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。
官 场 观 止
the victorian army was ruled by men with a civil-service mentality.
colonel henry hallam parr was once asked by one of his officers to provide proof of his existence so that he could draw his pay. colonel parr was only too happy to oblige and wrote out a certificate to the effect that the officer was alive, dated it and gave it to him. but that was not good enough, the officer explained, as the colonel had already proved that he was alive in the current month. what he needed was proof that he had been alive the previous month. could the colonel kindly backdate the certificate ?
维 多 利 亚 女 王 时 代 英 军 管 理 层 的 官 僚 习 气 很 重 。
