紧急电话(英中对照)

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。
紧急电话
Sometime before the Second World War, Montgomery was commanding a battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in Egypt. One of his young officers was, in Montgomery's view, doing himself no good by being out too often with the girls. So he gave the officer an order not to have another woman without his permission, though if he thought it necessary he would give it.Some weeks later, Montgomery was dining in Cairo with the British ambassador in Egypt when the butler announced that there was a telephone call for Colonel Montgomery. The ambassador said,"Ask who it is and what he wants."The butler returned and gravely announced:"It is lieutenant X and he wants to ask the Colonel if he can have a woman."Permission was granted.
第二次世界大战前，蒙哥马利在埃及任英国皇家沃里克郡军团一营军队的指挥官，觉得手下一名年轻军官出外和女人厮混太多，不知自爱，于是命令这军官不得再和女人上床，除非事前获得他许可。假如蒙哥马利认为有需要，会许可他的要求。几个星期之后，蒙哥马利在开罗和英国驻埃及大使一起晋餐。管家走来说，有电话找蒙哥马利上校。大使说：「问问他是谁，想怎么样。」管家回来，一脸严说：「他是××中尉，想向蒙哥马利上校请示可不可以和女人上床。」他如愿以偿。