古德明英語軍事小故事：奪 命 信 件(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。奪 命 信 件
during the war of the spanish succession, the austrian general eugene of savoy once received a letter, and on opening it found that it contained just a single piece of greasy paper, which he threw on the ground without a thought. his adjutant, a man of suspicious nature, picked up the paper and smelled it, whereupon he first became giddy and then fell unconscious to the ground. only the swift administration of an antidote saved him.
when the poisoned paper was hung around the neck of a dog it was effective in killing the animal after a few hours' suffering. eugene was the least disturbed of all the onlookers, commenting “ you need not wonder at it. i have several times before now received letters of this nature. ”
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