古德明英語軍事小故事：打敗拿破侖的炮彈 (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。
打敗拿破侖的炮彈
at the start of the 1800s, a new artillery shell appeared on the battlefields of europe. it was the brainchild of an english officer who had spent 30 years perfecting it. the shell could be launched from long distances at the enemy's lines. when it exploded it cast a deadly shower of metal shards over a wide area.
the british army first used the shell in the napoleonic wars. it so terrified french soldiers that they believed the british had poisoned their cannonballs. sir george wood, commander of the british artillery, credited the shell with playing a critical role in the defeat of napoleon at the battle of waterloo.
the name of the man who invented the shell became known around the world: henry shrapnel.
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