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。

病 夫 之 勇

antigonus, king of macedonia, had a soldier who was venturesome, but whose health was miserable. when the king asked him the reason for his pallor, he admitted that it was a secret disease, whereupon the king took compassion on him and ordered his physicians to employ their utmost skill to cure the man. thus he recovered; but then he ceased to court danger and was no longer a furious fighter.

antigonus expressed his wonder at the change and rebuked him. the man made no secret of the reason, but said: "o king, it is thou who hast made me less daring, by freeing me from those ills which made me set little value on life."

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