古德明英語軍事小故事：WC(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。wc
one day during world warⅡ, winston churchill visited a naval base to observe the anti-submarine defence system in action.taken to an area well populated with submerged wrecks, churchill watched as the system located a target and a depth charge was dropped overboard. moments later, a tremendous underwater explosion rocked the ship and several pieces of wreckage surfaced-- among them a door emblazoned with the letters"wc"."the navy always knew," churchill later quipped,"how to pay proper
compliments."第二次世界大戰期間，溫斯頓．丘吉爾有一天往訪海軍基地，觀看反潛艇防衛系統運用實況。海軍帶他到一處遍布沉船的地方。丘吉爾看著反潛艇系統找到目標之后，深水炸彈從甲板投入海中。不久，水底傳來一聲猛烈爆炸，整條船都搖晃起來。幾塊破爛對象浮上水面，包括一道門，門上寫著醒目的 wc兩個字母：那是英文 water closet（廁所）的縮寫，剛巧也是丘吉爾英文名字 winston churchill的縮寫。丘吉爾后來戲言：「海軍很懂得怎樣恭維人家。」
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