鞍山雅思|奥斯维辛集中营发现历史遗物

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A number of objects have been found hidden beneath a chimney① at the Auschwitz concentration camp complex. Knives, forks, scissors and tools were among the objects discovered in Block 17, which is thought to have housed prisoners withhandicraft② skills.

奥斯威辛集中营发现一批藏在烟囱下的物品。在第17区发现的物品中有刀、叉、剪刀和其他工具，据信该区曾关押了具有手工技能的囚犯。

Austria's National Fund for Victims of National Socialism③has been renovating Block 17, situated on the main camp, for an upcoming exhibition. Workers exposed a chimney flue in April and found the objects inside. They recovered and documented④ each one before handing them over to the Auschwitz Museum. Why the prisoners would hide the items remains uncertain. But a press release from Austria's National Fund says that possible reasons could include "making and repairing clothes, locksmithing⑤ or to prepare for an escape"—or even for use to barter⑥ with other prisoners. (BBC)

奥地利补偿纳粹受害者国家基金一直在对位于主营地的第17区进行整修，为即将举行的展览做准备。今年4月，工人们揭开一个烟囱烟道时，发现了藏在里面的物品。他们将物品取出一一登记，然后交给了奥斯威辛博物馆。囚犯们隐藏物品的原因尚不清楚。奥地利国家基金的一则新闻报道称，这些物品可能是为了“缝纫和修补衣服、开锁或为越狱做准备”，甚或是用于与其他囚犯进行交易。

【注释】

① chimney [ˈtʃɪmni] n. a vertical channel or pipe which conducts smoke andcombustion gases up from a fire or furnace and typically through the roof of a building 烟囱，烟筒

② handicraft [ˈhændɪkrɑːft] n. a particular skill of making decorative domestic or other objects by hand 手艺；手工艺

③ Austria's National Fund for Victims of National Socialism: 奥地利补偿纳粹受害者国家基金。（成立于1995年，旨在履行奥地利共和国对纳粹受害者的特殊责任。）

④ document: [ˈdɒkjument] v. to record the details of something 记录，记载（详情）

⑤ locksmithing [ˈlɒkˌsmɪθɪŋ] n. the work or business of a locksmith 锁匠行业，锁匠工作

⑥ barter [ˈbɑːtə] v. exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money 以……做易货贸易；以（货物，服务）作为交换

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