A Craving for Adventure1渴望冒险

In 1941 I was one of a crew of nursemaids to a 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun. We were stationed in a swamp euphemistically known as the Jersey Meadows， guarding Westinghouse and General Electric plants from attack by German bombers. There were about a dozen of us. We served in shifts—two hours on， four hours off， around the clock2 —waiting for the raids which fortunately， considering our marksmanship， never came.

1941年，我成了博福斯40毫米高射炮兵班的一员，驻扎在美其名曰“泽西湿地”的一片沼泽区，保卫西屋电气和通用电气公司的工厂免受德国飞机轰炸。（剩余5515字）