古德明英语军事小故事：特 拉 法 加 角 之 役(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。特 拉 法 加 角 之 役
while preparing for the battle of trafalgar in 1805, british admiral horatio nelson, aboard hms victory, discussed his navy's prospects with his captain, thomas masterman hardy. hardy suggested that the capture of 14 french ships might be deemed a suitable outcome. "then," nelson replied, "i shall not be satisfied with anything less than twenty."
he then sent what would prove to be the final signal of his exemplary career: "england expects every man will do his duty."
it is a testament to the exceptional quality of nelson's tactical judgement that the english fleet indeed captured exactly twenty french vessels.
本文地址：http://www.dioenglish.com/writing/story/11452.html
