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From the moment of his death,
从他离世的那刻开始
the real Abraham Lincoln has been obscured behind the almost religious cult that still surrounds him.
那个真正的亚伯拉罕·林肯就被隐匿在 到如今也依然把他团团包围的 像是某种宗教崇拜的狂热背后
The tragic nature of that death and its timing at the very end of America's Civil War created a myth
这场死亡的悲惨性质 和起发生在美国南北战争结束的最后时刻 所创造的传奇
which has placed Lincoln outside of history and almost beyond rational debate.
让林肯可以超然与历史 远离所有合理的质疑
You have to remember he dies right at this perfect moment.
你不得不记住他是在一个绝妙的时刻离开人世
He's assassinated a few days after the surrender of Lee's army,
他的背刺一案发生在李将军投降的仅仅几天之后
after this horrifying bloodletting
在这场惨绝人寰的流血惨剧之后
from which now the Republic that is nearly destroyed can now survive.
让几乎完全要退出历史舞台的共和党又重新焕发生机
I mean, you couldn't write a better script in some ways for the epic inside of us.
我觉得 在我们名族的史诗中 几乎难以再编出比这更好的剧本了
Today, that epic story of Lincoln's life and death
如今 关于林肯生平传奇和离世的史诗故事
stands at the heart of American culture.His image is everywhere.
屹立于美国文化的中心 到处都是他的形象
It's on the five dollar bill,it's on the coins that you carry in your pocket, there's billboards.
在五美元面值的纸币上 在你兜里的硬币上 还有那些广告牌
My 18-month-old daughter has a little stuffed Abraham Lincoln
我18个月大的女儿都有一些亚伯拉罕·林肯模样的玩偶
and she could say "Dadda" and "Momma" and not too much later she could say "Abe Lincoln".
而且当她学会叫 大大 和麻麻 后不久 她就学会了说亚伯·林肯
