古德明英语军事小故事:解 甲 归 田(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。解 甲 归 田
after agreeing on the surrender terms, confederate general robert lee told union general ulysses grant that for the past few days he had nothing to give his men to eat. thereupon grant called in his supply officer and told him to send to lee's army enough food for 25000 men.
when lee returned to his army, men began to cheer. but the cheering died when the soldiers saw the sorrow on the old man's face. tears filled lee's eyes. "boys," he said, "i have done the best i could for you. go home now. and if you make as good citizens as you have soldiers, you will do well. i shall always be proud of you. goodbye. and god bless you."
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