5.Soldiers Heart(614)

Ninth grade rewrite

Soldiers Heart

【1】In June 1944, during World War II, soldiers found themselves in France. They would often lie face down on the ground as loud, terrifying noises filled the air, ending with powerful explosions. If the sounds continued, the soldiers would quickly dig into the earth, trying to bury themselves for safety, almost like animals disappearing underground.

【2】Other times, the soldiers walked in two lines along roads, carrying heavy equipment like rifles, machine guns, and mortars. When they heard the shrieking sounds from the sky, they would immediately dive to the ground. If they were in an open field, they would run to the nearest cover, such as a railroad embankment.

【3】This was the daily life of an infantry soldier in France during the summer of 1944. They moved from one battlefield to another, passing through small fields, flat landscapes with windmills, forests covered in snow, and even rivers that they crossed in rubber boats. Eventually, they reached the mountains.

【4】After the war ended in 1945, I was discharged from the army and returned home. I went back to university, but everything felt different. I was reading and writing a lot, trying to get back to a normal life, but it was clear that the war had left a deep mark on me.

【5】I ended up in a hospital, not an army hospital, but one for civilians, because the veterans' hospitals were overcrowded. The doctors called my condition "combat fatigue," which is now known as "post-traumatic stress disorder" or PTSD. During the Civil War, it was referred to as "soldier's heart." My heart would race uncontrollably, I would tremble, sweat, and sometimes even faint.

【6】In the hospital, I saw very little of the doctors. There were nurses and a few guards, but one of the guards was particularly cruel. He enjoyed hurting the patients and even boasted about knocking out my front teeth when I first arrived.

【7】I received shock treatments in the hospital, which were controversial, but they helped me emerge from the fog I had been living in. Before the treatments, I had been hearing voices, but afterwards, I started to regain my sense of reality.

【8】When I was finally discharged from the hospital, most of my symptoms had subsided, but I still experienced sudden episodes where my heart would race, and I would relive moments from the war. I couldn’t stand being in confined spaces and always felt on edge, as if I were still on the battlefield.

【9】For years, I had vivid nightmares about the war. I would dream about battles, including ones I never fought in, and would relive the horrors of walking through fields filled with the dead. I used to feel ashamed of these dreams because I survived while others suffered much worse.

【10】But over time, I realized the importance of remembering these experiences. War is a part of human history, and it’s crucial to understand how people faced it. This knowledge can help others in the future.

【11】The war changed me profoundly. It gave me a deep respect for ordinary people, the so-called "common man." The soldiers I fought with weren’t exceptionally strong or highly educated, but they were courageous and did their duty.

【12】After the war, I developed a strong need to write. Writing became my way of making sense of the world, even if others didn’t always understand or appreciate it. It didn’t matter to me because I was alive and doing what I loved.

九年级改写

士兵的心

【1】1944年6月，第二次世界大战期间，士兵们发现自己身处法国。他们经常脸朝下躺在地上，空气中充满了巨大而可怕的噪音，最后是强烈的爆炸声。如果声音继续下去，士兵们就会迅速挖到土里，试图把自己埋起来，就像动物消失在地下一样。

【2】其他时候，士兵们分成两队沿着公路行进，携带步枪、机枪和迫击炮等重型装备。当他们听到来自天空的尖叫声时，他们会立即俯冲到地面。如果他们在空旷的地方，他们会跑到最近的掩体，比如铁路路基。

【3】这是1944年夏天法国一名步兵的日常生活。他们从一个战场移动到另一个战场，穿过小块田地，穿过有风车的平地，穿过白雪覆盖的森林，甚至穿过橡皮艇穿过的河流。最后，他们到达了山里。

【4】1945年战争结束后，我退伍回家了。我回到了大学，但一切都感觉不一样了。我读了很多，写了很多，试图回到正常的生活，但很明显，战争在我身上留下了深深的印记。

【5】我最后住进了一家医院，不是军队医院，而是平民医院，因为退伍军人医院人满为患。医生称我的情况为“战斗疲劳”，现在被称为“创伤后应激障碍”或PTSD。在南北战争期间，它被称为“士兵的心脏”。我的心跳失控，我颤抖，出汗，有时甚至晕倒。

【6】在医院里，我很少见到医生。有护士和几个警卫，但其中一个警卫特别残忍。他喜欢伤害病人，甚至吹嘘在我刚到的时候打掉了我的门牙。

【7】我在医院接受了休克治疗，这是有争议的，但它们帮助我从我一直生活的迷雾中解脱出来。在治疗之前，我一直有幻听，但在治疗之后，我开始恢复现实感。

【8】当我终于出院的时候，我的大部分症状都消退了，但我仍然会突然发作，心跳加速，我还会回想起战争中的那些时刻。我无法忍受呆在狭小的空间里，总是感到紧张不安，就好像我还在战场上一样。

【9】多年来，我经常做关于战争的逼真的噩梦。我会梦见战争，包括我从未参加过的战争，我会重温在满是死人的田野里行走的恐怖。我曾经对这些梦感到羞愧，因为我活了下来，而其他人却遭受了更严重的痛苦。

【10】但随着时间的推移，我意识到记住这些经历的重要性。战争是人类历史的一部分，了解人们如何面对战争是至关重要的。这些知识可以在未来帮助其他人。

【11】战争深刻地改变了我。这让我对普通人，也就是所谓的“普通人”产生了深深的敬意。和我一起作战的士兵并不特别强壮，也没有受过高等教育，但他们很勇敢，恪尽职守。

【12】战争结束后，我产生了强烈的写作欲望。写作成了我理解世界的方式，即使别人并不总是理解或欣赏它。这对我来说并不重要，因为我还活着，做着我喜欢的事情。