罗尔德.达尔短篇故事品读及汉译探索-第4卷

　　《罗尔德·达尔短篇故事品读及汉译探索（第4卷）》：　　The mess was a small white wooden building with a verandah.Inside there were two rooms， one a sitting room with armchairs and magazines and a hole in the wall through which you could buy drinks， and the other a dining room with one long wooden table.In the sitting room we found Fin talking to Monkey， our CO.The other pilots were sitting around listening and everybody was drinking beer.We knew that it was really a serious business in spite of the beer and the armchairs； that Monkey was doing what he had to do and doing it in the only way possible.Monkey was a rare man， tall with a handsome face， an Italian bullet wound in his leg and a casual friendly efficiency.He never laughed out loud， he just choked and grunted deep in his throat.　　Fin was saying， "You must go easy， Monkey； you must help me to stop thinking that I've gone mad."　　Fin was being serious and sensible， but he was worried as hell.　　"I have told you all I know，" he said."That I took off at eleven o'clock， that I climbed up high， that I flew to Beyrouth， saw the two French destroyers and came back， landing at five past twelve.I swear to you that that is all I know."　　……