海豹部隊在奧薩瑪·賓·拉登住所發現的離奇物品：英語精讀講義

From video games to Disney movies to livestock to anime,

從電玩到迪士尼電影，從牲畜到動漫，

we're about to take you on a crash course to some of the craziest things 片語搭配

接下來，我們要帶你快速認識一些最瘋狂的東西，

the Navy SEALs found inside Bin Laden's compound

它們都是海豹部隊在賓拉登的藏身宅院裡發現的，

after he was shot dead.

當時他已遭到擊斃。

First, the surprising,

先從那些令人意外的發現說起，

before we work on our way up to the truly weird.

再一步步進入真正詭異的部分。

Emails and extensive diaries were found on Bin Laden's computer

人們在賓拉登的電腦中發現了電子郵件和大量日記，

showing that contrary to popular belief, 片語搭配

這些資料顯示，事實與一般人的認知正好相反：

Bin Laden still had a lot more influence and control over Al-Qaeda than anyone believed.

賓拉登對蓋達組織的影響力與控制力，遠比所有人想像的都大。

He communicated with the group extensively through thousands of written correspondences,

他透過數千封書面通信，頻繁與該組織聯絡，

issuing everything from strategic commands to religious fatwas. 文法

發出的內容從戰略命令到宗教裁決，無所不包。

Bin Laden didn't have an internet connection at the compound,

賓拉登的藏身宅院沒有網路連線，

so couriers would instead take his written emails on a flash drive

因此信差會把他寫好的電子郵件存進隨身碟，

and send them out from a local internet cafe.

再到當地網咖寄出去。

And that's sure to get a laugh out of anyone who knows anything about cybersecurity. 片語搭配

稍微懂一點資安的人聽到這裡，肯定都會笑出來。

We can only hope he was at least using a VPN. 語氣意圖

我們只能希望，他至少有用VPN。

Other deeply personal things soon became CIA property after the raid,

突襲之後，其他極為私密的物品也很快成了CIA的財產，

including Bin Laden's personal diary

包括賓拉登的私人日記，

and the wedding videos of his son, Hamza.

以及他兒子哈姆扎的婚禮影片。

Incidentally, 表達脈絡

順帶一提，

the wedding video actually had great strategic importance to US intelligence.

這段婚禮影片對美國情報單位其實具有重大的戰略價值。

It was widely believed that Hamza was being groomed to take his old man's place 講解

外界普遍認為，哈姆扎正被栽培來接替他老爸，

at the seat of the Al-Qaeda table,

坐上蓋達組織的首位，

but they hadn't received any photos of him since he was a child,

但情報單位自他童年後就再也沒拿到過他的照片，

until now.

直到現在。

This was presumably pretty useful intelligence

想必這是一項相當有用的情報，

as Hamza Bin Laden was killed by US forces in Afghanistan

因為哈姆扎·賓拉登後來在阿富汗遭美軍擊斃，

between 2017 and 2019.

時間介於2017到2019年之間。

Okay, so that's all the serious stuff out of the way. 片語搭配

好了，嚴肅的內容就先告一段落。

Now, let's get strange.

現在，我們來點怪的。

Did you know Bin Laden was very possibly a gamer?

你知道嗎？賓拉登很可能還是個電玩玩家。

While we can't ever know who was playing or watching what on the Al-Qaeda leader's computer,

我們永遠無法確定，在這位蓋達組織首腦的電腦上，究竟是誰在玩或看了什麼，

he was cooped up for a half a decade 片語動詞

但他整整被困了五年，

and had a multitude of video games on his PC.

而電腦裡裝著一大堆電玩。

It's more than likely he used some of his favorite video games to blow off some steam. 講解

他很可能會玩幾款自己喜歡的遊戲來放鬆、紓壓。

So, what kind of games did this architect of terror like to indulge in? 講解

那麼，這位恐怖行動的策劃者喜歡沉迷於哪些遊戲呢？

A big one was Counter-Strike,

其中一款重頭遊戲是《絕對武力》，

the iconic multiplayer game where two teams play as either terrorist or counter-terrorist groups

