古德明英語軍事小故事:一 箭 取 江 山(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。一 箭 取 江 山
during the decisive naval battle of svold island in 1000, king olaf of norway sent into the rigging einar, the best archer in the country, and told him to kill the rebel jarl eric. einar fired several arrows but eric's guards took them on their shields. einar had a rival aboard the rebel ship, a finn so skilled that his arrows seemed guided by sorcery. eric ordered the finn to silence einar and bring him toppling down from his lofty perch. but the finn, to show his marksmanship, was content to split einar's bowstring, which broke and the bow sprang back with a loud cracking sound. "what is that sound?" asked olaf.
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