欧美文化博览 希特勒的黑暗魅力—崛起的魅力(13)

On 9th November, the Nazis¹ marched through these streets,but were stopped by the police.

11月9日,纳粹分子上街游行，但遭警方制止。

Here, at the corner of the Feldherrnhalle.

在统帅堂的转角处。

Shots were exchanged.

双方开枪驳火。

Four police and 16 Nazis were killed that day.

4名警察和16名纳粹分子冲突中死亡。

The uprising, or Putsch,had been an incompetent² and violent attempt to overthrow³ a democratic state.

这次暴动本是试图推翻一个民主国家的不自量力行为。

But Hitler managed to turn it into a heroic myth.

但希特勒却成功将此变成英雄神话。

This annual re-enactment of the march,filmed after the Nazis came to power,shows just how Hitler tried to create that myth.

这段纪念暴动而游行的影片是纳粹执政后拍摄的揭示希特勒如何使其变成神话。

Each of the Nazis killed in the Putsch was turned into a martyr⁴.

暴动中丧生的纳粹分子被描绘成烈士。

Their flag became a sacred relic⁵.

他们的旗帜成为神圣符号。

Where they were shot became a hallowed site.

他们被击毙的地点成为神圣之地。

Those in attendance were blessed.

所有参与者都得到保佑。

Hitler wanted to show how his devoted⁶ disciples⁷ had died for a great cause,a cause symbolised by their single, heroic leader.

希特勒想要表现他虔诚的信徒们是为伟业而献身，这项事业全由唯一的英雄领袖打造。

1 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。

3 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

4 martyr   

n.烈士，殉难者；vt.杀害，折磨，牺牲

参考例句：

• The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
• The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。

5 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。

6 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

7 disciples   

n.信徒( disciple的名词复数 )；门徒；耶稣的信徒；（尤指）耶稣十二门徒之一

参考例句：

• Judas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. 犹大是耶稣十二门徒之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "The names of the first two disciples were --" “最初的两个门徒的名字是——” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险