古德明英语军事小故事：总统到访(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。总统到访
as the american civil war was drawing to an end, president lincoln looked beyond the bitterness of war to reconciliation.
in april 1865, richmond, the confederate capital, was taken by union troops. confederate general george pickett's wife was then in richmond. one day, there was a rap on her door. with her baby in her arms, she opened it. the caller was lincoln.
"the president!" she gasped.
"no; abraham lincoln, george's old friend."
the baby reached out his hands to lincoln. lincoln took him in his arms, and an expression of love lit up his sad face. the baby insisted on giving his father's friend a kiss.
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