古德明英語軍事小故事：馬的故事(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。馬的故事
french general lafayette participated in both the american and french revolutions. one day at the height of the french revolution a group of his admirers stopped his carriage in the street, unhitched his horses and pulled the vehicle to its destination.
several weeks later, lafayette was asked whether he had been pleased by the gesture. "yes, it was delightful, delightful, but one thing disturbs me a little," he replied, pausing reflectively. "i never saw anything more of my horses."
it is worthwhile to note that, during the napoleonic wars, french soldiers complained that, though they were often hungry, there was always food for napoleon's favourite horse, nicoll.
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