人鬼情未了 美国老妇偶遇70年前男友日记
<p><span word="Corporal">Corporal</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> '<span word="Cotton">Cotton</span>' <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> '<span word="last">last</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="request">request</span>' <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="sniper">sniper</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1944: <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="diary">diary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Laura">Laura</span> <span word="Mae">Mae</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p>美国大兵托马斯·琼斯（外号“棉花”）1944年在南太平洋岛屿上遭日军狙击阵亡，临终前留下“一生最后的请求”：请把我的日记交给我心爱的女孩劳拉·梅·戴维斯 。</p><p><span word="Davis">Davis</span>, 90, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diary">diary</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> - <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="later">later</span> - <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stumbled">stumbled</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>.</p><p>90岁的戴维斯直到上个月在美国二战博物馆参观时才无意间看到这本日记，而这已经是70年之后的事情了。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhibit">exhibit</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 22-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="gunner">gunner</span> - <span word="her">her</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="sweetheart">sweetheart</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 2,000 <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peleliu">Peleliu</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>.</p><p>在新奥尔良博物馆，有一件展品属于她的高中男友——时年22岁担任机枪手的琼斯。二战期间，近2000名美国大兵在日本占领的贝里琉岛阵亡，琼斯即是其中之一。</p><p>'<span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diary">diary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="there">there</span>,' <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mooresville">Mooresville</span>, <span word="Indiana">Indiana</span>, <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>.</p><p>“我一点都不知道那儿有一本日记，” 来自印第安纳州穆尔斯维尔的戴维斯说道，发现日记后，她激动得热泪盈眶。</p>
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