古德明英語軍事小故事：亡國之君的日記 (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。亡國之君的日記
nicholas Ⅱ , the last czar of russia, faithfully wrote in his diary every day, but the entries usually consisted only of descriptions of pleasant walks and social gatherings.
on one memorable day in 1906, for example, the czar described the weather, his walk, his dinner, and his evening reading. indeed, his entry contained only one sentence which did not directly concern his personal leisure: "signed a decree dissolving the duma." the day ranks among the most significant in russian history: a majority of opposition candidates had won election to the duma. though more than a decade would pass before the russian revolution and the czar's execution, the wheels of fate had begun to turn.
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