古德明英語軍事小故事：改 革 為 什 么 失 敗 ？(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(zhàn)爭。改 革 為 什 么 失 敗 ？
the war of the austrian succession, 1740-48, saw the austrian army faring badly against the prussians, and maria theresa, archduchess of austria, looked for ways of improving her army's performance.
one day, watching her troops parading, maria theresa noted that their coats were too long, making them inconvenient for the men on the march. she suggested shortening their coats on the prussian model. the austrian officers, who had vested interests in the supply of uniforms, objected that the coats had to be long to keep the men warm at night, and said the prussians did not need long coats as they all slept in tents. maria theresa rejoined that her soldiers must have tents as well. the next day the officers submitted grossly exaggerated estimates of the cost of new coats and tents. the bill was so enormous that maria theresa had to give up the idea.
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