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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At an annual reunion dinner at Bristol Cathedral Choir School, an academy in Bristol, England, an old boy recounted a wartime incident."I was at the school during the war when a German bomber heading for aircraft factories was intercepted by fighters. It then turned back, and dropped its bombs over the city for increased speed of getaway. One made a direct hit on the school, and the headmaster was later dug out from the rubble, still alive and clutching his early morning glass of milk. Another demolished the Bishop's Palace*, which was next to the school."The headmaster had a nervous breakdown as a result of the bombing and had to resign.
"英格兰布里斯托市有一专科学校,叫布里斯托大教堂唱诗班学校。在其一年一度的校友联谊晚宴上,一位男校友谈到战时一件事。「大战期间,一架德国轰炸机朝着飞机制造厂飞去,被战机截击,掉头逃走,为求加快速度,在布里斯托市上空,投下炸弹。我当时在学校里,学校被一枚炸弹炸个正着。救援者把校长从瓦砾之中掘出来:他没有丧命,手上还紧紧握着清晨喝的一杯牛奶。另一枚炸弹炸毁了校旁的主教府。「经历了这次轰炸,校长精神崩溃,唯有辞职。」*Palace除了指「宫殿」,还可以指主教或大主教的宅第。
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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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