海明威的短篇小說《壹則很短的故事》(A Very Short Story)就講述了這樣壹個故事。他當時才二十幾歲，用簡潔到極致的語言，寫下了壹戰期間壹場無疾而終的愛情。
據說，故事來自於海明威的真實經歷。除了他本人並沒有染病之外。
A Very Short Story
By：Ernest Miller Hemingway?
Padua? 帕多瓦，意大利地名
chimney swift ? [?t?mni] [sw?ft]煙囪刺尾雨燕，常見於北美洲
searchlight [?s?t?la?t] n.[C] a large powerful light that can be turned to shine a long way in any direction?探照燈，探照燈光
[1]原文為enema（灌腸劑），同敵人（enemy）僅差末壹個字母。
on night duty ? 值夜班
operate? [?p?re?t] ?v. perform surgery on; direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;?handle and cause to function 動手術；運用；運行（機器）
anaesthetic [?n?s?θet?k] n. [C]?a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations?麻醉劑
blab? [bl?b] v.?divulge confidential information or secrets?泄露
talky? [?t?ki] adj. containing too much dialogue or inconsequential talk 愛講話的，對話過多的
crutch [kr?t?] n.[C] 拐杖
front? [fr?nt] n. [C]?the line along which opposing armies face each other?前線
Duomo? [?dw?m?] n. 大教堂
dim ? [d?m] adj. not bright;?lacking clarity or distinctness 昏暗的；朦朧的，模糊的
bann n. [C] （教堂裏的）結婚預告
certificate? [s?t?f?k?t] n. [C] an official document stating that particular facts are true 證明書
[2]指第壹次世界大戰的停戰日，1918年11月11日。
armistice ? [?ɑ?m?st?s] n. [C] an agreement between countries who are at war with one another to stop fighting and to discuss ways of making peace 停戰協議；停火協議
bunch ? [b?nt?] ?n. [C] a grouping of a number of similar things 串，束，夥
G eona ? 熱那亞, 意大利西北部港口城市
Pordonone? 波爾德諾內，意大利東北部城市
battalion? [b?t?li?n]?n. [C] an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies （軍）營
quarter ?[?kw?t?(r)] v. to provide ab with a place to eat and sleep 駐紮；留宿
major? [?me?d?(r)] n. [C] 少校
gonorrhea n.?淋病 ?eg. Survey and Analysis on 126 female cases of chronic? gonorrhea. 126例女性慢性淋病調查分析
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思考題
1.
單從字面來看，敘述者不偏不倚，沒有摻雜任何個人的觀點與評價，呈現給讀者的就是壹個簡單而清晰的脈絡。妳認為在整個故事的敘述中，作者真的做到了公正、客觀嗎？
2.
壹向以樸素、簡潔、情感含蓄的寫作風格著稱的海明威為什麽會在最後壹段寫下這樣壹個壹反常態的長句？She was sorry, and she knew he would probably not be able to understand, but might some day forgive her, and be grateful to her, and she expected, absolutely unexpectedly, to be married in the spring.
3.
文中，He可以說是海明威作品中典型的男人形象，請妳用幾個詞來形容他。