-17:forlorn hope 敢死队

 

A:I have read a book. But I just remember several sentences. I wonder where they are from.

A:我曾读过一本书。可现在只记得几个句子了。我想知道它们是哪本书上的。

 

B:Tell me one sentence, maybe, I can help you.

B：给我说一句，我兴许记得。

 

A:OK, one is"His grandfather was a trooper in Monk's army, And one of the parties of dismounted dragons, which formed the forlorn hope at the storming of Dundee in 1651."

A:好吧，有一句是这样的“他祖父是曼克部队的一名骑兵，而且是1651年进攻丹狄的一名敢死队队员，下马攻城的龙骑兵。”

 

B:Oh, let me see. Oh, I know. It is from Walter. Scott's novel: The Heart of Mid-Lothian.

B:噢，让我想想。噢，记起来了。是沃尔特·司考特的小说《中洛辛郡的心脏》。

 

A:Thanks a lot.

A:真谢谢你。