古德明英語(yǔ)軍事小故事:圣母保佑? (中英對(duì)照)
古德明《征服英語(yǔ)》之英語(yǔ)軍事故事,古德明,香港英語(yǔ)教育作家,他開(kāi)了一個(gè)《征服英語(yǔ)專欄》,在專欄中專門(mén)用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)了世界近代史上的軍事小故事,用英語(yǔ)講述歷史中那些驚心動(dòng)魄的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。圣母保佑?
in the early 17th century, bohemia was torn between the protestants and the roman catholics, who enjoyed the king's support. in 1617, the catholics ordered the cessation of construction of some protestant chapels. the protestants were so enraged that, on 23 may 1618, while the king was absent from bohemia, they trooped into prague castle, seized the two regents, and threw them as well as their secretary out a window, intending to kill them.
martinitz, one of the two regents, cried as he was thrown out, "jesus! mary!" "let's see," said someone mockingly, "if his mary will help him." a moment later he added, "by god, his mary has helped him!"
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