常春藤生活英语【37】History's Secret 历史奇案

Sixty years ago, a shiny metal object fell from the sky in New Mexico and changed the city of Roswell forever. This once peaceful area is now a must-see tourist destination for all UFO lovers. This month, National Geographic¹ Channel looks at Roswell and other great mysteries on History's Secret.

Adolf Hitler caused millions of deaths and led an army that destroyed Europe. As the war was ending in 1945, Hitler and his bride killed themselves. Is that true? Some people believe that he faked his own death and ran off to Argentina. If so, did Hitler create a new army that wants to take over Europe again?

The Boston Strangler was the first serial³ killer⁴ in American history. Albert Desalvo admitted to the murders. He knew many details that only the murderer could have known. However, there was one huge problem. There was no evidence to prove Desalvo did it. Actually, the investigation⁵ showed that Desalvo was probably innocent. Find out more on National Geographic Channel's History's Secret.

六十年前，一个闪亮的金属物品从天而降，掉在新墨西哥州，也永远改变了罗斯威尔市。这个一度宁静的地区现在成了所有幽浮爱好者必访的观光胜地。本月份，国家地理频道《历史奇案》，将一探罗斯威尔及其它重大的神秘事件。

阿道夫?希特勒使数百万人丧命，更带领军队摧毁欧洲。1945年战事结束之际，希特勒和他的新娘双双自尽。事情是否为真？有些人认为他假死，并逃到了阿根廷。倘若如此，希特勒是否建立起一支新的军队，企图再次占领欧洲？

波士顿杀人魔是美国历史上第一位连续杀人狂。埃布尔?迪沙佛承认他犯下谋杀罪。他知道许多只有凶手才可能知道的细节。不过却有一个大问题。并没有证据证明人是迪沙佛杀的。事实上，调查显示迪沙佛很可能是清白的。请观赏国家地理频道《历史奇案》，以了解更多故事。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.shiny　a. 闪亮的
Craig bought a pair of shiny black shoes.
克雷格买了一双闪亮的黑鞋。

2.fake²　vt. 捏造，伪造
Ian faked being sick so he could skip school.
伊恩藉由装病来逃学。

3.evidence　n. 证据，证明
There is no evidence that Frank is the killer.
没有证据显示法兰克就是凶手。

4.innocent　a. 无罪的；无辜的
I believe that Randy is innocent of the crime.
我相信兰迪并没有犯下罪行。

Phrases for Learning

1.run off to...　　逃至……
Teddy ran off to his friend's house when his mom got angry.
泰迪的妈妈火冒三丈时，他便逃到朋友家。

2.admit to + 名词∕动名词　　承认……（犯了错）
John admitted to cheating in the exam.
约翰承认考试作弊。

参考字词

1.UFO　n. 幽浮；不明飞行物（unidentified flying object 的缩写）

2.mystery　n. 谜团，神秘的事物

3.strangler　n. 绞人凶手

4.serial killer　n. 连续杀人犯

5.murder　n. 谋杀；谋杀罪
murderer　n. 谋杀犯

6.investigation　n. 调查

Grammar Check

There was no evidence to prove...
（并没有证据证明……）

evidence 表『证据』，为毛发、凶刀、枪枝、指纹等的总称。在英文文法中，像 evidence 一样，为某些物品统称的名词，就叫『集合名词』。集合名词不可数，因此无复数形。

例：
The police have found many evidences against him. (×)
→The police have found a lot of evidence against him. (○)
（警方发现许多对他不利的证据。）

Enjoy Box

希特勒生死之谜

根据历史记载，当苏联军队攻入柏林时，希特勒和情妇爱娃?布朗（Eva Braun）在柏林总理府地堡中秘密结了婚。1945年4月30日下午，希特勒与新婚妻子在该座地堡中相继自杀，随后几位纳粹将军就焚烧了他们的尸体。这项说法也由一名地堡卫兵于二次大战后接受审问时证实。

然而根据一份美军解密文件显示，希特勒于地堡自杀是苏联红军的对外说法。后来成了美国总统的艾森豪威尔将军（Dwight D. Eisenhower）也对希特勒之死抱怀疑态度，还曾派遣大批士兵前往他可能藏匿的地区进行大规模搜索，可惜并无所获。其实连斯大林（Joseph Stalin）本人都不相信希特勒已经死亡。在1945年的波茨坦会议（Potsdam Conference）上，当时的美国总统杜鲁门（Harry S. Truman）询问斯大林是否相信希特勒已死的说法，斯大林生硬地回答﹕『不，没有人知道。』美国前国务卿詹姆斯?拜恩斯（James F. Byrnes）也曾回忆说﹕『在波茨坦会议期间，斯大林端着一杯酒离开座位，非常友好地与我干杯，我问他﹕「斯大林元帅，你对希特勒之死有什么看法？」斯大林回答说﹕「他没死，他逃到了西班牙或阿根廷。」』

1 geographic   

adj.地理学的，地理的

参考例句：

• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

2 fake   

vt.伪造，造假，假装；n.假货，赝品

参考例句：

• He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
• You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。

3 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。