這款經典多人遊戲讓兩支隊伍分別扮演恐怖分子或反恐部隊，

in conflict with one another. 片語搭配

彼此交戰。

We can only wonder which team he preferred to play as,

我們只能猜，他比較喜歡選哪一邊，

whether he continued to do what he did best online,

是不是在線上繼續做自己最擅長的事，

or if he decided to play as the counter-terrorists instead for a little escapism. 用詞

還是為了暫時逃避現實，改玩反恐部隊。

He also had a pirated copy of Half-Life on his computer,

他的電腦裡還有一套盜版《戰慄時空》，

and there's a kind of satisfaction in knowing that he died

一想到他直到死去

before he ever got a chance to play Half-Life Alyx. 文法

都沒機會玩到《戰慄時空：艾莉克絲》，還真讓人有點痛快。

He also had Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars,

他還有《俠盜獵車手：血戰唐人街》、

the puzzle game Zuma Deluxe,

益智遊戲《Zuma 豪華版》，

and Sniper Elite Nazi Zombie Army 2,

以及《狙擊精英：納粹殭屍大軍2》，

because we guess even Bin Laden doesn't approve of Nazis.

看來就連賓拉登也不認同納粹。

But he wasn't just a PC gamer.

不過，他可不只玩電腦遊戲。

Bin Laden also apparently loved a good emulated Nintendo DS game,

顯然，賓拉登也很喜歡用模擬器玩任天堂DS遊戲，

because he had a whole bunch of them. 用詞

因為他收藏了一大堆。

These included classics like Super Mario Bros. and Animal Crossing: Wild World.

其中包括《超級瑪利歐兄弟》和《歡迎光臨！動物之森》等經典作品。

Incidentally, he didn't pay for official releases of any of these games.

順帶一提，這些遊戲的正版他一款都沒買。

The man truly was a monster. 語氣意圖

這傢伙果然是個怪物。

But wait, it gets weirder. 表達脈絡

但等等，後面還更怪。

Without going into too much detail, 語氣意圖

我們就不講得太仔細了，

Bin Laden's computer had a vast number of graphic screencaps

賓拉登的電腦裡存著大量露骨截圖，

from 8-bit Japanese adult games from the late 1990s.

全都出自1990年代末期的8位元日本成人遊戲。

His computer also contained such classy file names as, 文法

他的電腦裡還有一些「品味高雅」的檔名，例如：

no, we're not kidding, 語氣意圖

不，我們沒在開玩笑，

booby 2.jpeg and horse dance.flv.

booby 2.jpeg和horse dance.flv。

It must have been a very long 5 years. 文法

那五年想必真的非常漫長。

Incidentally, Osama Bin Laden must have been an otaku, 文化背景

順帶一提，奧薩瑪·賓拉登肯定還是個「御宅族」，

the Japanese expression for someone who's incredibly enthusiastic about niche topics,

這是日文中形容對小眾主題極度著迷之人的說法，

more commonly used in the West to describe

而在西方，這個詞更常用來形容

someone heavily into invested in Japanese culture and media.

深度沉迷於日本文化與媒體的人。

Bin Laden had a vast collection of anime on his computer,

賓拉登的電腦裡收藏了大量日本動畫，

including Dragon Ball, Detective Conan, Bleach,

包括《七龍珠》《名偵探柯南》《BLEACH死神》，

and a little-known anime adaptation of the Devil May Cry game series.

以及一部鮮為人知、改編自《惡魔獵人》遊戲系列的動畫。

Incidentally, he also had a Dragon Ball video game

順帶一提，他還有一款《七龍珠》電玩，

as well as Final Fantasy VII.

以及《太空戰士VII》。

Doesn't quite seem like a hobby befitting of a man who had the top spot 文化背景

對一個多年來始終高居

on the FBI's most wanted list for years on end. 片語搭配

FBI頭號通緝名單榜首的人來說，這嗜好似乎不太相稱。

But enough about Japanese media. 表達脈絡

不過，日本媒體就先說到這裡。

For a guy who despised the West as much as Bin Laden,

對一個像賓拉登這麼痛恨西方的人而言，

surely we couldn't expect him to indulge in anything as corrupt and sinful 語氣意圖

我們當然不會認為他會享用那些如此腐敗又罪惡的東西，

as Western TV and movies, right?

比如西方的電視節目和電影，對吧？

Not quite, as it turns out. 表達脈絡

結果還真不是這樣。

Bin Laden actually had a vast number of Western movies and TV shows,

賓拉登其實收藏了大量西方電影和電視節目，

particularly cartoons.

