古德明英语军事小故事：虽 败 犹 荣 (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。虽 败 犹 荣
on 23 september 1779, american revolutionary war hero john paul jones, sailing the ramshackle le bonhomme richard, defeated a convoy of british merchantmen under the escort of the royal naval ship serapis off flamborough head in northeast england.
when richard pearson, serapis's commander, returned to england, criticism for his defeat was drowned by the enormous praise for his generally heroic conduct.
john paul jones, however, was less impressed. indeed, when he learned that pearson had been awarded a knighthood, he was rather peeved. "should i have the good fortune to fall in with him again," he declared, "i'll make a lord of him !"
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