波兰警方追回失窃的奥许维次门标语

时间：2009-12-21 03:02:58

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The "Arbeit macht frei" sign stolen from Auschwitz in southern Poland has been found in the north and five men have been arrested, police say.

波兰警方称，波兰南部城市奥许维次被盗的“劳动创造自由”标志在北部某地被发现，五名嫌疑犯已被逮捕。

Hundreds of thousands of people passed under the sign to their deaths
Hundreds of thousands of people passed under the sign to their deaths

They said the metal sign from the main gate, which symbolises for many the atrocities1残忍，暴行 of Nazi2 Germany, had been cut into three pieces.

A major search was launched after the sign was stolen before dawn on Friday.

Its theft, the motive3 for which was not being reported, caused outrage4暴行，侮辱 in Israel and among Polish politicians.

Five men in their 20s or 30s were detained and were being taken to Krakow for questioning, a police spokeswoman said.

More than a million people - 90% of them Jews - were murdered by the Nazis5 at Auschwitz during World War II.

Scrap6 metal yards searched

Police had stepped up security checks at airports and border crossings and searched scrap metal废金属 yards over the weekend in their hunt for the 5-m (16-ft) sign, which translates as "Work sets you free".

The wrought锻造的，加工的-iron sign was half-unscrewed, half-torn off from above the death camp's gate between 0330 and 0500 on Friday.

Investigators7 say at least two people would have been needed to steal the 5-m (16-ft), 40-kg (90-lb) sign.

Auschwitz奥斯比次 museum spokesman Jaroslaw Mensfelt said the thieves had apparently8 carried the sign 300m (yards) to an opening in a concrete wall. The opening was left intentionally有意地，故意地 to preserve a poplar白杨 tree dating back to the time of World War II.

Four metal bars that had blocked the opening had been cut and footprints in the snow led from the wall opening to the nearby road, where police presume the sign was loaded on to a vehicle.


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1 atrocities 11fd5f421aeca29a1915a498e3202218     
n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪
参考例句：
  • They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2 Nazi BjXyF     
n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的
参考例句：
  • They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
  • Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
3 motive GFzxz     
n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的
参考例句：
  • The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
4 outrage hvOyI     
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
参考例句：
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
5 Nazis 39168f65c976085afe9099ea0411e9a5     
n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义
参考例句：
  • The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 scrap JDFzf     
n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废
参考例句：
  • A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
  • Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。
7 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
9 intentionally 7qOzFn     
ad.故意地，有意地
参考例句：
  • I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
  • The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

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