D-Day60周年手册不完全翻译

ZIPPO的天空

原帖作者：笑三少


Zippo D-Day 60th Anniversary Commemorative Lighter
Zippo D-Day 60周年纪念打火机
SANDS OF NORMANDY
诺曼底之沙.
There's a good reason our commemorative edition is named"The Sands of Normandy."To make it a truly special collectible,we've included sand from the very coast the battle was waged upon(see center section,page8).The world was changed by the sacrifices made by the soldiers at Normandy in 1944.Now you can have a piece of that history in your hand.
这有一个很好的理由我们为什么把这系列纪念品命名为“诺曼底之沙”。为了让它成为一个真实而特别的收藏品，我们特意从当年那片战斗进行的海岸上收集到了这些沙子（见中间部分，第8页）。世界因为战士们在1944年的牺牲而改变。现在你可以在自己手中拥有那一段历史
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“The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. ”So wrote Superme Commander Dwight D.Eisenhower in a letter sent to Allied troops before embarking on the greatest air and sea ,ivasion in history.
“希望和自由的祈祷者们,爱的人民会随你们前进.”在到达最为伟大的天空和海之前，Superme Commander(军衔) Dwight D.Eisenhower(人名)在一封写给盟军的信中如上写道.


The next day,June 6,1944,Allied forces landed on the occupied shores of normandy and began the grueling process of liberation. As They marched into the battle,soldiers carried with them weapons,rations,unfathomable courage and even their Zippo lighters.
第二天，也就是1944年6月6日，联合军队在诺曼底登陆，开始了艰苦的解放运动.在这场战斗中，战士们携带了武器,配给无可估量的勇气，还有——他们的Zippo打火机.


In little over a year's time,they had secured victory over the Axis powers.Operation Overlord,more commonly known as D-Day,proved to be the turning point in World War  II.
在短短一年的时间中，他们稳固了（axis powers不知道怎么翻译，猜测是一个地域范围）上的胜利。operation overlord,更广泛的作为D-Day被人所知，被证明是2次世界大战的转折点。D-Day:第二次世界大战中盟军在法国北部的开始进攻日.


Now, to honor all those who served, Zippo is proud to present this special limited edition celebrating the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
现在，为了给予所有那些人应得的尊敬，Zippo很荣幸的在D-Day的60周年纪念日发行这款特别限定版本火机.


No other event in history increased the popularity of Zippo lighters more than World WarII.During the war years, Zippo's entire production went to the armed forces.
历史上没有什么事件比2战更加普及了Zippo火机。在战争时期，Zippo所有的产品都投入了武装部队中。


The lighters were shipped to Army exchanges and Naval ship stores.THe first thing most soldiers did upon getting a Zippo lighter was make it his own,often etching his name,rank,battalion or location on it.
打火机被船运到军队交换所或者海军船只储藏所。大部分士兵拿到Zippo的第一件事情就是让他成为自己的专有火机，往往是在上面刻上自己的名字、军衔，军队或者地籍这样的方式.
Amid the uncertainty of war,there was one thing a soldier could rely on - his Zippo lighter.In rain,wind or snow,it worked every time.The Zippo archives are filled with letters detailing the services a Zippo lighter was called to perform
在动荡的战争年代，只有一样东西可以让士兵们依赖——他的Zippo打火机。在雨中、风中或是雪中，它都照常工作。Zippo档案装满了描述Zippo打火机工作细节的信件, 比如：


heating rations in a helmet,lighting campfires,sparking fuses for explosives,hammering nails and even signaling to fellow soldiers with the famous Zippo click.On several occasions,a Zippo lighter in a shirt or pants pocket even saved a life by deflecting bullets.
给头盔里的补给品加热、点燃篝火、点燃爆炸导火索、敲钉子,甚至用著名的Zippo卡嚓声音给士兵兄弟信号。在很多时候，上衣或者裤子内的Zippo打火机甚至给士兵们挡子弹而挽救一个生命.


No wonder legendary war correspondent Ernie Pyle wrote,"The Zippo lighter is in great demand on the battle field...(it) is the most coveted thing in the Army."
难怪有个叫做Ernie Pyle的战地记者写道：“Zippo 打火机在战地有很大的需求...它是军营中最让人向往的物品.”  


To help boost morale,Mr.Blaisdell shipped a box of lighters every month for Pyle to hand out to soldiers.It was a much soughtafter and bartered-for possession, a valuable asset in the field and a fond remembrance of home.
为了提高士气，Mr.Blaisdell每个月都船运一箱子打火机给Pyle(前文的战地记者)让他分发给士兵们。这是一个非常受欢迎的物品-作为所有物，它是在战地一个有价值的资产和对家乡的一种纪念.


