古德明英語軍事小故事：烏 復 仇 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。烏 復 仇 記
in 273 bc, king areus of sparta was away with most of the army when his unpopular uncle cleonymus invited king pyrrhus of epirus to invade sparta. areus's son acrotatus was having an open affair with cleonymus' beautiful young wife, chilonis, so cleonymus brought pyrrhus' large army to sparta to avenge a cuckold's wounded vanity.
the night pyrrhus arrived before sparta, chilonis tied a noose around her neck, resolving that if sparta were taken she would commit suicide rather than live another day with cleonymus.
the battle began the next day. prince acrotatus collected 300 spartans, sneaked around behind the enemy, and killed many of pyrrhus' men. all the city saw what he had done, and the old men shouted: "go on acrotatus, be happy with chilonis, and give sparta brave sons."
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