古德明英語軍事小故事:人心不死(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。人心不死
between april and june 1940, the germans overran six western european nations. despite all the pressures to cooperate with the occupiers, a spirit of passive resistance was present from the earliest days.
sometimes, for example, a customer would pointedly get up and leave a cafe as soon as a german entered. in parisian cinemas, the germans had to ban applause because the audience would clap and cheer at inappropriate moments. in dutch cinemas, people walked out so often when german propaganda films began that a law was passed banning such departures. in norway, when the german-controlled premier vidkun quisling tried to get all teachers to join a political union, 12000 out of 14000 resigned rather than do so. the schools were closed, and did not reopen till quisling backed down.
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