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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in 480 bc, the spartan king leonidas, with three hundred of his soldiers, met the invading persian forces at thermopylae. the persian envoy urged him to surrender. "our archers are so numerous that the flight of their arrows darkens the sun," he said. "so much the better," leonidas replied. we'll then fight in the shade." he and his men were subsequently all killed, and their epitaph read: "go, stranger, and tell the spartans that here we lie, obedient to their commands."
公元前四八○年,斯巴达王李奥尼大率三百士兵,在塞摩比利山口迎战入侵的波斯军。波斯使者促他投降:「我们射手如云,引弓发箭,足以遮天蔽日。」李奥尼大回答说:「那更好。我们可在阴凉中作战。」他们最后全军覆没,有墓志铭说:「烦尔行客,往告斯巴达人:吾曹此地长埋,幸未辱命。」
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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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