古德明英語軍事小故事：奇 招 殺 敵 (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。奇 招 殺 敵
mary read, one of the most famous women pirates in history, was born in england in the late 17th century. in her twenties, she disguised herself as a man and became a pirate.
on board jack rackham's pirate ship, mary fell in love with a young sailor who was about to fight a duel with an experienced pirate. fearing for her lover's life, mary started a quarrel with the burly man, and challenged him to a duel herself, demanding immediate satisfaction.
the quartermaster promptly rowed the two combatants ashore. the other pirate was the stronger of the two, but mary was brilliantly cunning. when the pirate stumbled during a thrust, she ripped her shirt open, exposing her breasts to the man's gaze, and in the moment of his surprise and hesitation, she swung her cutlass and killed him instantly.
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