古德明英语军事小故事：骗 局(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。骗 局
the widespread belief in the french royal family's extravagance before the french revolution may be seen in the diamond necklace affair.
in 1784, cardinal de rohan was persuaded by countess de la motte, a descendant of henry ii of france, that she was the queen's confidante, and that the queen wanted to acquire secretly a necklace of 500 diamonds. royal gratitude, even physical favours, seemed forthcoming when rohan was granted a meeting in a grove at versailles with"her majesty", who was in fact a prostitute impersonating the queen. rohan obtained the necklace from the jewellers, and turned it over to the countess, whose husband took it to london, where it was broken up for sale.
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