Question

求这段英文的理解意思！

i went to Eton（伊顿公立学校） myself.i played cricket for Eton.i think the discipline of pubiic school life and its emphasis on games,builds character and encourages team spirit.i'll never forget the days i spent at Eton.you know the old saing,“The battle of waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton!” Schools like Eton teach leadership.
问题，what is the meaning of "The battle of waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton!"用英文回答。谢谢。
这是一篇关于public schools（英国的私立学校）的文章。课后的问题就是我问的那个。用一句英文回答。

Answer 1

这句话是威灵顿说的。威灵顿公爵是在滑铁卢把拿破仑给打败了的，而威灵顿本人就是毕业于ETON公学。所以威灵顿讲这句“滑铁卢的胜利是在伊顿学校的操场赢得的”。意思是说威灵顿本人之所以能够打败拿破仑，与他小时候在ETON公学受教育有关。

Answer 2

那句话的字面意思是：“在伊顿的操场上打赢的滑铁卢战役！”

滑铁卢是法国的拿破仑战败的地方。
它用这句话是想说，伊顿学生比拿破仑还要利害，永远不败。这是一种精神激励。The playing fields in Eton tought a lot to her students, the spirit is unconquerable.

Answer 3

It's a saying by Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon at the battle of waterloo. The Duke went to Eton himself.

The saying basically means, the younger generation grow from boys to men on the playing field of a great institute/learning place (The significance of school).

The rank of a school is important, and Eton is one of the top ranking school in the world.
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Question: what is the meaning of "The battle of waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton"?

Answer: It means, the quality of an institution has the most significance to the growth of the newer generations.

Answer 4

The Duke of Wellington, the Iron Duke, Arthur Wellesley, 1769-1852，was educated in Eton College.He was the national hero, because of his series of victories over Napoleon, culminating, after Napoleon's dramatic escape from his exile on the island of Elba, with Napoleon's final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.

The Duke of Wellington famously said "The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton".

This saying is usually taken to mean that the British, under Wellington, were able to defeat the French, under Napoleon, at Waterloo, because of the discipline and ethos of organised games and sports, learned by the officers on the playing fields of Eton.

Hope it is clear enough.

Answer 5

the meaning is sport can build charcter and encourage