This was the closest the Americans in ETO came to experiencing a Stalingrad-like battle. 这是欧洲战场美军最为接近斯大林格勒巷战的一次战斗。
But unlike their comrades in that bloody urban battle, the marines now in Afghanistan have, for the most part, thrust their swords into hot air. 但与那场惨烈巷战的战友不同,阿富汗的陆战队这一次,绝大部分时候,把炎热的空气当成了他们的打击目标。