古德明英语军事小故事：练 马 胜 地(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。练 马 胜 地
during the american civil war, robert lee, commander of the confederate armies, one day visited general henry heth at petersburg to inspect the defences which he had asked to have completed, and was dismayed to find a large stretch entirely unfortified. heth assured him that the work would be undertaken immediately.
a few days later, however, lee discovered that the work had not yet begun. though clearly annoyed, lee held his tongue, and to heth's relief launched into a dissussion of the temperamental horse heth's wife was riding. breaking in such a horse, lee declared, required plenty of exercise. "i know of no better place for you to ride the horse than just up and down in front of the gap that i ordered you to have closed."
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