欧美文化博览 希特勒的黑暗魅力—暗黑君王希特勒(11)

The vote was held on 10th April 1938 and both Austrians and Germans were asked if they agreed with the unification of the two countries and with Adolf Hitler.

投票定在1938年4月10日，奥地利人和德国人都被问及是否赞成两国统一以及支持希特勒包括数十万奥地利人。

Several hundred thousand Austrians,mostly Jews and the Nazis'political opponents,were denied the right to vote.

大部分犹太人以及纳粹政治对手被否决投票权投票纸上。

And for those who did vote, there was a hint on the ballot¹ paper of what their choice should be,with the space for "Yes" much bigger than the space for "No".

对民众的选择有点暗示，填"支持"的空框比"不支持"的要大得多。

More than 99% of Austrians voted for Hitler.

超99%的奥地利人投票支持希特勒。

Hitler emerged from his Austrian adventure stronger than he had ever been.

成功侵占奥地利令希特勒的野心比以往更强烈。

And now he wanted to take over Czechoslovakia.

现在他意图侵占捷克斯洛伐克。

General Ludwig Beck wrote a warning memo² and read it in May 1938 to the head of the army.

碧路维将军写一份警告书在1938年5月向军队首领宣读。

1 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

2 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？