「和谈」者之死(英中对照)

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。
「和谈」者之死
rudolf hess was an ardent follower of hitler, and on the day germany launched world warⅡ, hitler named him second to hermann goring in the line of succession. he created a worldwide sensation, therefore, when in 1941 he stole an airplane and flew from germany to scotland in an attempt to negotiate a peace agreement with britain. his peace proposals were rejected outright by both hitler and the british government.
hess was held in britain until the nuremberg war crimes trials, 1946, when he was given a life sentence. he eventually became the only inmate in berlin's spandau prison, but the ussr rejected appeals for his release. he died in 1987. it was officially stated that he had committed suicide by strangling himself with an electric cord, but some believe he was murdered
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鲁道夫．赫斯是希特勒的忠实信徒，德国发动第二次世界大战那天，希特勒指定继位者第一个是赫尔曼．戈林，第二个就是赫斯。因此，一九四一年赫斯偷驾飞机由德国飞到苏格兰，想和英国协议言和，轰动全球。希特勒和英国政府都断然拒绝他的和平建议。

赫斯被囚禁英国。到了一九四六年，他被纽伦堡战争罪行法庭判处终生监禁。后来，柏林施潘道监狱内，就只剩下赫斯这个囚犯，但苏联拒绝释放他的呼吁。一九八七年，赫斯去世，据官方说，他用电线自勒身亡。可是，有人认为他是遭谋杀的。