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古德明英语军事小故事:再 打 一 场(中英对照)

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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。再 打 一 场

at the end of the mexican war in 1848, general william tecumseh sherman was sent to survey the lands of new mexico and arizona, which the americans had won from the mexicans.

on his return president taylor asked sherman what he thought of the lands. had they been worth fighting for? recalling the arid lands from which he had just returned, sherman replied, "between you and me, sir, i feel that we'll have to go to war again."

taylor was horrified. "what for?" he exclaimed.

"to make them take the darn country back," said sherman.

一 八 四 八 年 , 墨 西 哥 战 争 结 束 , 威 廉 . 特 库 姆 塞 . 谢 尔 曼 将 军 奉 命 到 新 墨 西 哥 、 亚 利 桑 那 两 地 视 察 。 这 是 美 国 从 墨 西 哥 人 手 上 夺 得 的 领 土 。

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