古德明英語軍事小故事：君 子 可 欺 以 其 方(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。君 子 可 欺 以 其 方
about the year 1344, king philip of france sent his eldest son the duke of normandy to recover from the british the city of angouleme, defeneded by lord norwich. after a brave resistance, lord norwich found the city no longer tenable against the overwhelming force of the french, so he presented himself on the walls of the city and demanded a conference with the duke, who asked if he had made up his mind to capitulate. “ not at all, ” replied lord norwich; “ but as tomorrow is the feast of the virgin, to whom i know you as well as myself bear a great devotion, i desire a cessation of arms for that day. ” the duke agreed.
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