古德明英语军事小故事：英 雄 折 剑(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。英 雄 折 剑
george clark was an american soldier born in virginia. during the american revolutionary war, he served as a leader of the defence of kentucky, then part of virginia, and financed his campaigns with borrowed funds. at the end of the war, however , the state of virginia refused to give him a refund, leaving him in financial ruin.
late in life, clark became crippled, and applied for a military pension. the virginian legislature voted him a pension of $400 a year, and sent him a ceremonial sword. it is said that he told the emissary who presented the sword to him: "young man, when virginia needed a sword, i gave her one. now she sends me a toy. i want bread!" he thrust the sword into the ground and broke it with his crutch.
本文地址：http://www.dioenglish.com/writing/story/11509.html
