古德明英语军事小故事:了 不 起 的 大 瓜(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。了 不 起 的 大 瓜
in 1974, hiroo onoda, a lieutenant in the imperial japanese army, was discovered in the philippines. for nearly 30 years, onoda had been hiding in the jungle, refusing to believe that world war Ⅱ had ended.
when onoda refused to return to japan unless his old commanding officer personally withdrew the order to continue fighting, authorities tracked him down. the man, then working as a kyushu bookseller, was flown to lubang, where he read out an imperial army order of 1945.
when onoda landed in japan, his older brother was waiting to greet him. "i don't know whether to shout ' well done,' " he declared, "or 'you damn fool!' "
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