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。

色情女间谍

Mata Hari was a Dutch-born dancer whose name is now commonly used to refer to a beautiful and seductive female spy.Mata Hari lived in Indonesia from 1897 to 1902, when she studied the Indonesian traditions intensively and joined a local dance company. In 1903, she moved to France, and her Oriental erotic dances soon made her world famous. The most celebrated segment of her performance was her progressive shedding of clothing until she wore just a jewelled bra. She became the mistress of high-ranking military officers, politicians, and others in influential positions in many countries, including the German crown prince.During World War I, Mata Hari was arrested in Paris with compromising documents on her. She was accused of spying for Germany and causing the deaths of 50,000 soldiers. She was tried and shot.

玛塔．哈里是个舞蹈员，生于荷兰。她的名字，今天常用来说美色诱人的女间谍。玛塔．哈里一八九七年到一九○二年居于印度尼西亚，精心研习印度尼西亚传统，并参加当地舞蹈团。一九○三年，她移居法国，表演东方色情舞蹈，不久就名播天下。表演中最为人乐道的，是逐一脱去身上衣服，最后只剩下珠光宝气的乳罩。她成为多个国家高级军官、政客以及其他显要人物的情妇，包括德国的储君。第一次世界大战期间，玛塔．哈里在巴黎被捕，身上搜出不利她的文件。她被控为德国做间谍，断送了五万士兵性命。她被带上法庭受审，然后枪决。

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 英语（English）属于印欧语系日耳曼语族西日耳曼语支，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠岛地区的日耳曼部落之一，称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗地海半岛的Anglia。该语言与弗里斯兰语和下撒克森语密切相关，其词汇受到其他日耳曼语族语言的影响，尤其是北欧语（北日耳曼语），并在很大程度上由拉丁文和法文撰写。

  英语的英文释义：

  English 名词 uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries

  英语

  American/British English

  美式／英式英语

  Do you speak English?

  你会说英语吗？

  English   形容词 adjective   uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  in or relating to the English language

  英语的

  an English teacher

  英语老师

  relating to or from England

  英格兰的;英国的

  English films/food/people

  英国电影／食品／人

  English law

  英格兰法律