古德明英語軍事小故事：亂世貓(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。
亂世貓
near the end of the american civil war, while visiting general grant's headquarters in city point, virginia, president lincoln came upon three kittens in a telegraph hut. as they appeared to be lost and were wandering around meowing, lincoln took one of the kittens up."where is your mother?" he asked.
"the mother," someone explained,"is dead."
"she can't grieve as many a poor mother is grieving for a son lost in battle," lincoln remarked, collecting the other kittens."kitties, thank god you are cats, and can't understand this terrible strife that is going on. poor little creatures, don't cry; you'll be taken care of." he then asked colonel bowers to"see that these poor little motherless waifs are given plenty of milk and treated kindly".
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