德国人的见面礼(英中对照)

古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。

德国人的见面礼

for millions throughout germany in the early days of the second world war, hitler was a focus of loyalty bordering on religious devotion. the following is what a german schoolgirl wrote in 1940.
'one thing(this teacher) did like to receive from us was"heil hitler!" every day we had to greet her, and other grown-ups, with this salute. i was used to doing this, but it still embarrassed me. on my way to school one day i went into a busy shop without making the greeting, thinking no one would notice, but a shop assistant pounced on me, saying angrily,"don't you know the german greeting?" she made me walk out and come back into the shop again, using the right salute. then she started talking loudly to the other customers about children's bad manners nowadays.'

第二次世界大战初期,德国好几百万人以近乎宗教的虔诚效忠希特勒。一九四○年,一位德国女学生写下了以下一段记录。
「(这个教师)很喜欢我们向她行『嗨,希特勒』敬礼。我们每天见到她和其他大人,这个敬礼都不可不行。我虽然习以为常,但敬礼时仍然感到尴尬。有一天,上学途中,我走进一家熙熙攘攘的商店,没有行这个礼,以为没有人会留意,不料给一个店员抓住。她怒道:『你不懂德国人的见面礼吗?』她要我走出去再回来,并要行个正确的敬礼。她还高声跟其他顾客说,今天的孩子真没礼貌。