古德明英語軍事小故事：胡 為 乎 泥 中 ？(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。胡 為 乎 泥 中 ？
conditions for fighting on the western front in the first world war were often very bad, particularly in the region of flanders where the british troops were based. in 1917, when the british attacked the german line, the drainage system broke down and the whole area was flooded. the artillery shells churned the ground up into liquid mud. a party of british soldiers passing up to the front line found a man bogged down to above the knees. the united efforts of four of them with rifles beneath his armpits made not the slightest impression, and to dig was impossible, for there was no foothold. duty compelled them to move on.
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