When Time's special issue on the death of Osama bin Laden hits newsstands, it will be the fourth cover in the magazine's history to feature a red 'X' scrawled across the face of an American enemy. This bin Laden 'X' was illustrated by Tim O'Brien. A look at the circumstances surrounding the magazine's first three red-'X's.
《时代》近日对本·拉登的死做了特别报道,这是该杂志第四次在封面刊登“美国敌人”的嘴脸并对其使用大“红叉”。这回本·拉登的画像是由蒂姆·奥布莱恩绘制的。现在我们就来回顾一下过去三次用到“大红叉”的情况是怎样的吧!
Adolf Hitler (May 7, 1945) ![回顾那些被《时代》封面画“红叉”的人物](../../attachement/jpg/site1/20110511/0023ae731d750f34768645.jpg)
阿道夫·希特勒 (1945年5月7日)
The issue came out after the discovery of Hitler's body on May 2, but before the German surrender of May 8.
这次事件是在同年5月2日发现希特勒尸体后刊登的,但在德国的投降时间(5月8日)之前。
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Japan (August 20, 1945)
日本(1945年8月20日)
This was the first cover after nuclear weapons were dropped on Hiroshima (August 5) and Nagasaki (August 9). Because of the red in Japan's flag, a black cross was used instead. The formal surrender of Japan came on September 2.
这是美军在对广岛(8月5日)和长崎(8月9日)投放核武器后,《时代》杂志的第一个封面。但因为日本的国旗颜色是红色,所以这次的“大红叉”改为了黑色的。而日本的正式投降日期是9月2日。
Saddam Hussein (April 21, 2003)
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萨达姆·侯赛因 (2003年4月21日)
Time waited nearly 60 years for its second red-'X' cover. This cover didn't coincide with the former Iraqi dictator's capture of execution of the former Iraqi dictator. The US-led coalition had merely taken control of Baghdad. Hussein was still on the run, and wouldn't be captured for another seven months. He was executed in 2006.
这回《时代》杂志等了将近60年才有新的机会刊登“大红叉”封面。这次的封面和这位前总统被执行死刑并不是同时发生。而是在以美国为首的联军差一点就要控制巴格达的时候,当时萨达姆依然在逃,并在过去的七个月内都没有被抓住。(萨达姆于2006年被执行死刑)。
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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (June 13, 2006)
扎卡维 (2006年6月13日)
The death of al-Qaeda's number three in a US-led airstrike coincided with waning American popular support for the war. Zarqawi was called the "mastermind" of the insurgency in Iraq.
基地组织第三号头目扎卡维的死与多国联军逐渐失去公众支持同时发生,而扎卡维在伊拉克暴动分子里被称为“优秀策划者”。
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(来源:沪江英语 编辑:崔旭燕)