古德明英语军事小故事：我还未开始战斗 (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。我还未开始战斗
though born in scotland, john paul jones took a lieutenant's commission in the continental navy at the outbreak of the american revolution in 1775, and harassed british shipping. in 1779, sailing the ramshackle le bonhomme richard, jones encountered a convoy of british merchantmen under the escort of the royal naval ship serapis. the commander of the serapis, richard pearson, recognised the richard and attacked.
the sides of the richard were so pounded by the serapis's 44 guns that pearson sent a signal inviting jones to surrender. back came the immortal reply, "i have not yet begun to fight."
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