古德明英语军事小故事：为 敌 人 引 路(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 敌 人 引 路
after japan's sneak attack on pearl harbor in december 1941, many californians feared that japanese bombers could strike the mainland. blackouts were enforced and air-raid drills undertaken to prepare the area for the worst. among the most worried los angelenos was warner brothers chief jack warner. well aware that the lockheed aircraft plant in burbank, just blocks from his studio, was certain to be a high-value target, he was horrified one day to have someone point out that, from the air, a japanese bomber might not be able to tell the difference.
warner promptly visited the studio's paint shop and ordered the erection of an enormous sign on the roof of a soundstage: a twenty-foot arrow pointing to burbank bearing the words "lockheed - that-away".
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