古德明英语军事小故事：陆军元帅的选择(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。陆军元帅的选择
one of the largest battles in human history, the battle of stalingrad raged for 199 days. at different times the germans held up to 90% of the city, yet the soviet army fought on fiercely, and in november 1942 launched a massive counter attack that ended in disaster for germany.
friedrich paulus, commander of the german sixth army, asked for permission to surrender to save the life of his troops, but hitler refused, and instead promoted him to the rank of field marshal. no german officer of this rank had ever surrendered, and the implication was clear. if paulus surrendered, he would shame himself. hitler believed paulus would either fight to the last man or commit suicide. choosing to live, paulus surrendered, saying, "i have no intention of shooting myself for that bavarian corporal."
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