古德明英语军事小故事：停 战 一 天(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。
停 战 一 天
in 216 bc, carthaginian general hannibal won one of the finest tactical battles in military history at cannae. the romans, allowed to charge hannibal's infantry, were routed by the flanking cavalry. sixty thousand men were lost: ten for each of hannibal's 6000.following the victory, maharbal, hannibal's cavalry commander, insisted upon a day's rest. "you know how to win a battle, hannibal," he declared, "but not how to use it."
the romans, in desperate need of recuperation and reinforcement, were thereby given a much-needed reprieve, and hannibal's forces were soon defeated.
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