军事：英法联军军官家书曝光 详细记录洗劫圆明园细节(3)

　　（法国人搜刮了大量值钱的战利品，包括手表、钟表、皮大衣、丝绸等。霍普·格兰特将军号令用上所有能找到的推车，能装多少就装多少回来。而所有这些宝贝都被现场拍卖掉，卖的钱作为奖励发给6号参战的部队，这些宝物售价高昂，最后的金额相当可观。）

　　There was also a large sum of sycee silver and gold found， which will also be divided amongst the troops。 Some of the money has already been distributed。 I expect to get about five and forty Pounds for my share。

　　（还发现了一大笔银锭和金锭，这些钱也会被分发给军队上下。其中一部分已经被派发出去了。我预计自己能分到54镑。）

　　21st October

　　（10月21日）

　　… I went out on Thursday with a party to burn down the Summer Palace。 It is about four miles from here， and a portion of it is beautifully situated on a spur of the hills which form a magnificent background； it is very different from all European notions of a palace， and consists of range of buildings scattered over an immense extent of ground on the plain at the foot of the hills。

　　（……周四我参加了一个“毁烧圆明园”的狂欢活动。圆明园离我这儿大约有四英里，其中一部分优雅地坐落于山坡上，融入壮丽的山色中。不同于一切欧洲宫殿的风格，它由一大群散落在山脚平原的楼阁组成，无边无际。）

　　The temples were enriched with quantities of most beautiful bronzes and enamels， but were too large and heavy to be moved conveniently。。。

　　（这些庙宇里满是绝美的青铜和珐琅，但实在太大太沉，搬不动……）

　　I succeeded in getting several bronzes and enamel vases as well as some very fine porcelain cups and saucers of the Emperor‘s imperial pattern （yellow with green dragons） but they are so dreadfully brittle that I quite despair ever being able to get them home in their present condition。

　　（我成功抢到了不少青铜和珐琅花瓶，还有一些极其精致、镶绣帝王黄绿龙纹的瓷杯与茶碟，但是它们太脆弱易碎了，我真害怕能否完好无损地把它们带回家。）