古德明英语军事小故事：大 兵 难 敌 小 儿 疾 病 (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。大 兵 难 敌 小 儿 疾 病
in august 1914, the territorial highland division was moved from the sparsely populated areas of the highlands of scotland to bedford, a densely populated area. the scots soldiers had little immunity to the childhood ailments almost universally experienced by children in urban areas. soon hospitals were flooded, not with wounded soldiers from flanders and france, but with territorials who fell victims to mumps, measles and chicken pox. many cases were serious - 85 men died in three months and hundreds were out of action for lengthy periods. the strain on nurses was severe, but it did serve as an introduction to war work for hundreds of young voluntary nurses.
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