New Lists Show Who Was in the Nazi Party
新名單揭露納粹黨員身分
Introduction
The United States has shared old lists of people in the Nazi Party. Now, German families can see if their grandparents were in the party.
美國分享了納粹黨員的舊名單。現在德國的家庭可以查看他們的祖父母是否曾是黨員。
Main Body
A newspaper called Die Zeit made a simple tool to find names. Many people think their families were good. But the lists show that 20% of adults were in the party. Only 1% fought against the party.
一家名為《時代周報》(Die Zeit) 的報紙製作了一個簡單的搜尋工具。許多人原以為自己的家人品行端正。但名單顯示有 20% 的成年人是黨員，僅有 1% 的人反對該黨。
After the war, many people wanted to forget the past. Some people got special papers. These papers said they were not Nazis, even if they were. The government wanted the country to be stable, so they did not remove all party members.
戰爭結束後，許多人想要忘卻過去。有些人取得了特殊的證明文件，即便他們曾是納粹，文件上卻寫著他們不是。當時政府希望國家保持穩定，因此並沒有將所有黨員全部除名。
Today, Germany has memorials to remember the victims. But some families still tell lies about the past. Some people joined the party because they believed in it. Others joined to get a better job.
如今，德國設有紀念館以緬懷受害者。但仍有一些家庭對過去撒謊。有些人入黨是因為信仰，而有些人入黨則是為了獲得更好的工作。
Conclusion
These lists show the truth. They show that many families are wrong about their history.
這些名單揭露了真相。它們證明許多家庭對自己的歷史認知有誤。
Vocabulary Learning
🧩 The 'Contrast' Pattern
In this text, we see two opposite ideas. This is a great way to move from A1 to A2 English.
The Pattern: But / Even if
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But Used to show a surprise or a change.
- Example: "Many people think their families were good. But the lists show..."
- Simple Meaning: .
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Even if Used when something stays the same, regardless of the fact.
- Example: "...they were not Nazis, even if they were."
- Simple Meaning: It doesn't matter if X is true; Y still happens.
💡 Quick Vocabulary Shift
Notice how these words describe people's choices:
- Joined (entered a group) They joined the party.
- Remove (take away) They did not remove members.
- Forget (lose a memory) People wanted to forget the past.