尤其是卡通。

These included Cars, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,

其中包括《汽車總動員》《冰原歷險記3：恐龍現身》、

Chicken Little, and Antz.

《四眼天雞》和《小蟻雄兵》。

There's a real irony in a man as anti-Semitic as Osama Bin Laden 文法

像奧薩瑪·賓拉登這樣一個反猶太主義者，

owning a Woody Allen movie about talking cartoon ants,

居然收藏了一部由伍迪·艾倫參演、講會說話的卡通螞蟻的電影，實在很諷刺，

because he probably needed a laugh during his 5 years of de facto house arrest. 用詞

畢竟在五年形同軟禁的生活中，他大概也需要笑一笑。

He also kept several episodes of the cartoon Tom and Jerry on his computer,

他的電腦裡還存了好幾集卡通《湯姆貓與傑利鼠》，

as well as an episode of Mr. Bean.

以及一集《豆豆先生》。

He also had the movie adaptation of Resident Evil,

他還有電影版《惡靈古堡》，

which has made a number of viewers wish 文法

這部片讓不少觀眾恨不得

a team of Navy SEALs would storm in and shoot them.

有一隊海豹部隊衝進來把他們射殺。

But he wasn't all about the fiction. 片語搭配

不過，他看的也不全是虛構作品。

Like many of you fine intellectually curious Infographics fans,

就像你們這些聰明又充滿求知慾的The Infographics Show粉絲一樣，

he was also a lover of documentaries.

他也很喜歡紀錄片。

These included Mysteries of Egypt, Sex Crimes and the Vatican,

其中包括《埃及之謎》《性犯罪與梵蒂岡》、

BBC Battlefields, and Welcome to the 11th Dimension,

《BBC戰場》和《歡迎來到第11維度》，

the final part of Nova's Elegant Universe series.

後者是NOVA《優雅的宇宙》系列最終篇。

A surprising pick for a hardline religious fundamentalist. 用詞

對一名強硬的宗教基本教義派人士來說，這選擇相當意外。

But without a doubt, 片語搭配

但毫無疑問，

Bin Laden's favorite documentary topic was himself. 表達脈絡

賓拉登最愛的紀錄片主題就是他自己。

That's right.

沒錯。

Bin Laden had a large number of documentaries about himself and his crimes,

賓拉登收藏了大量關於自己及其罪行的紀錄片，

including Biography: Osama Bin Laden

包括《人物傳記：奧薩瑪·賓拉登》

and Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden.

和《奧薩瑪·賓拉登到底在哪裡？》。

These presumably gave him a little bit of self-esteem boost

這些片子大概能稍微提升一下他的自尊，

whenever the isolation was getting too much for him. 片語搭配

尤其是在孤立生活讓他快受不了的時候。

In the interest of balance, 表達脈絡

為了保持「平衡」，

he also had a copy of Loose Change 2,

他還收藏了一份《Loose Change 2》，

the 9/11 truther documentary created by Alex Jones, 文化背景

這部由亞歷克斯·瓊斯製作、宣揚九一一「真相論」的紀錄片，

suggesting the attack was an inside job. 用詞

暗示那場攻擊其實是內部人士所為。

We can only assume Bin Laden thought of this one as a dark comedy. 片語搭配

我們只能猜，賓拉登大概把它當成了一部黑色喜劇。

But looking at screens for all those years

不過，這麼多年一直盯著螢幕，

can really mess with your eyes. 片語動詞

真的會把眼睛搞壞。

What about when one of the most evil men on Earth

那麼，當這個地球上最邪惡的人之一

just wants to kick back and read a book for a little while? 片語動詞

只想放鬆一下，安靜看會兒書時，他會讀什麼呢？

Bin Laden had a pretty vast and varied library,

賓拉登有一座規模頗大、種類繁多的藏書庫，

including books on American diplomatic and foreign policy,

其中有不少探討美國外交與對外政策的書，

including Noam Chomsky's Necessary Illusions,

包括諾姆·杭士基的《必要的幻覺》、

Thought Control in Democratic Societies,

《民主社會中的思想控制》，

and Bob Woodward's Obama's Wars.

