古德明英语军事小故事：奇 招 杀 敌 (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。奇 招 杀 敌
mary read, one of the most famous women pirates in history, was born in england in the late 17th century. in her twenties, she disguised herself as a man and became a pirate.
on board jack rackham's pirate ship, mary fell in love with a young sailor who was about to fight a duel with an experienced pirate. fearing for her lover's life, mary started a quarrel with the burly man, and challenged him to a duel herself, demanding immediate satisfaction.
the quartermaster promptly rowed the two combatants ashore. the other pirate was the stronger of the two, but mary was brilliantly cunning. when the pirate stumbled during a thrust, she ripped her shirt open, exposing her breasts to the man's gaze, and in the moment of his surprise and hesitation, she swung her cutlass and killed him instantly.
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