古德明英語軍事小故事：黃 色 報 刊 (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。黃 色 報 刊
a cuban revolt against the spanish colonial government was practically over in february 1898 when the american battleship maine, riding at anchor in havana harbour, suddenly exploded. the destruction of the ship outraged american public opinion, which without waiting for evidence held the spanish responsible, and newspaper publisher william randolph hearst sent to cuba the artist frederic remington, who specialised in the depiction of warfare.
the expected conflict between the united states and spain did not immediately materialise, however, and remington cabled hearst : should he return home? hearst promptly cabled back : "please remain. you furnish the pictures, and i'll furnish the war."
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