古德明英語軍事小故事:廣島美國戰俘的命運(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。
廣島美國戰俘的命運
when the atomic bomb codenamed"little boy" was dropped on hiroshima on 6 august 1945, at least 10 american fliers were being held as war prisoners in the city. only three of them survived the explosion.
normand brissette and ralph neal dived into a cesspool, where they remained nose deep in the muck until the flames died down. as soon as they emerged, they were recaptured by their guards. they suffered servere radiation burns and survived in torment for 13 days. they died on 19 august.
the third american who survived the explosion died as a scapegoat for the bombing. he was tied to what was left of the aioi bridge
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