古德明英語軍事小故事：誰 人 先 眨 眼 睛 ？(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。誰 人 先 眨 眼 睛 ？
in october 1962, the world was brought to the brink of nuclear war when america confronted the soviet union over its decision to install ballistic missiles in cuba. president kennedy made very plain his nation's determination to have the offending weapons removed. "i guess," he observed at the height of the crisis, "this is the week i earn my salary."
after several days of worldwide tension, the soviet premier khrushchev finally ordered a withdrawal, bringing an end to the so-called cuban missile crisis. "we were eyeball to eyeball," us secretary of state dean rusk remarked, "and the other fellow just blinked."
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