古德明英語軍事小故事：奇 怪 的 命 運(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。奇 怪 的 命 運
sometimes fate has a curious way of repeating itself. on 21 june 1803, the british succeeded in capturing the french island of st lucia, in the caribbean. during the fighting captain edward pakenham was hit in the neck by a spent bullet, which apparently damaged a nerve so that he was forced to carry his head at an unusual angle.
a few years later, fighting on the island of martinique, pakenham was hit by a spent bullet on the other side of his neck, which had the effect of straightening it out and allowing him to carry his head normally.
however, pakenham's luck ran out in 1815, when he was killed during the british defeat at new orleans.
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