古德明英語軍事小故事：地 毯 中 央 的 蘋 果 (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(zhàn)爭。地 毯 中 央 的 蘋 果
muhammad ali, governor of egypt under the ottoman empire in the early 19th century, was directed to punish the wahhabis who had defied the sultan's command. he had difficulty subjugating the area called nejd.
one day, he found himself sitting with his generals, each of whom declared that if given command he could easily conquer nejd. ali rose and placed an apple in the centre of a large carpet. “ the task of conquering nejd is difficult, ” he said. “ it's like seizing this apple without setting foot on the carpet. the man who can do so is the man capable of capturing nejd. ”
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