每日背誦第二期45
For the citizens of modern-day Mongolia, Genghis Khan is a folk hero and a symbol of their emerging democracy. A main street in the capital of Ulan Bator has been named after him, and his image is on a banknote. He even has a brand of vodka named after him, not an unusual memorial for one of history's greatest conquerors. Perhaps Genghis Khan would appreciate this more than his traditional reputation as a ruthless killer.
對今天的蒙古人民來說，成吉思汗是位民族英雄，也是他們新興民主的象征。首都烏蘭巴托有一條主要街道是以成吉思汗命名的，鈔票上也印有他的肖像。一種伏特加酒甚至以他命名，對歷史上偉大的一名征服者而言，這不能算是了不起的紀(jì)念。和傳說中 "無情殺手"的威名相比，成吉思汗也許更欣賞這種紀(jì)念方式。
(短文節(jié)選,本篇始于：大漠英豪─成吉思汗)
