古德明英語軍事小故事：戰 爭 的 文 明(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。戰 爭 的 文 明
at the end of the first world war, when the german delegation came to marshal ferdinand foch , commander in chief of the allied forces, to ask for armistice terms, the frenchman picked up a paper from his desk and read out a set of conditions.
"but - there must be some mistake," the leader of the german delegation stammered in dismay. "these are terms which no civilised nation could impose upon another!"
"i am very glad to hear you say so," replied foch gravely. "no, gentlemen, these are not our terms. these are the terms imposed on lille by the german commander when that city surrendered."
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