文化矫正:你对美国的又7个误会
<p><span word="Myth">Myth</span> 8: <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="Discovered">Discovered</span> <span word="America">America</span></p><p>谣言8：美洲大陆是哥伦布发现的</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="starters">starters</span>, <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scandinavians">Scandinavians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="previously">previously</span>: <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Vikings">Vikings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> 500 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span>-<span word="financed">financed</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>.</p><p>这是个经久不衰的传言。从头追溯的话，印第安土著在哥伦布登陆的前几百年就已经占领了这块领土了。斯坎蒂纳维亚人也不例外：维京海盗们先于哥伦布500年登陆了这块土地。但最终还是由西班牙皇室资助的寻金之旅让哥伦布发现新大陆的事迹永垂史册。</p><p><span word="Myth">Myth</span> 9: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Statue">Statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Ode">Ode</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Greatness">Greatness</span></p><p>谣言9：自由女神像是对伟大美国的歌颂</p><p><span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="shackles">shackles</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="creator">creator</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Statue">Statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span>. <span word="Frederic">Frederic</span> <span word="Bartholdis">Bartholdis</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parks">Parks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Recreations">Recreations</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>.</p><p>基于女神脚上破裂的镣铐和原创造者的政治背景，那个关于自由女神像的建造是为了庆祝奴隶制的终止的传言不会让人产生丝毫怀疑。不过，巴托尔迪的这个作品，在过去的几十年中，促使美国公园娱乐协会好好地思考了番，并展开了一系列的深度调查。</p>
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