雙語盤點：令人哭笑不得的臨終遺言(圖)
The death bed can lead people to speak with great honesty and,inmany cases, humor。
人之將死，其言也真，有時候還會帶點幽默。
1. Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose。
原諒我，先生。我不是故意這樣做的。
Said by: Queen Marie Antoinette after she accidentallysteppedonthe foot of her executioner as she went to theguillotine。
出自： 瑪麗·安托瓦內特王后，她上斷頭臺的時候，不小心踩了劊子手一腳。
2. I cant sleep
我睡不著。
Said by: J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan
3. Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrows paper? ‘French Fries!
嗨，伙計們！明天的報紙頭條這樣寫怎樣：“法式炸薯條”！
Said by: James French, a convicted murderer, was sentenced to the electric chair. He shouted these words to mrs of the presswhowereto witness his execution。
出自：詹姆斯·弗蘭徹，殺人犯，他被終身判決為上電椅死刑。他對親見他受刑的媒體人員說出了這句話。(注“法式炸薯條”原文‘FrenchFries，此人也姓French，被判坐電椅，所以說自己被炸了。)
4. Its stopped。
它停下來了。
Said by: Joseph Henry Green, upon checking his own pulse。
出自：約瑟夫·亨利·格林，他摸了摸自己的脈搏。
5. Please dont let me fall。
請不要讓我掉下去。
Said by: Mary Surratt, before being hanged for her partin the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln. She was the first woman executed by the United States federal government。
出自：瑪麗· 蘇拉特，她因參與同謀刺殺林肯總統而被處以絞刑。她是美國聯邦政府第一個被處死的女人。
6. Now, now, my good man, this is no time formakingenemies。
現在，現在，我的好兄弟，我可沒時間再樹敵了。
Said by: Voltairewhen asked by a priest to renounce Satan。
出自：伏爾泰，他臨終前，一位牧師請他與撒旦斷絕關系。
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