古德明英語軍事小故事：嗟渠身手竟天亡 (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。
嗟渠身手竟天亡
the night before the battle of waterloo, a mighty army composed of british, belgian and dutch units had gathered together for the purpose of defeating napoleon. but napoleon was the world's greatest general. it would take more than an army to stop him. it would take an act of nature.
napoleon was sick. hemorrhoids and a bladder infection struck him with force. in great pain he took a dose of opium, which caused him to sleep late and lose crucial hours that could have made all the difference. the morning of the battle he was in such pain that he could barely mount his horse. personal reconnaissance of the battlefield was out of the question. and opium may have clouded his judgement.
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