古德明英语军事小故事：马的故事(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。马的故事
french general lafayette participated in both the american and french revolutions. one day at the height of the french revolution a group of his admirers stopped his carriage in the street, unhitched his horses and pulled the vehicle to its destination.
several weeks later, lafayette was asked whether he had been pleased by the gesture. "yes, it was delightful, delightful, but one thing disturbs me a little," he replied, pausing reflectively. "i never saw anything more of my horses."
it is worthwhile to note that, during the napoleonic wars, french soldiers complained that, though they were often hungry, there was always food for napoleon's favourite horse, nicoll.
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