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。
李 将 军 轶 事
at the battle of gettysburg, which constituted the turning-point in the us civil war, a federal soldier had his left leg shattered by a ball. as he lay on the ground, he saw general lee, commander of the confederates, ordered his retreat. a most bitter anti-southman, the soldier taunted the general as he rode near, and shouted, "hurrah for the union ! "
the soldier gave an account of what happened afterwards : "the general stopped, dismounted, and came towards me. i at first thought he meant to kill me. but as he came up he looked down at me with such a sad expression upon his face that all fear left me. he extended his hand to me, and grasping mine firmly, said, 'my son, i hope you will soon be well.' "
