古德明英语军事小故事：总 统 之 死 (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。总 统 之 死
william mckinley, 25th president of the united states, was shot at point-blank range by an anarchist on 6 september 1901, when he was greeting people at a reception in buffalo.
the president's first thoughts were for the safety of his assailant, who was being mauled by witnesses, and of his wife, who suffered from severe seizures.
"my wife," he gasped, "be careful how you tell her." with that, he was rushed to hospital, where he held on for several days. his wife eventually visited his bedside. "i want to go too," she sobbed. replied mckinley : "we are all going." these words proved to be his last.
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