古德明英語(yǔ)軍事小故事：英 雄 形 象(中英對(duì)照)
古德明《征服英語(yǔ)》之英語(yǔ)軍事故事，古德明，香港英語(yǔ)教育作家，他開(kāi)了一個(gè)《征服英語(yǔ)專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語(yǔ)講述歷史中那些驚心動(dòng)魄的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。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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