古德明英语军事小故事：恰 当 的 惩 罚(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。恰 当 的 惩 罚
one day during the versailles conference following world war i, while french prime minister georges clemenceau was travelling to a meeting, his car was fired upon by a young anarchist named emile cottin.
as the car raced off, cottin fired the last of his seven shots, one of which hit clemenceau near the heart. when cottin was apprehended and the death penalty demanded, however, clemenceau intervened. "we have just won the most terrible war in history, yet here is a frenchman who misses the target six times out of seven," clemenceau said. "of course he must be punished. "his recommendation? eight years in prison, "with intensive training in a shooting gallery".
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