古德明英語軍事小故事：英 雄 形 象(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(zhàn)爭。英 雄 形 象
commissioned to produce a colossal equestrian statue of wellington in edinburgh, sir john steell, seeking an imposing warlike expression, urged the duke to recall the glorious victories of the peninsular campaigns and waterloo.
still unsatisfied, steell then suggested modelling the duke as he had appeared on the morning of the battle of salamanca, "as you galloped about the field inspiring your troops to deeds of valour".
"if you really want to model me as i was on the morning of salamanca, " wellington snorted, "you must show me crawling along a ditch on my stomach, holding a telescope!"
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