古德明英語軍事小故事:力 殲 日 寇 的 侍 應 生(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。力 殲 日 寇 的 侍 應 生
even during the second world war racial prejudice was present in the united states armed forces. on 7 december 1941, dorie miller, a black mess attendant, second class, was working on a battleship at pearl harbour. when the japanese bombers began their attack, miller ran up to the burning bridge to rescue the wounded captain and take him to safety. he then manned a machine gun, which had been abandoned by other sailors, and shot down four japanese planes. his heroism was so great that, under pressure from civil rights groups, he was promoted to mess attendant, first class. in 1944, miller died when the aircraft carrier on which he was working was torpedoed by a japanese submarine.
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