古德明英语军事小故事：嗟渠身手竟天亡 (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。
嗟渠身手竟天亡
the night before the battle of waterloo, a mighty army composed of british, belgian and dutch units had gathered together for the purpose of defeating napoleon. but napoleon was the world's greatest general. it would take more than an army to stop him. it would take an act of nature.
napoleon was sick. hemorrhoids and a bladder infection struck him with force. in great pain he took a dose of opium, which caused him to sleep late and lose crucial hours that could have made all the difference. the morning of the battle he was in such pain that he could barely mount his horse. personal reconnaissance of the battlefield was out of the question. and opium may have clouded his judgement.
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