古德明英語軍事小故事：匈 奴 王 之 死(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。匈 奴 王 之 死
attila, king of the huns and ravager of much of western europe, died a death that was not quite what one would have expected from such a fierce warrior.
in 453 ad, attila took to wife a girl renowned for her beauty. though not a heavy drinker, he drank heavily on the wedding night, and when he retired with his bride to the bedchamber, he passed out flat on his back. it was then that he had a massive nosebleed which caused him to choke to death. apparently, for all his power, he suffered from chronic nosebleeds.
legend says that he was laid to rest in a triple coffin made of gold, silver, and iron. his men diverted a section of the river tisza, buried the coffin under the riverbed, and then were killed to keep the exact location a secret.
本文地址：http://www.hengchuai.cn/writing/story/11416.html
