Letter To Susan Owen (3)

Written from the Advanced Horse Transport Depot. Now back at rest in Abbeville, Owen describes his most recent tour of the Front Line. Heavy snow made the conditions almost intolerable, especially as his Platoon had to stay in no man's land. This event formed the basis for his poem 'Exposure'. Concludes by stating that he has to go on a Transport Course. In a 'P.S.' Owen alludes to a previous visit to Abbeville, and continues his description of the 'ugliness' of the Western Front. This is letter no. 482 in Ed. 'Wilfred Owen Collected Letters'.

本信件发自高级马匹运输兵站。现正于阿布维尔休整的欧文，详述了他最近一次前线巡查经历。当时暴雪肆虐，环境几近难以忍受，尤其他所在的排还需滞留在无人区内。这段经历正是其诗作《曝光》（Exposure）的创作灵感来源。信件末尾提及他即将参加一场运输培训课程。欧文在附言中提及此前到访阿布维尔的经历，并进一步描述了西线战场的“残酷与丑恶”。此信件为《威尔弗雷德·欧文书信集》（Wilfred Owen Collected Letters）收录的第482号信件。