20句著名的临终遗言

文章作者 100test 发表时间 2008:04:19 13:07:30
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The deathbed can lead people to speak with great honesty and, in many cases, humor. This is a list of 20 last words by famous people.
人之将死，其言也真，有时候还会带点幽默。以下是20位名人的临终遗言。

1. Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose.
1. 原谅我，先生。我不是故意这样做的。
Said by: Queen Marie Antoinette after she accidentally stepped on the foot of her executioner as she went to the guillotine.
出自： 玛丽·安托瓦内特王后，她上断头台的时候，不小心踩了刽子手一脚。

2. I cant sleep
2. 我睡不着。
Said by: J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan
出自： J. M. 巴里，彼得潘的作者。

3. I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
3. 我永远不该把苏格兰威士忌换成马蒂尼酒。
Said by: Humphrey Bogart
出自：亨弗莱·鲍嘉

4. I am about to — or I am going to — die: either expression is correct.
4. 我马上就要——或者说我即将——死去了：这两种表达方式都是正确的。
Said by: Dominique Bouhours, famous French grammarian
出自： 多米尼克·鲍赫斯，法国著名文法学者

5. I live!
5. 我还活着！
Said by: Roman Emperor, as he was being murdered by his own soldiers.
出自： 罗马教皇，当时他被自己的士兵所杀。

6. Dammit…Dont you dare ask God to help me.
6. 该死的——你怎么不敢求上帝来帮帮我？
Said by: Joan Crawford to her housekeeper who began to pray aloud.
出自： 琼·克劳馥，当她的女管家开始大声祈祷上帝的时候，她如是说。

7. I am perplexed. Satan Get Out
7.我感到不知所措。撒旦逃走了。
Said by: Aleister Crowley - famous occultist
出自：亚历斯特·克劳利——著名神秘学者

8. Now why did I do that?
8. 那么我为什么那么做呢？
Said by: General William Erskine, after he jumped from a window in Lisbon, Portugal in 1813.
出自： 威廉·欧斯金，当他于1813年从葡萄牙里斯本的一个窗户跳下去之后。

9. Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrows paper? ‘French Fries!
9. 嗨，伙计们！明天的报纸头条这样写怎样：“法式炸薯条”！
Said by: James French, a convicted murderer, was sentenced to the electric chair. He shouted these words to members of the press who were to witness his execution.
出自： 詹姆斯·弗兰彻，杀人犯，他被终身判决为上电椅死刑。他对亲见他受刑的媒体人员说出了这句话。（注“法式炸薯条”原文‘French Fries，此人也姓French，被判坐电椅，所以说自己被炸了。）

10. Bugger Bognor.
10. 该死的博格。
Said by: King George V whose physician had suggested that he relax at his seaside palace in Bognor Regis.
出自： 乔治四世，他的医师建议他在博格内吉斯（Bognor Regis）的海边宫殿休息。