The Tale of Two Giants: Machnow and Middleton
- Discover the fascinating stories of two giants: Machnow and Middleton. Machnow, known for his height and wrestling skills, faced a mysterious death. Middleton, on the other hand, gained fame for his enormous stature and strength, but tragic circumstances led to his downfall.
- Explore the lives of Machnow and Middleton, two giants who left a lasting legacy. Machnow's towering height and wrestling abilities made him a well-known figure, but his untimely death remains shrouded in mystery. Middleton, hailed as the Childe of Hale, captured the imaginations of many with tales of his incredible size and strength, only to meet a tragic end.
- Uncover the captivating stories of Machnow and Middleton, two giants who lived extraordinary lives. Machnow, the towering wrestler, met an unfortunate fate that still raises questions today. Middleton, the legendary Childe of Hale, amazed people with his enormous stature and feats of strength, but his life took a tragic turn. Learn more about these fascinating figures and the legacies they left behind.
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This exaggeration may have been because he wore a huge Cossack fur hat, and tall boots which added a foot to his height. Although, if this was accurate, he would have been taller than Robert Wadlow, now cited as the world's tallest man. Machnow died in 1912 due to pneumonia and likely complications of Acromegaly although there are other versions of the story. Some believed he had been poisoned by rivals or envious competitors (Machnow was a rather well known wrestler), but no evidence for this is available. He was the father of four children none of whom reached a height greater than two meters. John Middleton (1578–1623) was an English giant who was born in the village of Hale and is commonly known as the Childe of Hale. Legend tells that he slept with his feet out of the window of his small house. Tales also credit him with great strength. John Middleton was born in the village of Hale, near Liverpool. According to contemporary accounts and his epitaph, Middleton grew to the height of 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) and slept with his feet hanging out the window of his house. Because of his size the landlord and sheriff of Lancashire, Gilbert Ireland, hired him as a bodyguard. When King James I stopped by in 1617 to knight Ireland he heard about Middleton and invited both of them to the court, which they accepted in 1620. Middleton beat the King's champion in wrestling and in doing so broke the man's thumb. He received ￡20, a large amount of money in those times. Unfortunately, jealous of his wealth, Middleton's companions mugged him or swindled him out of his money while he was returning to Hale. John Middleton died impoverished in 1623. He was buried in the cemetery of St Mary's Church in Hale. The epitaph reads, "Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton the Childe of Hale. Nine feet three. Borne 1578 Dyed 1623." There have been numerous local uses and commemorations of Middleton; a pub in Hale, named "The Childe of Hale", bears a copy of the Brasenose College portrait as its sign. Previously situated across the road from the church was a large tree trunk. In 1996 it was carved with representations of John Middleton, Hale Lighthouse and other local symbols. In 2011, due to disease and in the interests of public safety the tree trunk was removed by Halton Borough Council. In April 2013, the wooden sculpture was replaced by a bronze statue 3 m tall by local sculptor, Diane Gorvin. Brasenose College, Oxford, possesses one life-sized portrait, two smaller paintings and two life-sized representations of his hands. Another life-sized portrait can be seen at Speke Hall in Liverpool, a National Trust property. Speke Hall is located near to the village of Hale and incorporates a woodland trail depicting his house, feet, hands and other items.
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＞This exaggeration may have ～ the world's tallest man. Machnow died in 1912 ～ greater than two meters. ⇒この誇張は、彼が巨大な毛皮のコサック帽をかぶり、上げ底のブーツを履いていたためかもしれない。しかし、もしこれが正確であれば、彼は現在世界で最も背の高い男として引用されているロバート・ワズローよりも背が高かったことになる。 マクノウは1912年に肺炎とアクロメガリー（先端巨大症）の合併症で死亡したが、他にも話がある。彼はライバルや羨望する競争相手（マクノウはかなり有名なレスラー）に毒を盛られたと信じる者もいたが、その有効な証拠はない。彼は4人の子供の父親で、そのうちの誰も2メートルを超える身長に達しなかった。 ＞John Middleton (1578–1623) was ～ they accepted in 1620. Middleton beat the King's ～ was returning to Hale. ⇒ジョン・ミドルトン（1578年－1623年）は、ヘイル村で生まれた英国の巨人で、一般的には「ヘイルのチルド」（貴族の子息）として知られている。伝説では、彼は自分の小さな家の窓から足を出して眠ったことが伝えられている。物語伝説はまた、彼を偉大な力持ちと称賛している。ジョン・ミドルトンはリバプール近くのヘイル村で生まれた。現代に伝わる話と碑文によると、ミドルトンは9フィート3インチ（2.82メートル）の高さまで成長し、家の窓から足をぶら下げて眠っていたという。