20句著名的临终遗言
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2008:04:19 13:07:30
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The deathbed can lead people to speak with great honesty and, in many cases, humor. This is a list of 20 last words by famous people.
人之将死,其言也真,有时候还会带点幽默。以下是20位名人的临终遗言。
1. Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose.
1. 原谅我,先生。我不是故意这样做的。
Said by: Queen Marie Antoinette after she accidentally stepped on the foot of her executioner as she went to the guillotine.
出自: 玛丽·安托瓦内特王后,她上断头台的时候,不小心踩了刽子手一脚。
2. I can t sleep
2. 我睡不着。
Said by: J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan
出自: J. M. 巴里,彼得潘的作者。
3. I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
3. 我永远不该把苏格兰威士忌换成马蒂尼酒。
Said by: Humphrey Bogart
出自:亨弗莱·鲍嘉
4. I am about to — or I am going to — die: either expression is correct.
4. 我马上就要——或者说我即将——死去了:这两种表达方式都是正确的。
Said by: Dominique Bouhours, famous French grammarian
出自: 多米尼克·鲍赫斯,法国著名文法学者
5. I live!
5. 我还活着!
Said by: Roman Emperor, as he was being murdered by his own soldiers.
出自: 罗马教皇,当时他被自己的士兵所杀。
6. Dammit…Don t you dare ask God to help me.
6. 该死的——你怎么不敢求上帝来帮帮我?
Said by: Joan Crawford to her housekeeper who began to pray aloud.
出自: 琼·克劳馥,当她的女管家开始大声祈祷上帝的时候,她如是说。
7. I am perplexed. Satan Get Out
7.我感到不知所措。撒旦逃走了。
Said by: Aleister Crowley - famous occultist
出自:亚历斯特·克劳利——著名神秘学者
8. Now why did I do that?
8. 那么我为什么那么做呢?
Said by: General William Erskine, after he jumped from a window in Lisbon, Portugal in 1813.
出自: 威廉·欧斯金,当他于1813年从葡萄牙里斯本的一个窗户跳下去之后。
9. Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow s paper? ‘French Fries !
9. 嗨,伙计们!明天的报纸头条这样写怎样:“法式炸薯条”!
Said by: James French, a convicted murderer, was sentenced to the electric chair. He shouted these words to members of the press who were to witness his execution.
出自: 詹姆斯·弗兰彻,杀人犯,他被终身判决为上电椅死刑。他对亲见他受刑的媒体人员说出了这句话。(注“法式炸薯条”原文‘French Fries ,此人也姓French,被判坐电椅,所以说自己被炸了。)
10. Bugger Bognor.
10. 该死的博格。
Said by: King George V whose physician had suggested that he relax at his seaside palace in Bognor Regis.
出自: 乔治四世,他的医师建议他在博格内吉斯(Bognor Regis)的海边宫殿休息。