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THE WAVE ToddStrasser ToddStrasser bornin1950 isanAmericanauthorofmorethan140novelsandmanyshortstoriesandworksofnon fiction somewrittenunderthepennamesMortonRhueandT S Rue HismostfamousworkisTheWave afictionbasedonatruestory the ThirdWave 第三浪潮 teachingexperimentbyRonJonesthattookplaceinaCubberleyHighSchoolhistoryclassinCalifornia Thisbookhasbeentranslatedintomorethanadozenlanguagesandisreadinschoolsaroundtheworld ThesettingofthebookisGordonHighSchoolinSpring1969 ThebookrevolvesaroundahistoryteacherMr BenRoss hishighschoolstudents andanexperimentheconductsinanattempttoteachthemabouthowitmayhavebeenlivinginThirdReichGermany 德国第三帝国 TheNaziPartywasfoundedasthenationalist 民族主义者 andanti Semitic 反犹太人的 GermanWorkers PartyinJanuary1919 Bytheearly1920s AdolfHitlerhadbecomeitsleader GermanNazism n t s z m subscribed 赞成 totheoriesofracialhierarchy ha r rki 种族等级 andsocialDarwinism 社会进化论 criticizedbothcapitalism 资本主义 andcommunismforbeingassociatedwithJewishmaterialism 唯物主义 WhatdidtheNazidoinWorldWarII InvadedPoland Czechoslovakia t ek usl u v ki 捷克斯洛伐克 France Netherlands Belgium beld m 比利时 andtriedtoinvadeBritonbutjustlost Startedtheholocaust h l k st 大屠杀 UsedConcentrationcamps 集中营 fortheirpurposesandkilled7millionpeopleintheconcentrationcamps InvadedRussiaandtookmostofitproductionfieldsanditsland AuschwitzConcentrationCamp BasedonanAryan 雅利安民族 superiority theyhadahatredforcommunists socialists andincludedtheethniccleansingofJews Romanies Poles Russians andanyothernon Aryans aswellashomosexuals peoplewithDownSyndrome 唐氏综合症 theinsane 精神失常者 andsoon RedArmbandwithNazisymboltoshowtheirloyalty TheNazisaluteorHitlersalutewasagestureofgreetinginNaziGermany Usually thepersonofferingthesalutewouldsay HeilHitler or Heil Thesaluteisperformedbyextendingtherightarmtoatleasteyelevel andstraighteningthehandsothatitisparalleltothearm Mr RossinstructstheexperimentinhopesthatitanswersthequestionofwhytheGermansallowedHitlerandtheNaziPartytorisetopower hestartstoindoctrinate 强行灌输 theclassusingtheslogans STRENGTHTHROUGHDISCIPLINE 纪律铸造力量 STRENGTHTHROUGHCOMMUNITY 团结铸造力量 andSTRENGTHTHROUGHACTION 行动铸造力量 Plot LaurieSaunders astudentinMr Ross sclass startstothinkthatTheWaveishavingtoomuchofanimpact Lauriereceivesaletterforthepaperdetailinghowmemberstrytorecruit 动员 招募 otherswithbullying David herboyfriend whohasbeeninTheWavesincethebeginning triestogethertostopbad mouthing 苛刻批评 it HeeventuallyshoveshertothegroundandthismakeshimrealizehowdangerousTheWavereallyis TheydecidedtoconvinceMr RosstostopTheWave Mr RosscallsaWavemeetingintheauditorium 礼堂 andrequeststhatonlyWavemembersbepresent TheygatherinasimilarfashiontotheNazirallies evenequippedwithbanners 横幅 andarmbandsemblaz oned 装饰 withtheWave EveryoneisshockedwhenMr Rossexplainsthatthereisnoleader andthatthereisnoNationalWaveParty HeexplainshowtheirobedienceledthemtoactlikeNazis TheshockedstudentsfinallyrealizedthehazardofNazism InTheWave Ireallyimpressedbytheeffectsofhumandesire TeacherRossturnedhisstudentsintocrazyfansofPOWERinonlyoneweek Attheendofthisnovel studentRobertacceptedtobeanequalstudent Hisnew foundsocialstatusisnowworthlesswithouttheWave Thisvividlessontaughtmethatifa