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Along Germany's Coast, A Nazi¹ Resort Becomes An Upscale Destination 

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Adolf Hitler loved architecture. He spent lavishly³ on towering structures and facades⁴ reminiscent of Imperial Rome. His legacy⁵ is something German officials have tried hard to erase⁶ by tearing down or repurposing the many buildings he inspired. Still, recently, the German government approved a plan to revive, in a sense, the biggest Nazi-era relic⁷ on the Baltic coast. As NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, reports, it's raising eyebrows⁸.

SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, BYLINE⁹: Hitler's resort for working-class Germans was grandiose¹⁰, even by Nazi standards, with concrete dormitories looming¹¹ side by side for 3 miles over sandy, white beach. The cornerstone for the Kraft Durch Freude, or Strength Through Joy project here on the island of Ruegen, was laid 80 years ago by Nazi politicians Robert Ley. That moment was featured in a retrospective by German public broadcaster WDR.

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ROBERT LEY: (Speaking German).

NELSON: Ley called the project a monument to the German people and predicted it would last a thousand years. But the seaside resort that was to house and indoctrinate 20,000 vacationers at a time never opened. It ended up an abandoned ruin, mired¹² in a modern German debate about what to do with Nazi relics¹³. Ulrich Busch is one of the developers who helped settle the argument a while back.

ULRICH BUSCH: Everybody was thinking, what's going on with this big complex? It was a huge, ugly and fallen-down angel on the seaside. And a lot of people were saying, hey, we have to tear it down, yeah? But a lot of people were also saying it is a historical site, and we have to protect it.

NELSON: Busch said he and other developers decided¹⁴ to do a little bit of both. They persuaded federal and local officials to let them build upscale condominiums and a luxury hotel within the existing foundations, but with controversial changes to the exteriors¹⁵, like adding balconies and rooftop terraces. Busch says, even in its unfinished state, the hotel boasted an 89-percent occupancy rate this past summer. Busch says Germans' curiosity about the site's Nazi past and a terrorism-inspired desire to vacation at home helped the new resort's appeal.

BUSCH: I think this is the best answer for the old and ugly and the horrible thinking and spirit of the Nazi time.

NELSON: Yvett Sadewasser agrees. She and her family were among the first to buy a condominium here.

YVETT SADEWASSER: (Speaking German).

NELSON: She says their modern, two-story home inside this historic pariah¹⁶ appealed not only to them, but to their 8-year-old twins, who love living near the beach.

(Speaking German).

ALEXANDER: (Speaking German).

NELSON: I ask her son, Alexander, do you know who built this? And he says yes and that he's very interested in the building's history. I urge him to tell me the name of the person who built it, and he hesitates. His dad asks him again.

ALEXANDER: Adolf Hitler.

NELSON: Alexander whispers, Adolf Hitler, and quickly puts his hand in front of his mouth, as if he's said a dirty word.

ALEXANDER: (Speaking German).

NELSON: He explains he was a bad man. The boy's twin, Josefina, adds, that's why we don't like to say his name. It's an awareness¹⁷ of Germany's grim past some historians NPR interviewed say will be lost in the conversion¹⁸ to an upscale resort, especially since the museum about the site's Nazi history is to be moved to a smaller location at the far end of the complex.

JAN SEIDLER: (Speaking German).

NELSON: Museum guide Jan Seidler says most locals can't afford the new condominium resort, where units can cost as much as $700 per square foot. Seidler adds he would have preferred if the German government had built a university here at the former Nazi site. He says, unlike tourism, it would provide jobs all year round. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR News, Prora.

1 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

2 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

3 lavishly   

adv.慷慨地，大方地

参考例句：

• His house was lavishly adorned.他的屋子装饰得很华丽。
• The book is lavishly illustrated in full colour.这本书里有大量全彩插图。

4 facades   

n.（房屋的）正面( facade的名词复数 )；假象，外观

参考例句：

• Terraces of asphalt are placed by the building's south and west facades. 沥青露台位于建筑的南面和西面。 来自互联网
• Preserving historic buildings or keeping only their facades (or fronts) grew common. 保存历史建筑或是保持它们普通的正面增长。 来自互联网

5 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

6 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

7 relic   

n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物

参考例句：

• This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。
• He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。

8 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

9 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

10 grandiose   

adj.宏伟的，宏大的，堂皇的，铺张的

参考例句：

• His grandiose manner impressed those who met him for the first time.他那种夸大的举止给第一次遇见他的人留下了深刻的印象。
• As the fog vanished,a grandiose landscape unfolded before the tourists.雾气散去之后，一幅壮丽的景观展现在游客面前。

11 looming   

n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望

12 mired   

abbr.microreciprocal degree 迈尔德（色温单位）v.深陷( mire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
• The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

14 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

15 exteriors   

n.外面( exterior的名词复数 )；外貌；户外景色图

参考例句：

• You mustn't judge people by their exteriors. 你不能以貌取人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some artists only paint exteriors. 有些艺术家只画户外景色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 pariah   

n.被社会抛弃者

参考例句：

• Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village.不一会儿，汤姆碰上了村里的少年弃儿。
• His landlady had treated him like a dangerous criminal,a pariah.房东太太对待他就像对待危险的罪犯、对待社会弃儿一样。

17 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

18 conversion   

n.转化，转换，转变

参考例句：

• He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
• Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。