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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On 29 July 1945, the US heavy cruiser Indianapoliswas ripped by torpedoes from a Japanese submarine. Of the 1,199 crewmen, only about 850 escaped before the ship sank. In the confusion, the captain had been unable to send an SOS. The survivors were alone and unnoticed, except by the sharks. One sailor had his legs bitten off. Becoming top-heavy in his life jacket, he tipped upside down and drowned.Sunburn became lethal; men went blind. Those who drank seawater got salt poisoning; those who abstained succumbed to dehydration. Finally, on 2 August, they were spotted. A navy pilot on a routine flight had given in to mild curiosity and dipped his aircraft to inspect what he thought was an oil slick.When rescue ships arrived, the crew had been in the water for 96 hours. Only 316 men survived.

一九四五年七月二十九日，美国重型巡洋舰印第安纳波利斯号被日本潜艇鱼雷炸得支离破碎，沉没之前，船上一千一百九十九名水手，只有八百五十人左右逃脱。混乱之中，船长未能发出求救信号。逃脱者漂浮海上，四处无人，发现他们的只有鲨鱼。一个水手穿着救生衣，双腿遭咬去，变得上重下轻，一个倒栽葱，淹死了。烈日勾魂夺魄；有些人给阳光弄盲了。喝海水的或中盐毒，不喝的或脱水而死。到了八月二日，终于有人发现他们。海军一名飞行员在例行飞翔途中，看见海面上似乎有浮油，微觉奇怪，忍不住稍稍低飞察看。拯救船赶到时，船员已在水里挣扎了九十六个钟头。生还的只有三百一十六人。

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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