欧美文化博览 希特勒的黑暗魅力—崛起的魅力(11)

Hans Frank, who would go on to become a leading Nazi¹, first heard Hitler speak in 1920.

汉斯弗兰克于1920年首次听到他的演讲后成为纳粹头目。

Everything came from the heart and he struck a chord with all of us.

一切都发自肺腑，他和我们产生了共鸣。

He uttered what was in the consciousness of all those present.

他说出了在场人士的心声。

This is a key insight into charisma².

这是领袖魅力的关键。

Because charisma does not exist on its own in anyone.

因为它不会单独存在于某人身上。

It exists only in an interaction between an individual and an audience.

它只存在于个人与观众的互动之中。

An individual like Hitler who was telling the audience what they wanted to hear.

比如希特勒，他所讲的正是观众想听到的。

Many of them longed for a charismatic leader to lead them out of misery³.

民众渴望出现一位富有领袖气质的人带领他们走出阴霾。

German history was rich in stories of such heroes.

德国历史上这样的英雄人物历来屡见不鲜。

Here, amongst the mountains around Hitler's house, the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa was, according to legend, sleeping, waiting to awaken⁴ and fight his final battles.

据传说腓特烈大帝就沉睡在希特勒住所所在的山谷中，等待着被唤醒，与敌人决一死战。

And one of the most popular tourist attractions of the time was this monument, completed in 1875, to Hermann, a tribal⁵ leader who had led the Germans to victory over the Romans nearly 2,000 years before.

这座于1876年完工的纪念碑是当时最受欢迎的旅游景点之一，是为了纪念2000年前带领德国人战胜罗马的部落首领赫尔曼。

This later engraving⁶ claims a direct link between Hitler and Hermann.

不久人们就将希特勒与赫尔曼联系起来。

Both portrayed⁷ as German heroes.

两人都被描述成德国英雄人物。

And Hermann was so important to the Nazis⁸ that Heinrich Himmler took over Wewelsburg Castle nearby in the 1930s, intending this place to be a centre of SS power.

鉴于赫尔曼对纳粹的重要性，希姆莱在30年代霸占了韦维尔斯城堡意图将这里变成党卫军的权力中心。

1 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

2 charisma   

n.(大众爱戴的)领袖气质，魅力

参考例句：

• He has enormous charisma. He is a giant of a man.他有超凡的个人魅力，是个伟人。
• I don't have the charisma to pull a crowd this size.我没有那么大的魅力，能吸引这么多人。

3 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

4 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

5 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

6 engraving   

n.版画；雕刻（作品）；雕刻艺术；镌版术v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的现在分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）

参考例句：

• He collected an old engraving of London Bridge. 他收藏了一张古老的伦敦桥版画。 来自辞典例句
• Some writing has the precision of a steel engraving. 有的字体严谨如同钢刻。 来自辞典例句

7 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 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》