在旅游中学习英语

——八一南昌起义英文解说词整理系列之十

王少华

一、警卫连住房billet for the Security Company

The Security Company of the Military Committee comprised of the guards company of the 1th Division, 20^th Corps, National Revolutionary Army and a number of soldiers transferred from the troops led by Ye Ting, and was commanded by Chen Geng with Su Yu as the head of a section.

二、喜庆礼堂The Ceremonious Hall

This is where wedding banquets and birthday celebrations were held. When the Uprising was under way, Zhou Enlai presided over the first session of the CPC Front Committee, which discussed the time and arrangement and decided on the appointment of the commander-in-chief of the Uprising Troops as well as the general commander of the Front Committee.

三、卫生队救护室 Medical Unit’s First-aid Roon

After the start of the Uprising, this was where a number of wounded fighters were treated by the medical unit of the 1th Division, 20^th Corps of the National Revolutionary Army.

四、战利品存放处 Trophies Storeroom

During the Uprising, this was where the silver dollars and bank notes were stored that had been taken by Chen Geng and his guards from Jiangxi Provincial Bank as well as some of the weapons and munitions taken from the enemy by the 1^st Division, the 20^th Corps of the National Revolutionary Army.

五、旅社客房 Guestroom of the Hotel

There were 96 guestrooms in the Hotel divided into 3 types by their inner decorations and furnishings: first-class, second-class and third-class. During the Uprising, living in those guestrooms were delegates from all the sections of the Military Committee, and leaders of workers and peasants movements wanted by the KMT authorities and seeking.

六、二十五号房间Room No.25

This was where Comrade Zhou Enlai, Secretary of the CPC Front Committee, worked during the Uprising.

七、小会议室 The Smaller Meeting Room

Here Zhou Enlai, Wu Yuzhang, Lin Boqu, etc., invited leftists from the KMT Party and progressives for discussion about political programme, announcements, organization of the political power, etc., and held meetings with representatives of workers and peasants.

八、革命委员会财政委员会主席林伯渠同志办公室兼卧室

The office and Bedroom of Comrade Lin Boqu, Chairman of the Finance Subcommittee of the Revolutionary Committee.

九、中餐厅 Chinese Foods Restaurant

The Chinese Foods Restaurant, Jiangxi Grand Hotel was also named Jiangtian Restaurant. When the Uprising was going on, the hall ceased business and because a major location for those participants in the Uprising(that had been working and living at the Jiangxi Grand Hotel) to meet, exchange and deliberate.