So much so that Pyle noted,”getting hold of a Zippo(light) is like getting hold of a hunk of gold…”
所以Pyle特别注明“拥有一个Zippo打火机就好像拥有一堆黄金.”


Other legendary military leaders heaped similar praise on the Zippo lighter.General Eisenhower wrote to Mr.Blaisdell,”It is the only lighter I’ve got that will light at all times.”General Douglas MacArthur described his Zippo lighter as “a real work of art.”
另外一个传说中的军队领导者也对zippo打火机赞叹有佳,Eisenhower将军给 Mr.Blaisdell写信到“这是我拥有的唯一一个能在任何时候都打出火的火机”。Douglas MacArthur将军则把他自己的zippo描述为“一件真正的艺术品.”




This dependable,combat-tested tool was practically standard issue with the troops
这个可靠的、经过考验的战斗的工具几乎成为军队标志性物品。


“There is Truly nogthing the average solider would rather have.”-Ernie Pyle
一个中等的战士,没有什么也不能没有Zippo.——Ernie Pyle:
“I shall use constantly.”-Gen.MacArthur
我会一直使用.——Gen.MacArthur


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ZIPPO的天空

The lighter that was there
这支打火机的故事(插图为一款正面刻有“walter Nadler”、背面刻有“June 6,1944,0630 frace.”等字样的，1937年的Zippo打火机，以下文字应该为这款打火机相关的故事介绍


The black crackle lighter bears a simple hand-carved inscription.”walter Nadler”appears on the front;the back reads”June 6,1944,0630 frace.”But when a Zippo employee at our headquarters in Bradford,Pennsylvania,found this genuine World War II-era lighter while sorting through archival materials in the early 1990s,it painted a myriad of possibilites.
这款打火机用的是单刻工艺，“walter Nadler”出现在正面，背面写着“June 6,1944,0630 frace.”但是当一个在Bradford,Pennsylvania总部工作的Zippo员工（在分拣早90年代的材料档案时候）发现这个真正二战时期的打火机时候，它刻画了无数种可能性.
  
Did the GI carve his name and date on it during the Channel crossing as a last message to loved ones? Or did he do it after the beach was secured to create a personal memento?Did he make his way into battle?And most important, who was walter Nadler?
在横跨海峡的时候美国兵在打火机上刻下他自己名字和日期，是不是为了给爱人留下最后一个消息？这样做或者是在海滩防卫稳固后给他自己留下一个纪念？他是为了给自己指引一条走向战斗的路？还有最重要的，谁是walter Nadler？


Since no one at Zippo knew the answers,we set out to find them.As part of our D-Day 50th Anniversary commemoration,we launched an international media search throughout the U.S. and France seeking any details on Walter Nadler.
Zippo（公司内）没有人知道这些答案，我们就开始去寻找解答。作为我们50周年纪念的一部分，我们建立了一个国际电台在美国和法国寻找任何有关walter Nadler的细节.
In formation from several sources led us to Walter D.Nadler of Rahway,New Jersey,who landed on Normandy June 6, 1944 with the fighting 4th Division of US army.
各个渠道来的信息指引我们找到新泽西州Rahway（地名）的Walter D.Nadler（人名）处，他于1944年6月6日和美国第4分部队一起在诺曼底登陆.


Unfortunately,we discovered that Nadler had passed away in 1990.However,his son Walter E.(bud) Nadler contacted us.Bud recalled his father talking about a Zippo lighter he had inscribed while crossing the Channel.
不巧的是，我们发现Nadler已经于1990年去世了。他的儿子Walter E.Nadler联系了我们。他回忆起他父亲曾经提到过在横越海峡的时候他在一个Zippo上面刻过字.
Unfortunately, he dropped it in the sand while landing on Uth Beach.When Bud,aged 10 at the time,asked why his father hadn’t stopped to find the lighter,the elder repled that losing the lighter was least of his worries that day.
不幸的是，他（去世的父亲）在登陆的时候把打火机丢到了沙子里面。那时候只有10岁的孩子问父亲为什么没有去找那个打火机，父亲回答道那天丢了个打火机实在不算什么.


The now famous Walter Nadler lighter is proudly displayed at the Zippo/Case Visitors Center in Bradford,Pennsylvania.
现在这个著名的Walter Nadler 打火机在宾西法尼亚州bradford（地名）的zippo/事务来访者中心陈列.


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SANDS OF NORMANDY
诺曼底之沙!


Certification of Authenticity
可靠的证明
This document verifies that this is a genuine,factory issued Zippo limited editon.Like every Zippo windproof lighter,the Sands of Normandy lighter is backed by the world famous Zippo guarantee.
这份文件证明这是一个正品，有厂家保证的限定版Zippo。像每一个Zippo防风打火机一样，诺曼底之沙打火机由世界著名Zippo保证其质量并终生维修.


