Beware the Ides of March | 当心三月十五日

English Original

It's a little known fact that Julius Caesar did not die from stab wounds by Brutus, but, rather, was poisoned. During a sumptuous banquet which they both attended on that fateful Ides of March, Brutus slipped some poisonous hemlock leaves onto Julius' salad. (Thus making the world's first Caesar's salad - no, that's not the joke, wait for it....)

When Julius slumped over into his salad, Brutus feigned concern and asked, "My dear friend Julius, how many hemlock leaves have you eaten?" To which Julius gasped in reply:

"Ate two, Brute."


中文翻译

一个鲜为人知的事实是,尤利乌斯·凯撒并非死于布鲁图斯的刺杀,而是中毒身亡。在那命运攸关的三月十五日,两人共同出席了一场奢华的宴会。席间,布鲁图斯将一些有毒的毒芹叶偷偷放进了凯撒的沙拉里。(这便制成了世界上第一份凯撒沙拉——不,这不是笑话,请往下看……)

当凯撒瘫倒在他的沙拉上时,布鲁图斯假装关切地问道:“我亲爱的朋友凯撒,你吃了多少片毒芹叶?” 凯撒喘息着回答道:

“吃了两片,布鲁图。”

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