以及鮑伯·伍華德的《歐巴馬的戰爭》。

He was also a big fan of books on conspiracy theories,

他也非常喜歡陰謀論相關書籍，

such as the Illuminati and, of course, 9/11 conspiracy theories.

例如光明會，當然還有九一一事件陰謀論。

He truly was the has-been one-hit-wonder 慣用語

他還真像個只紅過一次的過氣明星，

of infamous international criminals.

只不過混的是惡名昭彰的國際罪犯圈。

And finally,

最後，

some of the things on Bin Laden's computer

賓拉登的電腦裡還有一些東西，

that were so odd, 文法

怪異到了

they defy other categories.

根本無法歸入其他類別。

Internet videos, pictures,

網路影片、圖片，

and of course, memes.

當然還有迷因。

We're talking ancient memes, too. 表達脈絡

而且還是上古時代的迷因。

He had saved a copy of Charlie bit my finger,

他儲存了一份《查理咬了我的手指》，

the popular viral video from 2007,

也就是2007年爆紅的網路影片，

a respectable collection of funny and cute cat videos,

還收藏了相當多搞笑又可愛的貓咪影片，

and even an adorable picture of a stuffed monkey.

甚至有一張可愛的絨毛猴子照片。

He also had a weirdly high number of crochet guide videos, 用詞

他收藏的鉤針編織教學影片也多得異常，

including a guide to crocheting an iPod sock.

其中還有教人鉤織iPod襪套的影片。

It's almost surreal to think 文法

光是想像就讓人覺得近乎超現實：

that Bin Laden had these goofy videos on the same hard drive

賓拉登竟把這些傻呼呼的影片，和

as footage of Al-Qaeda beheading.

蓋達組織斬首他人的影像存在同一顆硬碟裡。

Bin Laden had a lot of saved YouTube videos

賓拉登儲存了許多YouTube影片，

on his computer before his death.

生前全都放在他的電腦裡。

Thankfully, 語氣意圖

幸好，

because we started making videos

由於我們開始製作影片時，

only a few months before his death back in 2011,

距離他在2011年死亡只有幾個月，

there was nothing from the Infographics Show on that deeply cursed hard drive. 用詞

所以那顆被深深詛咒的硬碟裡沒有任何The Infographics Show的影片。

And finally,

最後，

one of the strangest things of all on Bin Laden's computer, 文法

說到賓拉登電腦上最怪異的東西之一，

his press release bloopers. 用詞

那就是他發布聲明時的NG片段。

You might remember the sinister videos of Bin Laden sharing his

你或許還記得那些陰森的影片：賓拉登透過VHS錄影帶宣揚他的

ideologies and threats against the West on VHS tapes,

意識形態，並對西方發出威脅，

normally sitting in a cave

通常他都坐在山洞裡，

and flanked by his Al-Qaeda henchmen. 用詞

身旁簇擁著蓋達組織的爪牙。

But while in the Abbottabad compound,

但在阿伯塔巴德的藏身宅院裡，

Bin Laden filmed a number of practice videos

賓拉登拍攝了不少練習影片，

that never ended up getting released to the public, 片語動詞

最後從未向大眾發布，

serving almost as a kind of Al-Qaeda blooper reel 文法

幾乎成了某種蓋達組織NG片合輯，

from the master of terror himself. 語氣意圖

而主角正是這位恐怖大師本人。

Personally,

就個人而言，

we can't imagine it'll be finding its way onto America's Funniest Home Videos anytime soon. 講解

我們很難想像它近期會登上《全美最爆笑家庭影片》。

And that's all you need to know about the strangest things 表達脈絡

以上就是你需要知道的一切：那些最離奇的物品，

the Navy SEALs found in the Abbottabad compound.

都是海豹部隊在阿伯塔巴德藏身宅院中發現的。

Good riddance, 語氣意圖

死得好，

Bin Laden.

賓拉登。

We're sure they have a copy of Chicken Little in Hell. 語氣意圖

我們敢肯定，地獄裡一定有一份《四眼天雞》。

Now, go watch

現在，去看看

FBI's Most Violent Most Wanted of All Time

《FBI史上最暴力的頭號通緝犯》

and Worst Days in the History of the World

和《世界歷史上最黑暗的日子》，

for more videos involving this modern monster.

繼續瞭解這個現代惡魔的相關影片。