古德明英語軍事小故事:富 歇 的 名 單(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。富 歇 的 名 單
on napoleon's escape from elba and return to france in 1815, french minister of police fouche, who had been making overtures to the victorious allies, turned his coat with his customary promptitude. during the hundred days he was employed in compiling a list of those whom napoleon intended to punish once he had reestablished his ascendancy.
after napoleon's defeat at the battle of waterloo, this list was something of an embarrassment to its compiler, particularly when it fell into the hands of foreign minister talleyrand, whose name was course on it. running his eyes over the list, talleyrand remarked, "one must at least do him the justice of acknowledging that he has omitted none of his friends."
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