古德明英語軍事小故事：戰(zhàn) 爭 副 產(chǎn) 品(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。戰(zhàn) 爭 副 產(chǎn) 品
mercenary troops in medieval battles were determined to make the most of their opportunities. after the battle of pavia in 1525, for instance, the victorious german landsknechts set up a battlefield shop at which grieving relatives and valets could buy the corpses of those slain to give them proper burial. the body of guillaume bonnivet, admiral of france, was sold at bargain price, while la palisse, the marshal of france, was hung up on a meat hook and sold to his family at an unknown price. when the body of de saint-mesmes proved too expensive for his secretary, the vendor refused to lower the price and had the body thrown in the river ticino. however, the secretary waited until nightfall and dredged the body out, so gaining his lord for nothing.
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