古德明英语军事小故事：你 还 未 死 吗 ？(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。你 还 未 死 吗 ？
the commander-in-chief of the british army in the second half of the 19th century, the duke of cambridge （ a grandson of george Ⅲ ） , was not renowned for his intelligence. he had served as a divisional commander in the crimean war. once, accompanying the legendary florence nightingale around the wards of a hospital in the crimea, cambridge recognised a sergeant who had served in his division. the man had suffered appalling wounds and, addressing him by name, the duke jokingly inquired, “ aren't you dead yet? ”
after the duke had left, the man told nightingale, “ so feeling of his royal highness, wasn't it, madam? bless his heart, he wondered why i'm not dead yet! ”
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