古德明英語軍事小故事：死 了 一 次 (中英對(duì)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(gè)《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(dòng)魄的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
死 了 一 次
colonel william stiles, commander of a georgia regiment in the american civil war, noticed a soldier dropping out and hiding behind a tree during a charge. he crept up on the soldier and struck him a hard blow on the back with the flat of his sword, shouting, “ you coward! ” the soldier, feeling that he had been struck by an enemy shot, clasped his hands and fell over backwards, crying, “ lord, receive my spirit! ” stiles kicked him in the ribs and said, “ get up, the lord wouldn't receive the spirit of a coward. ” the soldier leapt to his feet rejoicing. “ ain't i killed? the lord be praised. ” he then grabbed his musket and joined the attack, apparently cured of his cowardice.
本文地址：http://www.hengchuai.cn/writing/story/13688.html
