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Booth heads next door to Peter Taltavul's Star Saloon.
布思走向另一扇門 走進了彼得·塔爾塔威爾的星星酒吧
Whether or not Francis Burke,the man who drove the Lincoln carriage,
弗蘭西斯·布爾克 林肯總統的車夫
and John Parker,the man detailed to protect the president,
以及約翰·帕克 這位本應保護總統的侍衛
are drinking at the Star Saloon when Booth enters will never be known with any certainty.
在布思進入星星酒吧的時候是否在喝酒 就不得而知了
Mr. Taltavul.But the urge, somehow, to be a part of, or a witness to,
塔爾塔威爾先生 然而 那種參與或目睹
the killing of Abraham Lincoln will prompt many to make claims that are impossible to substantiate.
亞伯拉罕·林肯遇刺的經歷讓很多人 都作出了無法被證實的證言
The remark allegedly overheard during intermission
據樂隊指揮威廉·威瑟斯稱他在中場休息時
by orchestra conductor William Withers is a prime example.
所聽到的談話就是一個很典型的例子
You're a fine tragedian, John.But... you'll never be as great as your father.
你是一個很出色的悲劇演員 約翰 但是 你永遠都比不上你的父親
When I leave the stage for good,I'll be the most talked about man in America.
當我有一天永遠離開舞臺的時候 我將是全美國談論的焦點
In the aftermath of the assassination,of the many witnesses who claimed to know Booth,
刺殺成功后 很多人聲稱認識布思
or to see him on the evening of April 14th, 1865,
或是在1865年4月14日晚上見過他
Booth's friend and fellow actor, John Matthews, later said:"Those who were the wisest knew the least."
布思的朋友 搭檔演員約翰·馬修斯后來說 "緘默不語的人才是最明智的"
