古德明英語軍事小故事:男 兒 當 自 強(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。男 兒 當 自 強
during the battle of crecy between the english and the french in 1346, the 16-year-old prince of wales commanded one english division. as the french knights came to hand-to-hand fighting with the prince's men-at-arms, it seemed at one stage that the prince's men might be defeated. a knight was therefore sent to the prince's father, edward Ⅲ , who was posted on an eminence, asking him to come to his son's assistance with his battalion. the king asked, "is my son dead, unhorsed, or so badly wounded that he cannot support himself?"
"nothing of the sort, thank god," rejoined the knight.
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