凯撒之死 (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。
凯撒之死
in 49 bc, roman general julius caesar initiated a civil war from which he emerged as the undisputed master of rome. he was made dictator for life in 44 bc, and heavily centralised the bureaucracy of the roman republic. a group of senators, including caesar's long trusted friend brutus, feared his monarchical aspirations, and on the ides of march 44 bc, assassinated the dictator in the senate house, hoping to restore the normal running of the republic.
in the accounts of the assassination by roman historians, caesar is said to have initially resisted his assassins --- until he saw brutus among them, his dagger drawn. caesar then ceased to struggle, crying, "you too, brutus?"

公元前四十九年，罗马将领尤利乌斯．凯撒发动内战，终于主宰罗马。公元前四十四年，他获委任为罗马共和国终生独裁者，厉行中央集权。元老院一些议员担心凯撒有意称帝，包括凯撒长期信任的朋友布鲁特斯。公元前四十四年三月十五日，他们在元老院把凯撒刺杀，希望恢复罗马共和国旧貌。
据罗马史学家对刺杀事件的纪载，凯撒最初奋力反抗，但看到布鲁特斯也在刺客群中，并且拔出了匕首，就不再挣扎，喊道：「布鲁特斯，你也有分？」
【附注】据说，有占卜师曾叫凯撒提防三月十五日遇险。到了那天，凯撒往元老院之前，把那占卜师叫来，笑道：the ides of marchare come（三月十五日来了）。那占卜师回答：yes,but they are not gone（不错，但还未过去）。今天，be ware the ides of march（提防三月十五日）一语常用来叫人小心祸事将临。