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。
男 儿 当 自 强
during the battle of crecy between the english and the french in 1346, the 16-year-old prince of wales commanded one english division. as the french knights came to hand-to-hand fighting with the prince's men-at-arms, it seemed at one stage that the prince's men might be defeated. a knight was therefore sent to the prince's father, edward Ⅲ , who was posted on an eminence, asking him to come to his son's assistance with his battalion. the king asked, "is my son dead, unhorsed, or so badly wounded that he cannot support himself?"
"nothing of the sort, thank god," rejoined the knight.
