古德明英語軍事小故事:斗智斗槍(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。斗智斗槍
the siege of leningrad of 1941-1944 saw a duel between lieutenant gorbatenko and a german sniper. gorbatenko fired at his opponent only to see a spade raised above the enemy trench and waved about, signifying a miss. gorbatenko wanted to get a closer view, but as he shifted his head a shot was fired and a bullet whistled past his ear. gorbatenko hastily found a spade and waved it at the german. for several hours, the contest went on, with each side signalling misses with their spades. at last gorbatenko trapped his man. he did not wave his spade but played dead. for a while the german stayed still until, eager to be certain, he peered over the trench. gorbatenko shot him through the head.
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