古德明英语军事小故事:垃 圾 桶 的 用 途 (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。垃 圾 桶 的 用 途
at the outbreak of the first world war in 1914, many of the british soldiers from farming communities billeted in the towns had difficulty adjusting to the refuse system used in towns and cities. accustomed to a rubbish pit as a suitable place for household waste, they were at a loss to understand the function of the urban dustbin.
assuming that a container of that size must be intended for a week's supply, many of them brewed up dustbins full of tea, while continuing to throw their rubbish into the gardens of their irate landlords.
一 九 一 四 年 第 一 次 世 界 大 战 爆 发 时 , 有 出 身 农 村 的 英 国 士 兵 获 安 排 到 镇 上 人 家 住 宿 , 但 对 城 镇 的 垃 圾 处 理 系 统 , 往 往 难 以 适 应 。
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