古德明英語軍事小故事：舌 戰(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。舌 戰
henry beecher, a prominent congregational clergyman in america in the 19th century, was a foe of slavery. during the antebellum period, he raised funds to buy weapons for those willing to oppose slavery, and the rifles bought with this money became known as"beecher's bibles".during the american civil war, his church raised and equipped a volunteer infantry regiment. he once went on a speaking tour in england to undermine support for the south by explaining the north's war aims. while addressing a crowd of rebel sympathisers in manchester, beecher was asked a difficult question:"why didn't you whip the confederates in 60 days, as you said you would?""because," he replied,"we found we had americans to fight instead of englishmen.
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