古德明英語軍事小故事：為 敵 人 引 路(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。
為 敵 人 引 路
after japan's sneak attack on pearl harbor in december 1941, many californians feared that japanese bombers could strike the mainland. blackouts were enforced and air-raid drills undertaken to prepare the area for the worst. among the most worried los angelenos was warner brothers chief jack warner. well aware that the lockheed aircraft plant in burbank, just blocks from his studio, was certain to be a high-value target, he was horrified one day to have someone point out that, from the air, a japanese bomber might not be able to tell the difference.
warner promptly visited the studio's paint shop and ordered the erection of an enormous sign on the roof of a soundstage: a twenty-foot arrow pointing to burbank bearing the words "lockheed - that-away".
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