古德明英語軍事小故事：作客英國的美軍(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰爭。作客英國的美軍
during world warⅡ, hundreds of thousands of american servicemen were shipped out to britain. the us army was then still a segregated force, but most britons saw no reason to discriminate against blacks, and some tried to break the ice.
a somerset woman remembered being at a dance when a group of black gis arrived."no one talked to them," she recalled."we thought it was very rude, and my sister and i and some friends went over to ask them to dance, which they did."
children recognised no colour distinctions and were favoured by americans of all ranks. the wife of a dorset farm worker, for instance, discovered that though she had banned her small son from asking for sweets, he still managed to come home with his pockets stuffed full of candy and chocolate simply by saying"hello" to the passing gis.
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