古德明英語軍事小故事：投筆從戎 (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。投筆從戎
vasily zaytsev, a soviet sniper during world war ii, was notable particularly for his part in the battle of stalingrad. before going to stalingrad he served in the russian navy as a clerk, but upon reading about the brutality of the fighting in stalingrad, he volunteered for front-line duty.
zaytsev was credited with 242 verified kills during the battle, but the real number may be much higher. some argue it might have been as many as 400. he fixed a standard moisin-nagant rifle scope to a soviet 20 mm anti-tank rifle for use against germans hiding behind walls under window sills. the 20 mm rounds easily penetrated the brick and the soldier behind it.
zaytsev died in 1991 at the age of 75.
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