古德明英语军事小故事：何 用 勋 章 慰 寂 聊(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。
何 用 勋 章 慰 寂 聊
contrary to expectations, the conservatives -- having won world war ii -- lost the british general election in 1945. shortly thereafter, king george Ⅵ offered winston churchill a token honour. churchill declined.
"why should i accept from my sovereign the order of the garter," he asked, "when his people have already given me the order of the boot?"
英 国 保守 党 一 九 四 五 年 挟 第 二 次 世 界 大 战 胜 利 余 威 ， 参 与 全 国 大 选 ， 出 乎 意 料 落 败 。 其 后不 久 ， 英 王 乔 治 六 世 说 要 给 温 斯 顿 · 邱 吉 尔 一 个 象 征 式 荣 誉 。 邱 吉 尔 辞 谢 不 受 。
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