古德明英语军事小故事：军 阶 换 酒(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。军 阶 换 酒
in 1861, american confederate commander john magruder, despite a fondness for alcoholic refreshment, absolutely forbade soldiers from bringing liquor into camp. one day, suspecting that a certain private sharpe was toting a liquor-laden canteen, he asked for a taste of the man's "water".
taking a draught, he quickly returned the canteen - and promoted the terrified private to the rank of corporal. some time later, magruder, having taken another drink, returned sharpe's canteen with another promotion: "you are no longer corporal sharpe, sir. you are sergeant sharpe!"
sharpe was dismayed, however, when having attained the rank of lieutenant his supply of alcohol ran out. when magruder called for a drink, the dejected sharpe replied, "general, it is played out, and i am sorry for it, for if it had held out i'll be dammed if i would not have been made a brigadier general before night!"
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