欧美文化博览 希特勒的黑暗魅力—崛起的魅力(15)

Back in 1924,Hitler received the minimum sentence possible for his part in the Putsch from a sympathetic judge and was sent to Landsberg Prison.

1924年一位同情纳粹的法官对参与暴动希特勒从轻发落于是他被送往兰德斯堡监狱。

Here, he wrote a book-Mein Kampf, or my struggle.

狱中他撰写了《我的奋斗》一书。

In it, he tried to demonstrate that he possessed¹ the next important element needed by a charismatic leader-a vision of how the world is and how it ought to be.

企图在书中展示自己拥有卓越领导人应具备的重要元素对世界现状和未来格局的远见卓识。

A brutal² vision.

一个残酷的远见卓识。

He who wants to live, should fight,'and he who does not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle, does not deserve to live.

要生存就要斗争,在这无休止斗争的世界里,不愿斗争的人,不配活着。

Hitler believed that the fact that we are animals is the most important thing about us,and that so-called Aryan Germans were superior animals.

希特勒相信人类的兽性是最重要的特性，所谓的雅利安人是更为优等的人种。

Hitler's vision from Mein Kampf was later expressed in this propaganda film of the 1930s,made after the Nazis³ came to power.

20世纪30年代,纳粹上台后希特勒在政治宣传片中再次表达《我的奋斗》中的观点 人类打破了自然选择的规律。

Once in power, Hitler introduced compulsory⁴ sterilisation for selected disabled Germans.

他一上任,便对特定残障的德国人进行强制绝育。

Later, he would authorise the killing⁵ of tens of thousands of them.

之后他下令杀害这数万残障人士。

1 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

2 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

3 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》

4 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。