古德明英語軍事小故事：不神圣的十字軍(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰爭。不神圣的十字軍
the word"crusade" now usually has positive overtones which, however, bear no relation to historical events. the first crusade, for instance, resulted in the capture of jerusalem in july 1099 and the massacre of around 40,000 unarmed civilians in the city.
at the time, the crusaders viewed this act of genocide as a glorious victory. the following account by raymond d'aguiliers, an eyewitness of the first crusade and one of its most important chroniclers, is very revealing:"now that our men had possession of the walls and towers, wonderful sights were to be seen. some of our men cut off the heads of their enemies; others shot them with arrows; others tortured them longer by casting them into the flames. piles of heads, hands and feet were to be seen in the streets.... it was a just and splendid judgment of god that this place should be filled with unbelivers' blood."
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