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ZIPPO的天空

The lighter
D-Day60纪念打火机的介绍


This set commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landing on the beaches of Normandy,France.Each lighter is individually numbered with production limited to 10,000 units for wordwide distribution.
这款Zippo用来纪念D-Day那天在法国诺曼底海岸登陆的60周年。全世界范围内，每个打火机都单独编号从1到10000。


The Lighter is a replica of the design of the 1941 Zippo lighter.Unique characteristics of the orginal 1941 are shown below.The case hase flat planes with sharp,less rounded edges where the front and back surfaces meet the sides.
这个打火机是1941年Zippo打火机的复制品。独一无二的源自1941的特征在下面显示。款式平直的表面，和在前后表面交界处圆弧的边缘.


Plus,the lid and bottom are joined whit a four-barrel hinge,rahter than the current five-barrel
另外，相对于现在多用的五铰链工艺，这款打火机在盖子的上盖与底部的联接采用的是四铰链.


The D-Day commemorative also replicates the famous black crackle finish,a coating created out of necessity from the wartime material shortages of the mid1940s.With all brass dedicated to the war effort,Zippo was forced to fabricate the exterior cases from scrap steel
这款纪念打火机也复制了著名的黑裂漆系列，这个工艺是一在物资短缺的战争年代（40年代中期）的必然产物。那时候所有的黄铜都投入战争中，zippo不得不用碎钢来做打火机的外壳.


Zippo founder GeorgeG.Blaisdell wanted to plate the lighters in chrome or nickel;however,just like brass,these materials were not available.Instead,to prevent the lighters from rusting,Zippo used a thick,black paint that was baked to a crackle finish.
zippo的创始人GeorgeG.Blaisdell想用chrome(化学物质名称)或者nickel(化学物质名称)来镀火机表面。但是就像黄铜一样，这些材料并不好或得。为了防止打火机生锈，zippo使用了一种厚、烘烤后开裂的黑色油漆作了代替.


This produced a slightly rough surface and distinguished it as a World War II Zippo lighter.
这样生产的火机表面稍微粗糙同时也成为了二战时期zippo火机的一个特征.
The inside unit of the 1941 replica is also different from today’s standard issue Zippo lighter.Straight flat sides meet the front and back surfaces with squared edges.The chimney has fewer holes,and a hollow rivet holds the striking wheel in place.
这个1941年复刻品的内胆同样有别于今天标准款式的Zippo打火机，它的侧面边角直平，防风孔也少了两个，并且打火轮被一个空的铆钉套住。


The final element to authenticate our 1941 replica is the bottom stamp that clearly displays the 2004date code.This distinguishes the lighter as a replica,as opposed to an original.
最后,底部的贴标清楚显示了2004年的日期。这为本系列复刻打火机与原制品的区分提供了一个要素.


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The shield
打火机上的那枚盾牌
The design emblazoned on our 60th anniversary lighter is patterned after the famous sleeve patch created for Operation Overlord and worn by allied troops on D-Day.
60周年纪念打火机的雕章装饰设计仿制了著名的为了 Operation Overlord而设计的被D-Day那天联合军所用过的sleeve patch（一个包装工艺吧？不知道怎么翻译）.


The laser engraving also matches the three-dimensional antique brass medallion that was featured on Zippo’s D-Day 50th Anniversary commemorative,thus linking these two D-Day anniversary editons.)
虽然是激光雕刻，但它同样符合了在Zippo D-Day50周年纪念时特别采用的3d古黄铜圆形图案，这是这两款纪念D-Day系列打火机的相互联系.


To stay consistent with the look of the lighters of the war era,the black crackle surface was laser engraved through to a nickel undercoating.The image of the D-Day design shows through to look like a ‘40s steel lighter,rather than the brass look of today’s lighters.
为了坚持战争时期打火机的一贯外观，黑裂漆表面激光雕刻用nickel(一种化学物质名称)这种材料做内涂层。这使D-Day纪念系列的外观比起今天的黄铜外观打火机，更像是40年代的钢材打火机.


(New techniques provide and authentic look.)
采用的新技术和可靠性展示（插图为一支D-Day60周年纪念Zippo打火机）


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The Packaging
D-Day60纪念打火机的包装


The packaging for this commemorative mimics the Krations kits soldiers carried into assault and combat operations,except we’ve replaced the canned meat,biscuits,cheese and gum with something more substantial.
这个纪念版的火机包装模仿了战斗时期战士们进攻、作战时的随身工具包。我们用更实用的东西代替了原有的罐装肉、饼干、奶酪和果酱.


The graphics on the kit match Zippo packaging designs from the 1940s,so the spirit of an integral part of American history is maintained throughout the set.
这个工具盒外的图标符合了从40年代开始的Zippo包装设计，所以整个美国历史的灵魂都从中得到了体现.


