败者为兽(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。
败者为兽
in the battle of ankara in 1402, timur, a descendant of genghis khan, defeated bajazid, sultan of the ottoman empire, and took him prisoner. he gave bajazid a very civil reception at first, and asked,"now, tell me truly what you would have done with me, had i fallen into your power?"
bajazid is said to have replied,"i would have enclosed you in an iron cage, and carried you about as a spectacle of derision to the world."
timur said,"then, proud man, as you would have done to me, even so shall i do to you." an iron cage was made, into which bajazid was thrust, and he was carried along in timur's train like a wild beast for nearly three years until, despairing of obtaining his freedom, he struck his head with such violence against the bars of the cage, as to put an end to his wretched life.

一四○二年,成吉思汗后人帖木儿在安哥拉一战之中,打败并活捉了鄂图曼帝国的苏丹巴耶塞特。他接见巴耶塞特时,最初很客气,问道:「要是我落在你手上,你会怎样对我?老实告诉我吧。」
据说,巴耶塞特的回答是:「我会把你关进铁笼里,带在身旁,供世人取笑。」
帖木儿说:「你真狂妄。既然你会这样对待我,我就照样对待你好了。」他叫人造了个铁笼,把巴耶塞特推进去。巴耶塞特像野兽一样,被带在帖木儿的随从之中,过了将近三年。最后,他自觉没有机会恢复自由,用力把头撞在笼子的铁条上,结束了悲惨的生涯。