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。
「和谈」者之死

rudolf hess was an ardent follower of hitler, and on the day germany launched world warⅡ, hitler named him second to hermann goring in the line of succession. he created a worldwide sensation, therefore, when in 1941 he stole an airplane and flew from germany to scotland in an attempt to negotiate a peace agreement with britain. his peace proposals were rejected outright by both hitler and the british government.

hess was held in britain until the nuremberg war crimes trials, 1946, when he was given a life sentence. he eventually became the only inmate in berlin's spandau prison, but the ussr rejected appeals for his release. he died in 1987. it was officially stated that he had committed suicide by strangling himself with an electric cord, but some believe he was murdered
.
鲁道夫．赫斯是希特勒的忠实信徒，德国发动第二次世界大战那天，希特勒指定继位者第一个是赫尔曼．戈林，第二个就是赫斯。因此，一九四一年赫斯偷驾飞机由德国飞到苏格兰，想和英国协议言和，轰动全球。希特勒和英国政府都断然拒绝他的和平建议。

编辑:Liuxuepaper.Com

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