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。
大象的故事
king pyrrhus of epirus used elephants as a shock tactic against his enemies. but elephants were a rather unreliable weapon because of their tendency to run amok on the battlefield.
during pyrrhus' siege of argos, an elephant called nicon had lost his master, who had been wounded several times and had fallen off. nicon rampaged through the crowd till at length he found the body of his master. he lifted him up from the ground with his trunk, and carrying him upon his two tusks, furiously trod all under foot he found in the way, killing friends and foes alike.
伊庇鲁斯国王皮拉斯对敌会出动大象，以收震慑效果。但大象在战场上有时会发狂，不是十分可靠的武器。
