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The biggest lies we were taught in school
我們所熟悉的謊言
The 13 Colonies
13塊殖民地
The American flag has thirteen stripes to represent the original 13 colonies of the United States but in all actuality, there were only 12 colonies. This is because Delaware was never a separate colony but in fact, he remained part of Pennsylvania owned by William Penn up until the Revolutionary War.
美國國旗上的13條橫線代表了建國之初的13塊殖民地，但事實上只有12塊。那是因特拉華州從未以獨立殖民地而出現，它屬于賓夕法尼亞的一部分，在獨立戰爭之前，這塊殖民地原屬威廉·佩恩。
Abraham Lincoln Opposed Slavery
亞伯拉罕·林肯反對奴隸制
Lincoln was ambiguous about his views on slavery and wanted to take action that would strengthen the Union in a time of national strife and separatism. In fact, Lincoln has stated "If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves; I would do it and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone; I would also do that. What I would do about slavery and the colored race I do because I believe it helps save the Union.
就奴隸制問題，林肯的態度不一，當時的美國內戰不斷，分崩離析，他希望為拯救聯邦作出努力。事實上，林肯曾說過這樣一句話。如果通過解放黑奴能夠保住聯邦，那我會這么做，如果不這樣做也能夠拯救聯邦，那我就不這么做。我之所以要解放黑奴是因為可以保護聯邦。
Van Gogh's Ear
梵高的耳朵
After reviewing historical records and letters, Hans Kaufmann believes that Van Gogh did not cut off his own ear, but rather lost it in a fight. Allegedly, Van Gogh threw a wine glass at Gauguin and he promptly unsheathed his sword and made quick word of Van Gogh's ear. It's believed they both made up the story of Van Gogh slicing himself up to save Gauguin from jail time.
通過查閱歷史文獻和信件，歷史學家漢斯·考夫曼認為，梵高并沒有切掉自己的耳朵，而是在一次打斗中失去了耳朵。據稱梵高向高更潑灑紅酒，劍即出鞘，耳朵瞬間掉落。據人們所知，為了讓高更躲避牢獄之災，兩人均編造了梵高自殘謊言。
Human Evolution
人類進化
In a scientific theory where the strong survived and and the week are eliminated. If human had evolved directly from ancient ape species, they there would no longer be any apes left as humans would have won the survival lottery. There are still apes which lends to the theory that all great apes share a common ancestor, but at some point in time, the ancestors evolved in separate directions from one another.
優勝劣汰是科學理論。如果人類真是從古猿人直接進化而來，那地球上的猿物種將從此滅絕，因為勝出者一定是人類。還有理論證明，所有人猿都來自同一祖先，但就在歷史的某個節點，祖先的進化方向發生了改變。
Thanksgiving
感恩節
The tale of pilgrims and native Americans sharing a life-saving feast during a harsh autumn is, of course, a heart warming one. But the only thing that was actually shared between the pilgrims and natives was the plague, which effectively killed off 96 percent of the native population. It is believed that the pilgrims were aware of the effects of their deadly disease utilize this knowledge so that they can swoop in and steal the natives crops and land.
那年的秋天苦不堪言，英國移民與印第安人一同享用盛宴，故事的確暖人心。但雙方真正“享用”的卻是瘟疫，96%的印第安民族消亡。據人們所知，英國移民認識到了瘟疫的災難性，并利用它趁虛而入，搶奪玉米地，占領土地。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
