The Lost Continent 遗失的大陆-16

Published in the 1930s, the novels of Edmund Kiss told the story of how in the long forgotten past, an ice moon from deep space had collided with the earth, bringing with it the seed of Aryan man. Naturally superior to the ape man of the earth, this Aryan race had established the world’s first civilization on islands in the Atlantic Ocean- Atlantis. Most incredible of all, Kiss’s novels were not meant to be purely¹ fantasy. They were based on ideas which many Germans actually believed to be fact.
Edmund Kiss published a series of novels, at least 4 that I know of- the Glassy Sea, the Spring in Atlantis, the Last Queen of Atlantis, and then there is a sort of Diaspora novel that talks about the eventual² migration³ to South America. And this seemed to be quite popular, certainly Hitler was a big fan, and Hitler believed that they were true to life, if fictionalized, representation of what actually happened.
Kiss’s Atlantean city closely resembled Plato’s. But in the place of a fantastic temple in the center of the city, Kith put a vast war office, echoing plans for the Nazi’s rebuilding of Berlin. From here the purest and most noble Atlantean leaders ruled an empire that spanned from the first cities of South America to the classical civilization of Greece. As Kiss wrote: only time will tell where the limits of our power lie, we must build a community that will demonstrate to all the visible signs of our Nordic blood- The whiteness of our skin, the blueness of our eyes, our freedom of spirit uncorrupted by the base superstitions⁴ of religion.
Yet , just as an ice moon from deep space had brought the Atlanteans to earth, so many ages later, another would bring about their doom⁵, colliding with the earth and destroying their continent. Kiss tells us that Atlanteans returned to the arctic north seeking safety in the ice and snow, which had once given birth to them. Far away from inferior races that might tarnish⁶ their noble bloodlines, the Aryans of Atlantis rejuvenate⁷d, purified by the icy environment of the North and here they were reborn as the Germans awaiting the day when a leader would emerge to resurrect the Aryan empire of Atlantis once more.

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Diaspora: n. 向国外散居, (一个国家或民族)散居在外的人
Nordic: n. 日耳曼民族。adj.日耳曼民族的
base: adj. 卑鄙的， 低级的
tarnish: v. 使失去光泽，损坏，玷污
bloodline: n.血统
rejuvenate: v. 复苏，复原
resurrect: v. 复兴

1 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

2 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

3 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

4 superstitions   

迷信，迷信行为( superstition的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Old superstitions seem incredible to educated people. 旧的迷信对于受过教育的人来说是不可思议的。
• Do away with all fetishes and superstitions. 破除一切盲目崇拜和迷信。

5 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

6 tarnish   

n.晦暗，污点；vt.使失去光泽；玷污

参考例句：

• The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister.这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。
• Stainless steel products won't tarnish.不锈钢产品不会失去光泽。

7 rejuvenate   

v.(使)返老还童；(使)恢复活力

参考例句：

• The mountain air will rejuvenate you.山里的空气会使你恢复活力。
• Exercise is perhaps the most effective way to rejuvenate your skin.锻炼可能是使皮肤恢复活力的最好手段。

8 rejuvenated   

更生的

参考例句：

• He was rejuvenated by new hope. 新的希望又使他充满了活力。
• She looked rejuvenated after plastic surgery. 她做完整形手术后显得年轻了。