古德明英語軍事小故事：皮 拉 斯 之 死(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。
皮 拉 斯 之 死
at his siege of argos in 272 bc, king pyrrhus of epirus flew upon his enemies. it fortuned that one hurt him with a pike, and pyrrhus at once set upon that man, who was an argian born, a man of mean condition, and a poor old woman's son. his mother at that time had got up to the roof of a house, as all other women of the city had, to see the fight. when she saw that it was her son pyrrhus came upon, she took a tile, and with both her hands cast it upon pyrrhus. the tile lighted full in the nape of his neck, and broke his neck bone asunder. pyrrhus was suddenly so benumbed that he lost his sight, and falling from his horse he met his end.
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