古德明英语军事小故事：战 争 副 产 品(中英对照)
古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。战 争 副 产 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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