欧美文化博览 希特勒的黑暗魅力—崛起的魅力(9)

Captain Karl Mayr knew Hitler in May 1919.

1919年5月，卡迈尔上尉结识了希特勒。

This time, Hitler was ready to throw in his lot with anyone who would show him kindness.

此时人生正陷入低谷的希特勒会效忠任何善待他的人。

When I first met him, he was like a tired, stray¹ dog looking for a master.

初次同他见面时，他就像条疲惫不堪的流浪狗，正等待主人的领养。

But Mayr detected in Hitler qualities he could use.

但迈尔察觉到希特勒有可以利用的特质。

He decided² to train Hitler as a propaganda³ agent.

因此他下定决心将希特勒培训成宣传员，

Who's that?

请问你找谁？

Hitler was sent on a short course here at the University of Munich and then started giving right-wing speeches to his fellow soldiers, warning of the dangers of Communism.

希特勒被送往慕尼黑大学进行短期培训，之后开始在战友中进行演讲，宣扬他所不认同主义的危险性。

It's only at this point that Hitler's thinking seems to crystallize.

直到此时，希特勒的思想才开始明确。

How many of these ideas were already latent⁴ within him is still a matter of debate, but what's certain is that in the summer of 1919, he becomes sure of his beliefs.

有多少想法一直潜藏在他心中尚存疑义，但可以肯定的是，1919年夏天，他开始坚定自己的信仰。

In a letter he wrote in September 1919, Hitler called for the removal of the Jews from Germany and a Government of National Strength.

同年9月，希特勒在心中提到，要将犹太人彻底从德国铲除，并建立具有民族凝聚力的政府。

Now, at the age of 30, Hitler had found his mission in life.

现在，已经而立之年的希特勒确定了自己的人生使命。

And this mission was the first part of his charismatic appeal.

这使他逐渐具有领袖魅力。

Hitler joined the German Workers' Party, one of a huge number of far-right groups in Munich at the time, and started speaking at meetings in beer halls.

希特勒加入德国工党，这里聚集了慕尼黑大批极端右翼分子，他开始在啤酒馆的集会上发表演讲。

1 stray   

n.走失的家畜，浪子；adj.迷途的，偶然的；vi.迷路，彷徨

参考例句：

• We couldn't identify the stray child.我们不能辨认出这个迷途孩子的身份。
• Please don't stray from the subject.请不要离开本题。

2 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。

3 propaganda   

n.宣传，宣传机构

参考例句：

• A lot of propaganda has painted him as bad.大量宣传把他说得很坏。
• Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.艺术可以用作为宣传的媒介。

4 latent   

adj.潜伏的，潜在的；n.隐约的指印，指纹

参考例句：

• You have latent force to develop in your studies.你在学习上还有潜力可挖。
• Without training,his musical talent remained latent.由于未经训练，他的音乐天赋未被发掘出来。