古德明英语军事小故事：视死如归(中英对照)
古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。视死如归
during the second anglo-dutch war, which was caused by england's desire to end the dutch domination of world trade, a dutch fleet attacked chatham in 1667. when the fleet was approaching, the duke of albemarle, commander-in-chief of the english fleet, was apprehensive that the dutch would land, and he exposed himself to the hottest of their fire. someone tried to persuade him to retire. he answered very coolly,"sir, if i had been afraid of bullets, i would have quitted this trade of a soldier long ago."
and there was a captain of the name of douglass, who had received orders to defend his ship to the last extremity. when the dutch set his ship on fire, he chose rather to perish in her than to quit his station. "a douglass," he exclaimed,"was never known to quit his post without orders."
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