「太过仁厚」之罪(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。
「 太 过 仁 厚 」 之 罪
military commander with the french forces in the american revolutionary war, armand lauzun was a french peer who supported the french revolution. in 1793, he was sent to vendee, a coastal region in france, to help suppress a royalist insurgency there. he gained several successes, but after he submitted his resignation, he was sent to the guillotine by the bloodthirsty french revolutionary committee because of his "undue leniency to the insurgents".
when the executioner came to fetch lauzun in his cell, he was found to be drinking wine and eating oysters. "allow me to finish, citizen, and take a glass of this wine," lauzun told the executioner. "in your profession you must need courage."
美国独立战争中的法军司令阿尔芒．洛赞是法国贵族，支持法国大革命。一七九三年，他奉命往法国沿海地区旺代，协助平定当地保王党叛乱，打了几场胜仗，但后来提出辞呈。渴血的法国革命委员会说他「对叛乱分子太过仁厚」，把他送上断头台。

刽子手到囚房抓洛赞时，见他正在把酒吃牡蛎。洛赞对他说：「老兄，待我吃喝完毕才动手吧。来，喝一杯。做你这一行，要很有勇气。」
【附注】法国在美国独立战争中出兵相助，美国曾经有一艘战船名为「洛赞」，以纪念他的贡献。旺代叛乱其实不只是保王党叛乱：当地不少平民不堪苛政，加入叛军行列。政府军所到之处，大肆屠杀。老人被集体活埋、无数妇女被强奸等记载，成为法国大革命史上可耻一页。