the Sphinx
(2013-01-17 16:16:13)
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继续读丘吉尔英文回忆录。
埃及开罗会议期间,满脑子如何反击希特勒的丘吉尔,忙里偷闲,拉着美国总统罗斯福一起去看狮身人面像。
当时的地球,战火纷飞。而千年的狮身人面像,在沙漠里冷眼旁观,脸上带着莫测的微笑。丘吉尔行文紧凑的战争记录,似乎突然停顿下来:
“Roosevelt and I gazed at her for some minutes in silence as the evening shadows fell. She told us nothing and maintained her inscrutable smile.”