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。
武 士 之 道
the knights of old were supposed to have courage, honour and a readiness to help the weak and protect women, but in actual fact they could be as callous as they were cowardly. in 1379, when a fleet of english knights under sir john arundel was on its way to brittany, france, it was overtaken by a storm. seeing that the jettisoning of other things failed to relieve the vessels, the knights threw into the sea sixty women, many of whom had been forced to embark.
古代武士据说须勇而好义,帮助弱者,保护女性,但事实上他们可能既冷酷又怯懦。一三七九年,有英格兰舰队满载武士,由约翰.阿伦德尔爵士率领,出发赴法国不塔尼,途中遇上风暴。那些武士为了减轻战船负荷,把很多东西抛进海,但见情况仍然危险,就把六十个女人也投入怒涛。这些女人不少本是胁迫上船的。
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作文地带知识拓展:
英语(English)属于印欧语系日耳曼语族西日耳曼语支,最早被中世纪的英国使用,并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠岛地区的日耳曼部落之一,称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗地海半岛的Anglia。该语言与弗里斯兰语和下撒克森语密切相关,其词汇受到其他日耳曼语族语言的影响,尤其是北欧语(北日耳曼语),并在很大程度上由拉丁文和法文撰写。
英语的英文释义:
English 名词 uk /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries
英语
American/British English
美式/英式英语
Do you speak English?
你会说英语吗?
English 形容词 adjective uk /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
in or relating to the English language
英语的
an English teacher
英语老师
relating to or from England
英格兰的;英国的
English films/food/people
英国电影/食品/人
English law
英格兰法律
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