古德明英語軍事小故事：最 后 的 請 求(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。最 后 的 請 求
while working as a correspondent during world war i, american writer irvin cobb was sent to belgium to cover the german invasion. on their way to the belgian army headquarters in a taxi one day, he and several colleagues were captured by german soldiers and detained for questioning.
when the interrogation dragged through the night and into the following day, cobb grew agitated. "sir," he finally called to their captor, "whether or not you intend to shoot us, will you at least grant us one request?"
"what is that?" the officer asked.
"will you please," cobb replied, "tell the driver of our taxicab to stop the meter?"
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