ランカシャーの地主兼保安官ギルバート・アイルランドは、彼の大きさのゆえに彼をボディガードとして雇った。国王ジェームズI世が1617年にアイルランドの騎士団に立ち寄ったとき、彼はミドルトンらのことを聞き及んで、二人を宮廷に招待し、1620年に受け入れた。 ミドルトンは、国王（領内）のチャンピオンとレスリングをし、その人の親指を折って、彼を破った。それで彼は当時の時価で20ポンドを受け取った。不幸にも、ミドルトンの仲間が彼の富に嫉妬して、彼がヘイルに戻っている間に財貨を剥奪または詐取した。 ＞John Middleton died impoverished ～ by Halton Borough Council. ⇒ジョン・ミドルトンは、1623年に貧困で死亡した。彼はヘイルのセントメアリー教会の墓地に埋葬された。碑文には、「ヘイルのチルドことジョン・ミドルトンの巨体ここに眠る。9フィート3インチ。1578年生まれ1623年没」と書いてある。ミドルトンには、地元の慣習や記念日が数多くある。ヘールにある「ヘイルのチルド館」という名前のパブには、その象徴としてブラスノーズ大学の肖像画の写しが架かっている。以前は教会の向かい側に大きな木の幹があった。1996年、その幹にヘール灯台と他の地元の象徴としてジョン・ミドルトンの彫像が刻まれた。2011年に、樹木の病気と公共の安全のために、木の幹はハルトン・ボロー市長（の命）によって除去された。 ＞In April 2013, the wooden ～ hands and other items. ⇒2013年4月、地元の彫刻家ダイアン・ゴーヴィンによって（別の）木材に彫刻された身長3メートルの銅像に置き換えられた。オックスフォードのブラスノーズ大学は、等身大の肖像画、それより小さい2枚の絵画、および2個の等身大の手の彫刻を所蔵する。ナショナルトラスト（国家企業合同）の不動産であるリバプールのスピークホールには、他の実物大の肖像画が見られる。スピークホールはヘイル村の近くにあり、彼の家、足、手などのアイテムを描いた森林遊歩道がある。
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Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ʁibo]; 7 February 1842 – 13 January 1923) was a French politician, four times Prime Minister.Ribot was born in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais. After a brilliant academic career at the University of Paris, where he was lauréat of the faculty of law, he rapidly made his mark at the bar. He was secretary of the conference of advocates and one of the founders of the Sociéte de legislation comparée. During 1875 and 1876 he was successively director of criminal affairs and secretary-general at the ministry of justice. In 1877 he entered politics, playing a conspicuous part on the committee of legal resistance during the Brogue ministry; in the following year he was returned to the chamber as a moderate republican member for Boulogne, in his native département of Pas-de-Calais. His impassioned yet reasoned eloquence gave him an influence which was increased by his articles in the Parlement in which he opposed violent measures against the unauthorized congregations.
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In 1902, after several unsuccessful attempts, he was elected deputy. He declared himself a strong partisan of the union of the Left in what was known as the Bloc, in order to check the reactionary Deputies of the Right. From the beginning of his career in the Chamber of Deputies, Briand was occupied with the question of the separation of church and state. He was appointed reporter of the commission charged with the preparation of the 1905 law on separation, and his masterly report at once marked him out as one of the coming leaders. He succeeded in carrying his project through with but slight modifications, and without dividing the parties upon whose support he relied. He was the principal author of the law of separation, but, not content with preparing it, he wished to apply it as well. The ministry of Maurice Rouvier was allowing disturbances during the taking of inventories of church property, a clause of the law for which Briand was not responsible. Consequently, he accepted the portfolio of Public Instruction and Worship in the Sarrien ministry (1906).
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In 1917 it was the location of fighting during World War I. In early 1917, General John Gellibrand, acting commander of the 2nd Division, advanced as he suspected that the Germans were withdrawing. Gellibrand's advance began well but ended with a disastrous, ill planned and ill executed "unauthorised" attack on Noreuil. On the morning of 2 April 1917, the village was attacked by the 50th and 51st Battalions, with the 49th and 52nd in support. Danish-born Australian Private Jørgen Christian Jensen of the 50th Battalion was awarded the Victoria Cross for the part he played. A Distinguished Service Order (and his first of two) was awarded to then-Major Noel Medway LOUTIT, an original ANZAC, who 'relieved the pressure' during these operations by working his way partly around the enemy flank and inflicting significant effective opposition. He continued in assisting and re-organising the front line under considerable hostile machine gun fire. On 15 April 1917 the Germans launched a major counter-attack against the Australians at Lagnicourt-Marcel. Robert Smith, at his headquarters in a ruined house in Noreuil, about 1500 metres from Lagnicourt, directed the defeat of the German counter-attack. For his efforts in that engagement Smith was awarded a bar to his Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Noreuil is close to Bullecourt, the southern end of the battlefront for the Battle of Arras. Noreuil Park in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, is named in dedication to the men of the 13th battery, 5th field artillery brigade.
