古德明英語軍事小故事：魏甘德的預言(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰爭。魏甘德的預言
in may 1940, hitler launched his lightning war in western europe. the netherlands, belgium, and france fell one after another within two months."in three weeks, england will have its neck wrung like a chicken," prophesied the french general maxime weygand, who surrendered to and collaborated with the germans.
with the war now on their doorstep, the british rallied behind their government. recruits started pouring into their local police stations even before the secretary of state for war had finished the radio broadcast calling for volunteers for the home guard. women joined the war effort, serving both in industry and in the armed forces. housewives gave up their aluminium pots and pans so that they could be turned into spitfires and hurricanes. the country pulled together towards a common goal, and weygand's prophecy failed to come to pass.
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