PIERRE unwrapped the package and lifted the leather lid of the case. He held up a heavy gold medal on which were engraved the names: PIERRE and MARIE CURIE.

他拿出一枚沉甸甸的金质奖章，上面刻着名字：皮埃尔和玛丽·居里。

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He was recommended for the medal after he guided his platoon to safety when they came under heavy fire in Italy during World War I.

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Mr Tull, a 2nd Lieutenant in the army, was recommended for the medal because he guided his platoon to safety after they came under heavy fire in Italy.

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