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He was too busy with new discoveries and ideas to scout for locations,so he invited his father,Sam,to scour the countryside for a likely spot. For his "Tommy,"Sam found a sleepy little hamlet about 25 miles ( 40 km ) southwest of New York City,a short train ride from the hubbub. At the time,Menlo Park,New Jersey,had only seven houses and a train station,but it was perfect for Edison's purposes. He bought a tract of land,and Sam went to work as superintendent,overseeing the construction of a two-floor wooden building,100 feet (30 m) long by 30 feet (9 m) wide. A handsome picket fence kept out cows and pigs. 以上の英文です。 至急、回答していただけると有難いです。 少し長めの英文ですが、よろしくお願いします。
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動きなどが書いてあるようなのですが、わかる方がいらっしゃりましたら翻訳をお願いします。 His body is mild, inoffensive. But his posture is not graceful, it’s the posture of a quite unassuming man and does not do him justice. He tends to look down cast, the head bowed or huddled slightly When he walks the head is bowed down as if wanting to catch sight of his feet. And at a desk his head is bowed in thought of contemplation.. He looks philosophic, but often a little shabby and disheveled, neglects his appearance. Never immaculate. The manner and movements of someone who doesn't invite company and wants to be anonymous and has no desire to stand out and provoke attention. He seldom looks anyone in the face or directly in the eyes for long. His movements are never bold, but rather creeping and timid. He waits to speak, waits to take his place, like one who thinks he is invisible. He never buts in or acts with self assurance. He has the looks of a man a little broken down by life or by suffering. Broken spirited and will ever after stand in line while more vibrant people come to the front. Modest and humble in his gait.
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お願いします。 Most Egyptians centered their lives around the Nile, but a few explored the countries surrounding Egypt. When Pepi II was nearly nine years old, he wrote to a man who had started his career when he was a young boy just like Pepi II. The man's name was Harkhuf. Harkhuf came from a family of explorers and had traveled with his father before making journeys on his own. Harkhuf led donkey caravans south across the desert to explore inner Africa. The details of Harkhuf's journeys are engraved just to the right of the entrance to his tomb located near the First Cataract of the Nile in Aswan. The long inscription begins high overhead on a chalkboard-sized area of the wall and continues down to waist level. Harkhuf begins his inscription with a little bragging about how he behaved in life. "I was excellent," he says, and goes on to tell of how his family loved and praised him. He writes about returning with 300 donkeys loaded with gifts for the Pharaoh. How would you like someone bringing you 300 donkeys loaded down with gifts, O Great One? Clearly, Harkhuf is proud of a letter written to him by the boy-king Pepi II. The letter would have turned to dust long ago if Harkhuf hadn't been so honored by it that he carved it in stone. The letter from Pepi II is addressed to Harkhuf, calling him the chief of the desert rangers, the caravan conductor, and is dated:"Royal seal, year 2, third month of the first season, day 15." This shows us that Pepi II wrote to Harkhuf toward the end of the flood season in the second year of his reign, about 2276 BCE. The letter has tones of the royal-ness Pepi II must have been developing even at his young age, but it also shows that when you're only eight years old, it's hard to escape being a kid―even if you are a supreme ruler.
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He counted how long he could hold his breath. Each day he improved his time. Even back at home he timed himself by the clock, and was proud to find he could hold his breath for two minutes. The authority of the clock brought close the adventure that was so important to him. The day after tomorrow, his mother reminded him casually one morning, they must go home. He swam straight out to the rock and looked down into the water. This was the moment when he would try. If he did not do it now, he never would. He filled his lungs, started to count, and dived to the bottom. He was soon inside the dark, narrow hole. The water pushed him up against the roof. The roof was sharp and hurt his back. He pulled himself along with his hands — fast, fast. His head knocked against something; a sharp pain dizzied him. He counted: one hundred… one hundred and fifteen. The hole had widened! He gave himself a kick forward and swam as fast as he could. He lost track of time and said one hundred and fifteen to himself again. Then he saw light. Victory filled him. His hands, reaching forward, met nothing; and his feet propelled him out into the open sea. He floated to the surface, pulled himself up onto the rock and lay face down, catching his breath. After a time he felt better and sat up. Then he swam to shore and climbed slowly up the path to the house. His mother came to meet him, smiling. “Have a nice time?” she asked. “Oh, yes, thank you,” he said. “How did you cut your head?” “Oh, I just cut it.” They sat down to lunch together. “Mom,” he said, “I can hold my breath for two minutes — three minutes.” “Can you, darling?” she said. “Well, you shouldn’t overdo it. You look a bit pale. I don’t think you ought to swim any more today.” She was ready for a battle of wills, but he gave in at once. It was no longer of the least importance to go to the bay.
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