古德明英語軍事小故事: 朋 友 (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。 朋 友
during the second world war, allied soldiers in the servigliano pow camp in italy were not badly treated. they were allowed to play football and cricket and have boxing tournaments. under the geneva convention, the italians gave them the same pay as their troops with a deduction for their accommodation.
one day, they were visited by the local padre. the british pows taught him an obscene word and claimed that it meant "good bye" in english. when leaving, he stopped with his arm in the air to bless everyone and said, "my friends, ****!" the whole congregation fell about laughing, and he must have thought, "these inglesi are pagans!"
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