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The sand
那瓶沙子（插图为法国政府准许Zippo公司在诺曼底海滩采集、提炼沙子的证书）


A unique component of this set is the container of sand,which was drawn from the location the Allies termed “Omaha Beach”.Zippo obtained the rights to acquire the pure beach sand,via a special arrangement with the Mayor of saint Laurent sur Mer in Normandy.
整套产品中独一无二的组成部分便是装沙子的容器，来自于被同盟国命名为Omaha Beach的地域。Zippo因为诺曼底saint Laurent sur Mer市长的特别批准而有权利获得那个海岸上的沙子.


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ZIPPO的天空

Wartime Advertising
战争时期的广告


During the war,Zippo magazine ads had the unusual task of promoting a consumer product that was not available on the homefront.As this ad stats,”We now can furnish Zippo Windproof Lighters only to our Armed Forces…”
在战争期间，Zippo为了提高销量做了不同寻常的冒险，正如这个在杂志上刊登的广告所说：“我们现在只给军队提供Zippo防风打火机”.


In the dark times during war, humor was part of the Zippo advertising effort,as shown by these ads focusing on Gis.
在战争的黑暗时期，幽默也是Zippo广告的重要组成部分，正如他们把广告内容定位在美国士兵身上（插图为许多当时Zippo的广告）.


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Untied States World War II Memorial
美国对于2战的纪念


On May 29,2004,the U.S.National World War II Memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington,D.C.It is the first national monument honoring the 16 million men and women who served in uniform and the more than 400,000 Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice during World War II.
在2004年5月29日，美国为纪念二战而在national mall建立纪念碑。这是第一个为了纪念1600万在军队服役的男女和超过40万在二战期间为国捐躯的美国人.


Zippo is proud to have made a sizable donation to the memorial.It will serve as a lasting tribute to the spirit,sacrifice and commitment of the American people,to the common defense of the nation and to the broader causes of peace and freedom in the world.
Zippo很荣幸为这个纪念碑作了相当的捐款。这是对美国人民牺牲、捐躯精神，对国家的保卫，为更广泛的世界性和平自由的一种肯定.


To further salute the efforts of the “greatest generation,”we have produced special lighters commemorating the World War II memorial.It is our way of demonstrating how much we appreciate everything they’ve given for and to us
此外，为了向“最伟大的一代”的努力致以更深的敬意，我们生产了特别版打火机来纪念二战。这仅仅是为了表达对他们为我们所作的一切有多么崇敬的一种方式.


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Zippo Click
关注Zippo Click俱乐部


Just like the ones used by the Gis fighting in World War II,every Zippo lighter we’ve made comes with a story.
正如在二战期间美国士兵们使用的Zippo一样，我们每生产的一个zippo打火机都有它自己的故事.


And with more than 400 million lighters produced, that’s a lot of stories.Many of which are shared in Zippo Click,the collectors club for the worldwide clique of Zippo lighter enthusiasts.
伴随着第4亿支Zippo打火机被生产出来，越来越多的故事正在发生。而其中很多你都可以在Zippo Click中分享到，Zippo Click是由世界各地的Zippo爱好者共同建立的收集者俱乐部.


Today,there are thousands of Zippo lighter collectors worldwide.Zippo Click is a way for them to buy,sell,collect and talk.It’s a highly interactive club that allows members to get the latest informaion on the biennial Zippo/Case Internation al Swap Meet,enjoy sneak previews of Zippo products and buy exclusive clohing.
现在,全世界有数以千计的Zippo火机收集爱好者。Zippo Click为他们提供买、卖、收集和讨论Zippo的空间。这是一个有相当互动性质的俱乐部，允许成员们获得关于两年一次的Zippo国际交换集会的信息，使爱好者们可以提前得知并购买新样式的Zippo和周边产品.


Other online components member profiles,auctions,forums and chats.To find out more about part of this ever-growing and eclectic clique,just visit zippoclick.com
想了解其它在线成员资料，进行拍卖、论坛和聊天以及找到更多此类日益增长的信息,只需登陆zippoclick.com.


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Credits
关于Zippo的信誉


Zippo.com contains a wealth of information about Zippo history and products including an interactive timeline showcasing Zippo military lighters.Additional Zippo war era ads are available in the ad timeline also at zippo.com
Zippo.com包括了丰富的关于zippo历史、产品（产品中包括互动年册Zippo军人系列）的信息。另外还有zippo战争年代的广告也可以在zippo.com的年册中查到.


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I’ve gone to war so buy war stamps instead
我以购买战争纪念火机的形式来感受那场战争(本句直译为：我参与了战争，所以我购买战争纪念版).

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