"During a battle on Hainan Island, I got malaria," says Lai Yao-sung, who is a man of stocky build wearing shorts. Marching along, I felt my legs and arms getting weak, but I went on marching and halting, marching and halting with everyone else. Suddenly I looked up and there was no one in front of me.
「海南島太平島戰役時，我得了瘧疾，行軍時腳軟手軟的，跟著大夥兒走走停停，猛一抬起頭來，前面都沒人了。