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1 Text难句
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2 Translation
Part 1: Text难句
1. Less well-known, however, was the fact that the “Aryan” girl it claimed to show was actually Jewish. (Para. 3)
But few people were aware that the girl that was claimed to be “Aryan” was, in fact, Jewish.
但不太为人所知的是，这张照片要展示的所谓“雅利安”女童其实是个犹太人。
2. As remarkable as that revelation is, more remarkable is the story that accompanies it. (Para. 4)
Although that revelation is remarkable, more remarkable is the story that accompanies it. The structure “As + adj./adv. + as …” is normally used in American English. In British English，the commonly used form is “adj./adv. + as …”. e.g. Tired as I was, I went on working.
虽说这一披露非同寻常，但更为惊人的是整个事件的来龙去脉。
3. It was the time of surging anti-Semitism in Berlin. (Para. 5)
Anti-Semitism spread quickly in Berlin at that time.
当时正值柏林反犹太运动高涨之时。
4. have her picture taken (Para. 6)
have sth. done 此处表示“安排他人（尤指理发师、修理师等专业人员）做某事”。
e.g. I’m having my car repaired, so I took a taxi home.
我的车在修，所以我打的回家。
5. Just give me some money, and I’ll get you the magazine. (Para. 10)
The sentence means “If you just give me some money, I’ll get you the magazine.”
你给我点钱，我可以去把杂志给你买来。
Just listen to him (i.e. and you will see how clever, funny, stupid, unusual, etc. he is)!
你就听听他（你就会明白他多聪明/有趣/傻/与众不同）！
6. Money changed hands. (Para. 11)
It means that one person passed or paid money to another person, so the money changed from one person’s hands to another’s.
钱给了。
7. So were 10 other outstanding photographers in Germany. (Para. 14)
Ten other outstanding photographers in Germany were also asked to submit their pictures for the contest.
德国还有10位杰出摄影师也被要求参加。
8. I wanted to allow myself the pleasure of this joke. (Para. 16)
I hoped to have a lot of fun making this joke.
我就是想开个玩笑找个乐。
9. Family stories are always prone to exaggeration. (Para. 17)
Family stories are very likely a mixture of truth and imagination.
家族故事常有夸大其词之虞。
10. The parents were equally shocked and “amazed at the irony of it all.” (Para. 18)
The parents were horrified, but at the same time marveled at the irony in the incident.
孩子的父母既震惊又“觉得这一切极具讽刺意味”。
