古德明英語軍事小故事:傷 兵 求 婚 記 (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。傷 兵 求 婚 記
during world war i, viscountess nancy astor set up a red cross hospital at cliveden. a very young canadian soldier, badly wounded, awakened to consciousness to see her gazing down at him. not knowing who she was, he said weakly, “ you're the kind of person i'd like to take back with me as my wife. ” nancy smiled. “ give me time to think it over, ” she said softly.
when the soldier became stronger, he realised to his embarrassment that he had proposed to none other than the formidable nancy astor herself. the next time he saw her, he broke into confused apologies. nancy laughed. “ i haven't had such a compliment for years. ”
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