古德明英语军事小故事：皮拉斯式胜利 (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。皮拉斯式胜利
a courageous general, pyrrhus was enlisted by the greeks in southern itay to counter the increasingly powerful romans. in 279 bc, his invading forces defeated the romans at the battle of asculum. however, the engagement was costly: he lost many men, and all of his baggage. when one of his soldiers congratulated him on his victory, pyrrhus famously replied: "another such victory and we are ruined."
皮拉斯是位勇武的将领，义大利南部希腊人因此请他对抗方兴未艾的罗马。公元前二七九年，在奥斯库卢姆之役中，帅师进侵的皮拉斯击溃了罗马军队，但那是惨胜：希腊将士伤亡枕藉，辎重尽失。皮拉斯一名手下贺他捷歌得奏，他的回答脍炙人口：「再有一次这样的胜利，我们就完了。」
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