古德明英語(yǔ)軍事小故事：勇敢的公主(中英對(duì)照)
古德明《征服英語(yǔ)》之英語(yǔ)軍事故事，古德明，香港英語(yǔ)教育作家，他開了一個(gè)《征服英語(yǔ)專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語(yǔ)寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語(yǔ)講述歷史中那些驚心動(dòng)魄的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。勇敢的公主
princess alice, mother-in-law of queen elizabethⅡ of the united kingdom, was born deaf. she married prince andrew of greece in 1903. after the outbreak of world warⅡ, the germans occupied greece. princess alice stayed in athens while the greek royal family were in exile in south africa.
during the german occupation, princess alice hid in her home jews seeking to evade the death camps. there were times when the germans became suspicious, and she was even interviewed by the gestapo. using her deafness, she pretended not to understand their questions until they left her alone. as she had two sons-in-law fighting on the german side, one german general came to her and asked,"is there anything i can do for you?" she replied,"you can take your troops out of my country."
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