古德明英語軍事小故事:了 不 起 的 大 瓜(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。了 不 起 的 大 瓜
in 1974, hiroo onoda, a lieutenant in the imperial japanese army, was discovered in the philippines. for nearly 30 years, onoda had been hiding in the jungle, refusing to believe that world war Ⅱ had ended.
when onoda refused to return to japan unless his old commanding officer personally withdrew the order to continue fighting, authorities tracked him down. the man, then working as a kyushu bookseller, was flown to lubang, where he read out an imperial army order of 1945.
when onoda landed in japan, his older brother was waiting to greet him. "i don't know whether to shout ' well done,' " he declared, "or 'you damn fool!' "
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