古德明英语军事小故事:广岛美国战俘的命运(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。
广岛美国战俘的命运
when the atomic bomb codenamed"little boy" was dropped on hiroshima on 6 august 1945, at least 10 american fliers were being held as war prisoners in the city. only three of them survived the explosion.
normand brissette and ralph neal dived into a cesspool, where they remained nose deep in the muck until the flames died down. as soon as they emerged, they were recaptured by their guards. they suffered servere radiation burns and survived in torment for 13 days. they died on 19 august.
the third american who survived the explosion died as a scapegoat for the bombing. he was tied to what was left of the aioi bridge
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