古德明英語軍事小故事:同惡相濟,終難相得(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。同惡相濟,終難相得at 4.00 am on 22 june 1941, joseph stalin, absolute ruler of the soviet union, was woken and told by his aides that huge numbers of german troops had started to pour over the soviet border an hour earlier.
stalin was taken by surprise. he had been aware of the german troop build-up on the soviet union's western border, but he had put his faith in the non-aggression pact he had struck with hitler before the outbreak of war in europe. under the terms of this pact, the soviet union had even dutifully supplied germany with raw materials such as cotton, oil, wood, and metals. the last trainload of grain had crossed the border barely an hour before the germans mounted their attack.
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