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古德明英语军事小故事:女 巫 审 讯(中英对照)

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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。女 巫 审 讯

william mansfield, british lord chief justice from 1756 to 1788, once presided over a case of apparent witchcraft involving an old woman who had allegedly walked through the air. having listened with care to the sundry evidence, he dismissed the accused woman.

"my opinion," he explained, "is that this good woman should be suffered to return home, and whether she shall do this walking on the ground or riding through the air, must be left entirely to her own pleasure, for there is nothing contrary to the laws of england in either."

威 廉 . 曼 殊 菲 尔 一 七 五 六 至 一 七 八 八 年 任 英 国 王 座 法 庭 首 席 法 官 , 有 一 次 审 理 一 宗 所 谓 巫 术 案 , 案 中 老 妇 据 说 曾 经 凌 虚 而 行 。 他 仔 细 聆 听 各 种 证 词 之 后 , 打 发 被 告 妇 人 离 去 。

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