古德明英語軍事小故事：色情女間諜 (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(zhàn)爭。
色情女間諜
Mata Hari was a Dutch-born dancer whose name is now commonly used to refer to a beautiful and seductive female spy.Mata Hari lived in Indonesia from 1897 to 1902, when she studied the Indonesian traditions intensively and joined a local dance company. In 1903, she moved to France, and her Oriental erotic dances soon made her world famous. The most celebrated segment of her performance was her progressive shedding of clothing until she wore just a jewelled bra. She became the mistress of high-ranking military officers, politicians, and others in influential positions in many countries, including the German crown prince.During World War I, Mata Hari was arrested in Paris with compromising documents on her. She was accused of spying for Germany and causing the deaths of 50,000 soldiers. She was tried and shot.
瑪塔．哈里是個舞蹈員，生于荷蘭。她的名字，今天常用來說美色誘人的女間諜。瑪塔．哈里一八九七年到一九○二年居于印度尼西亞，精心研習(xí)印度尼西亞傳統(tǒng)，并參加當(dāng)?shù)匚璧笀F(tuán)。一九○三年，她移居法國，表演東方色情舞蹈，不久就名播天下。表演中最為人樂道的，是逐一脫去身上衣服，最后只剩下珠光寶氣的乳罩。她成為多個國家高級軍官、政客以及其他顯要人物的情婦，包括德國的儲君。第一次世界大戰(zhàn)期間，瑪塔．哈里在巴黎被捕，身上搜出不利她的文件。她被控為德國做間諜，斷送了五萬士兵性命。她被帶上法庭受審，然后槍決。
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