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 can't 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…don't 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 tomorrow's 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。
11. it's stopped。
11. 它停下来了。
said by: joseph henry green, upon checking his own pulse。
出自:约瑟夫·亨利·格林,他摸了摸自己的脉搏。
12. lsd, 100 micrograms i.m。
12. lsd,100微克,肌肉注射
said by: aldous huxley (author) to his wife. she obliged and he was injected twice before his death。
出自:奥尔德斯·赫胥黎(作家)临终前要求太太为他注射lsd这种致幻剂。她照他的话做了,他在临终前被注射两次。
13. you have won, o galilean
13. 你赢了,伽利略
said by: emperor julian, having attempted to reverse the official endorsement of christianity by the roman empire。
出自:朱利安皇帝,他试图颠覆罗马教皇对基督教的官方背书。
14. no, you certainly can't。
14. 不,你当然不能这样。
said by: john f. kennedy in reply to nellie connally, wife of governor john connelly, commenting "you certainly can't say that the people of dallas haven't given you a nice welcome, mr. president."
出自: 约翰· f. 肯尼迪回答州长约翰· 康奈利的夫人奈丽· 康奈利,她说到 “总统先生,你可不能说达拉斯人民不欢迎您”。
15. i feel ill. call the doctors。
15. 我很难受。叫医生来。
said by: mao zedong (chairman of china)
出自:毛泽东(中国国家主席)
16. tomorrow, i shall no longer be here
16. 明天,我将不在这里
said by: nostradamus
出自:斯特拉德姆斯
17. hurry up, you hoosier bastard, i could kill ten men while you're fooling around!
17. 快点吧,你们这些印第安杂种,你们在这晃荡的功夫,我都能杀10个人了!
said by: carl panzram, serial killer, shortly before he was executed by hanging。
出自:卡尔· 潘兰,连环杀手,在他要上绞架之前这么说。
18. put out the bloody cigarette!!
18. 掐掉那该死的烟头!!
said by: saki, to a fellow officer while in a trench during world war one, for fear the smoke would give away their positions. he was then shot by a german sniper who had heard the remark。
出自:萨奇,在一战中,此人在战壕中对其战友说了这句话,以免烟幕暴露了他们的位置。随后,一个听到他说话的德国狙击手射死了他。
19. please don't let me fall。
19. 请不要让我掉下去。
said by: mary surratt, before being hanged for her part in the conspiracy to assassinate president lincoln. she was the first woman executed by the united states federal government。
出自:玛丽· 苏拉特,她因参与同谋刺杀林肯总统而被处以绞刑。她是美国联邦政府第一个被处死的女人。
20. now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies。
20. 现在,现在,我的好兄弟,我可没时间再树敌了。
said by: voltairewhen asked by a priest to renounce satan。
出自:伏尔泰,他临终前,一位牧师请他与撒旦断绝关系。