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2. Lies, lies, and more lies
第二，謊言，謊言和更多的謊言
The Soviet Union collapsed in part because its lies became so unbelievable that even the Soviet people couldn't buy into them.
蘇聯(lián)的解體部分是由于它的謊言已經(jīng)完全讓人無法相信，即便是蘇維埃人民也不買賬了
The nation which fought so heroically in the Great Patriotic War resented the lies told them about the war in Afghanistan.
在蘇聯(lián)衛(wèi)國戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中英勇奮戰(zhàn)的這個(gè)國度非常憎恨關(guān)于阿富汗戰(zhàn)況的謊言
Unlike the lies which the Soviet Union told its people about the Americans, the Chinese, and the rest of the world,
不同于蘇聯(lián)政府對(duì)人民撒下的關(guān)于美國人，中國人，和世界其它國家的謊言
the lies about Afghanistan could be independently exposed.
關(guān)于阿富汗的謊言可以被單獨(dú)揭穿
They could be exposed by the stories of soldiers who came back from the war,
從前線回來的戰(zhàn)士就可以揭穿這些謊言
they could be exposed by the families of soldiers who did not come home from the war.
那些沒有等來戰(zhàn)士回家的家庭也可以揭穿這些謊言
Gorbachev's ham-handed attempt to contain the damage at Chernobyl also showed him at his absolute Soviet worst.
戈?duì)柊蛦谭虮渴直磕_地企圖掩蓋切諾貝利和泄漏事故的損失也表明他絕對(duì)糟糕至極
He turned out to be no better than his predecessors at admitting his own mistake.
事實(shí)上他比起那些前任來說，在承認(rèn)自己錯(cuò)誤方面毫無長進(jìn)
When presented with proof that he had screwed up, Gorbachev just lied and made up something else.
當(dāng)他企圖掩蓋的證據(jù)擺到他面前的時(shí)候戈?duì)柊蛦谭蛑皇侨隽酥e，又編了些新東西出來
And this too caught up with him.
這也對(duì)他產(chǎn)生了不利影響
3. A prophet has no honor in his home town
第三，先知在自己的故鄉(xiāng)毫無名聲
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is admired and adored in the West as the man who oversaw the destruction of the Soviet Union.
米哈伊爾·謝爾蓋耶維奇·戈?duì)柊蛦谭蛟谖鞣绞苋顺缇春拖矏郏驗(yàn)樗娮C了蘇聯(lián)的毀滅
He is far less admired by his fellow Russians.
但在本國，卻少有俄國人喜愛他，
One of my guides in Russia, an educated and well mannered woman with no illusions about the Soviet Union
我在俄國的一個(gè)向?qū)В且粋€(gè)受過教育的舉止良好的女性，對(duì)于蘇聯(lián)沒有任何幻想
once gave me a lengthy impromptu lecture on how Gorbachev was the biggest idiot in all history. Say what you think.
她曾經(jīng)長篇大論地給我講過戈?duì)柊蛦谭驗(yàn)槭裁凑f是歷史上最傻的傻瓜
