古德明英語軍事小故事：俠骨埋滄海(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。俠骨埋滄海
the lusitania was a british ocean liner that was torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine during the first world war. in may 1915, the ship left new york city for liverpool. unknown to her passengers but probably no secret to the germans, she was carrying munitions and contraband destined for the british war effort. of those on board, 761 were rescued, while 1198 perished.
the lusitania's passengers included alfred vanderbilt, one of the world's richest men. his last acts on earth were to give his own life jacket to a woman, and to tie life jackets to wicker baskets holding infants in an attempt to save them. the rising water carried the baskets off the ship, but none survived the turbulence created as the ship sank to the bottom. the sea also claimed vanderbilt, who had never learned to swim.
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