Swearing, sweating men hauled the heavy guns up the precipitous slopes, for mules could not climb the hillsides. Couriers and wounded coming into Atlanta gave reassuring reports to the frightened townspeople.
因为骡子已爬不上去了,汗流浃背的士兵咒骂着把枪拖上陡坡,通讯兵和伤兵进入了亚特兰大,给惊慌的市民带来了安定人心的消息。