古德明英语军事小故事：天下为公(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。
天下为公
during the american revolutionary war, lewis nicola, a brigadier general in the american army, wrote a letter to the commander in chief, george washington, on behalf of the army officers. he suggested to washington that he become the"king of the united states."
from his headquarters in newburgh, new york, washington responded at once:"be assured, sir, no occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations than your information of there being such ideas existing in the army as you have expressed.... let me conjure you then, if you have any regard for your country, concern for yourself or posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind, and never communicate, as from yourself or any one else, a sentiment of the like nature." and thus, the hero of the war refused to be king.
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