古德明英语军事小故事：你 会 在 巴 黎 久 留 吗 ？(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。你 会 在 巴 黎 久 留 吗 ？
shortly after napoleen Ⅲ 's election to the french presidency in 1848, lady blessington, english author and famous beauty, was forced by scandal to leave london and make her home in paris. as she had entertained napoleon on numerous occasions during his exile in london, she naturally expected him to reciprocate. it soon became apparent, however, that the newly elected president preferred to avoid a potentially scandalous association.
one day, the former friends bumped into one another at a formal reception. "lady blessington," napoleon politely remarked, "do you expect to stay long in paris?"by way of reply, lady blessington simply curtsied and asked, "do you?"
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