古德明英語(yǔ)軍事小故事:蒙哥馬利(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)。蒙哥馬利
Bernard Montgomery, British Field Marshal who accepted the German surrender in 1945, was according to Winston Churchill"indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance, and insufferable in victory".A man of regular habits, he always retired to bed at 9:30 pm when he was commander of the British Eighth Army in North Africa. Even when George VI was visiting his headquarters, he would say,"If you will excuse me, sir, we have a battle to win and I must go to bed."Alan Brooke, chief of the British imperial general staff, once remarked to George VI that Montgomery was"a very good soldier, but I think he is after my job"."I thought," the king replied after a moment's reflection,"that he was after mine.
"伯納.蒙哥馬利是英國(guó)陸軍元帥,一九四五年接受德國(guó)投降。溫斯頓.丘吉爾說他「撤退時(shí)剛毅不屈,前進(jìn)時(shí)無堅(jiān)不摧,勝利時(shí)狂妄不堪」。他做事很有規(guī)律,在北非任英國(guó)第八軍指揮官期間,習(xí)慣晚上九點(diǎn)半就寢。就是喬治六世駕臨他的總部,他也會(huì)說:「陛下,請(qǐng)恕我失陪。我們還要打一場(chǎng)勝仗,我得睡覺了?!褂?guó)王家參謀部主管阿倫.布魯克有一次對(duì)喬治六世說,蒙哥馬利是「出色軍人,但他似乎志在我的職位」。喬治六世想了想,說:「我現(xiàn)在才知道,原來他不是志在我的職位?!?/p>
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