[伦敦新闻]11月11日 亲人的诗歌感动加拿大

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一首由牺牲战士妹妹谱写的简单诗歌曾经深刻的描绘了失去自己亲人的痛苦。现在，在这个充满了纪念死去加拿大军人的日子里，诗歌再一次感动了全国人民。
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  ]7 ?0 S& w. `" l' _诗歌的原稿发现于伦敦Princess Avenue一栋房子内。原先这里住着一对幸福的兄妹。男的叫Gordon McTavish，女的叫Mona McTavish。Mona的孙女回忆到Gordon曾经是一个年轻，帅气，充满活力的男子。对自己的妹妹更是倍加呵护。

第二次世界大战爆发后，Gordon被应征到了加拿大第七皇家工程兵团。1942年8月19日，因为武器走火爆炸，Gordon被击伤，随后送往了英国治疗，但是死于了第二天。
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原诗如下：
* X% @5 F- T7 e8 Q; `0 u4 cTHIS WAS MY BROTHER      

' m: T1 j% f# }  n. l! ]! N' DThis was my brother   

5 q$ q# r5 B4 |  u, O/ {# @At Dieppe               

, \% u$ E1 O; q& MQuietly a hero            
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2 w/ |7 [  S) p/ T9 t5 jWho gave his life
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Like a gift,
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Withholding nothing.

His youth . . . his love . . .
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  c) p$ T% @( @4 @His enjoyment of being alive . . .

: W8 s/ g. I. @9 S2 @& |. u' AHis future, like a book

2 w$ s/ d; X" g; B4 a) Y# kWith half the pages still uncut --
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This was my brother
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At Dieppe --
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The one who built me a doll house
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% t6 u- `$ d; B; S9 |6 R* s# GWhen I was seven,
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Complete to the last small picture frame,

Nothing forgotten.

$ Y$ e" P' n/ H- WHe was awfully good at fixing things,
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& }3 t7 J& D" U- q" p9 _& RAt stepping into the breach when he was needed.
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That\'s what he did at Dieppe;
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' ?# {/ v% C6 kHe was needed.
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And even Death must have been
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a little shamed

( h0 O& g. A! o% d3 sAt his eagerness!



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