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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during world war ii, brigadier general theodore roosevelt, jr, was waiting at an airport for a plane. a sailor stepped to a ticket window and asked for a seat on the same plane, explaining, "i want to see my mother; i haven't much time."
the indifferent person at the ticket window was not impressed. "there's a war on, you know," she replied.
at this point roosevelt, who had overheard the conversation, stepped to the window and told her to give the sailor his seat. a friend said, "teddy, aren't you in a hurry, too."
"it's a matter of rank,"came the reply. "i'm only a general; he's a son."
