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。
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the siege of leningrad of 1941-1944 saw a duel between lieutenant gorbatenko and a german sniper. gorbatenko fired at his opponent only to see a spade raised above the enemy trench and waved about, signifying a miss. gorbatenko wanted to get a closer view, but as he shifted his head a shot was fired and a bullet whistled past his ear. gorbatenko hastily found a spade and waved it at the german. for several hours, the contest went on, with each side signalling misses with their spades. at last gorbatenko trapped his man. he did not wave his spade but played dead. for a while the german stayed still until, eager to be certain, he peered over the trench. gorbatenko shot him through the head.

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