古德明英語軍事小故事:冷 血 君 臣(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。冷 血 君 臣
napoleon, irked at attempts to assassinate him on the part of the exiled royalists of france, decided to execute one of them as an object lesson. therefore, against the advice of fouche, chief of his secret police, he had his agents seize duc d'enghien, a young member of the royal family, who was innocent of any wrongdoing. in seizing him, napoleon's agents had to cross the border and violate the neutrality of the small german state of baden. the duke was given a farcical trial and was shot.
napoleon's plan worked in a way. attempts to assassinate him ceased. however, the young duke's death was considered an unforgivable crime throughout europe, and put napoleon
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