古德明英语军事小故事:上 帝 负 我(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。上 帝 负 我
to curb french expansionism under louis Ⅹ Ⅳ , england, the dutch republic, the holy roman empire and the duchy of savoy formed a grand alliance against france in 1701. in 1704, louis sought to knock the holy roman empire out of the alliance by capturing its capital, vienna, but his army was intercepted by a combination of english and savoyard forces. the french were defeated at the battle of blenheim, which led to an end of french hegemony over europe.
when news was brought to louis of the french army's brutal defeat, he cried, "how could god do this to me, after all that i have done for him!"
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