古德明英语军事小故事：为 什 么 入 狱 ？(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。为 什 么 入 狱 ？
during the 1960s, american poet robert lowell, having embraced pacifism, refused to serve his country in vietnam. for this refusal, he was sentenced to five months in prison.
while waiting for a transfer to a facility in connecticut, lowell spent several days in new york's west street jail, where he was housed in a cell adjacent to louis lepke, a notorious murderer.
"i'm in for killing," lepke told the poet one day. "what are you in for?"
"oh," lowell replied, "i'm in for refusing to kill."
一 九 六 ○ 年 代 ， 美 国 诗 人 罗 勃 特 ． 洛 厄 尔 服 膺 和 平 主 义 ， 拒 绝 为 国 家 到 越 南 服 役 ， 被 判 入 狱 五 个 月 。
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