战俘的风度(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。
战俘的风度
in 1793, british, hanoverian and austrian troops invaded france in an attempt to put down the french revolution. the hanoverian general freytag was taken prisoner by a french hussar, who, perceiving that he had a valuable watch, said,"give me your watch." freytag instantly complied.
a short time after, when he was liberated and the hussar had become a prisoner in his turn, the hussar with great unconcern pulled the watch from his pocket and, presenting it to freytag, said,"since fate has turned against me, take back your watch. it would not be so well to let others strip me of it." freytag was pleased with the hussar's honesty, and bade him to keep the watch in remembrance of his having once had its owner for a prisoner.

一七九三年，英国、汉诺威、奥地利联军入侵法国，要敉平法国大革命。汉诺威将领弗赖塔格被法国一个轻骑兵所擒。那轻骑兵见他有个名贵的表，就说：「把表给我。」弗赖塔格立刻遵命奉上。
不久，弗赖塔格被救出，那轻骑兵转而成为阶下囚。他若无其事，把那个表从口袋里掏出来，交给弗赖塔格，说：「我既然时穷运倒，这个表你拿回去吧；给别人取去，就不那么好了。」弗赖塔格喜欢他的老实，叫他把表留着，算是曾经俘虏其主人的纪念品。
【附注】 bade是 bid（吩咐）的过去式，其后可用「受词（ object）+原形动词（ infinitive）」或「受词+ to+原形动词」，例如： freytag bade him（ to） keep the watch。