10 Chapter 9 Blackbeard's Legacy

Chapter 9 Blackbeard's Legacy In 1724, a book was published that helped make Blackbeard and many other pirates famous. Written in England by a man named Charles Johnson (which historians think was probably not his real name), A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates told tales of pirates on the high seas, raids on ships, and the treasures they captured. Johnson's book is one of the only places that Edward Teach is called Blackbeard. But the image Johnson described made Blackbeard clear in the reader's mind: the belt of pistols, the enormous smoking beard, and Blackbeard's fiery eyes. Because no paintings or drawings of Blackbeard were made while he was alive, many

1724年，一本书的出版使黑胡子和其他许多海盗名声大噪。 英国一位名叫查尔斯·约翰逊(历史学家认为这可能不是他的真名)的人写的《最臭名昭著的海盗劫掠和谋杀通史》讲述了海盗在公海上的故事，对船只的袭击，以及他们捕获的宝藏。 约翰逊的书是为数不多的爱德华·蒂奇被称为黑胡子的地方之一。 但是约翰逊所描述的形象却使黑胡子在读者心中留下了清晰的印象:一把手枪的腰带，冒着烟的大胡子，还有黑胡子的火眼金睛。 因为在黑胡子活着的时候没有人画他的画，所以很多人

of the images we're now familiar with were based on Johnson's descriptions. Those pictures helped spread the Blackbeard legend. Creating that legend was a big part of Blackbeard's life. He worked hard to create a fearsome look. His long, wild beard was said to cover most of his face. He wore not one or two but many swords and pistols when he went into battle. He burned ships, stole whatever he could take, and threatened people with death. It was rumored that he even shot at his fellow pirates to keep them in line. But in reality, it is not known that Blackbeard ever killed any of the prisoners he took. He released his hostages. And he actually let some ships go on their way if they did not have much for him to steal. For a short time, at least, he settled into a life on land in a house in Bath. One account even says that he was married there. Still, the legend of Blackbeard lives on. Unfortunately, piracy has never really gone away.

我们现在熟悉的图像都是基于约翰逊的描述。 这些照片帮助传播了黑胡子的传说。 创造这个传奇是黑胡子生活的重要组成部分。 他努力营造出一种可怕的形象。 据说他那又长又乱的胡子遮住了大半张脸。 他上战场时佩带的不是一两把而是许多把剑和手枪。 他烧毁船只，偷走一切他能拿走的东西，并以死亡威胁人们。 有传言说，他甚至向他的海盗同伴开枪，以使他们守规矩。 但实际上，人们并不知道黑胡子曾经杀死过他所俘虏的任何一个人。 他释放了人质。如果有些船没有什么可偷的，他还会让它们上路。 至少有一段时间，他在巴斯的一所房子里过着陆地上的生活。 有一种说法甚至说他在那里结婚了。 尽管如此，黑胡子的传说仍在流传。 不幸的是，盗版从未真正消失。

In recent years, pirates from East Africa have attacked and captured ships in the Indian Ocean, including large oil tankers and luxury yachts. They steal money they find on board or steal the contents of the tankers, including the valuable oil. Today's pirates use fast motorboats to catch and overtake the slow-moving tankers.

近年来，来自东非的海盗袭击并劫持了印度洋上的船只，包括大型油轮和豪华游艇。 他们偷在船上找到的钱，或者偷油轮上的东西，包括有价值的石油。 今天的海盗使用快速的摩托艇来捕捉和超越缓慢移动的油轮。

PIRATE MYTHS SINCE THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIRACY, MANY MYTHS AND LEGENDS ABOUT PIRATES HAVE SPRUNG UP. HISTORIANS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHOW THAT SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS PIRATE TALES IN THE WORLD ARE NOT TRUE AT ALL. ONLY ONE PIRATE, CAPTAIN WILLIAM KIDD, WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BURIED TREASURE. IN FACT, MOST

海盗神话自从海盗的黄金时代以来，许多关于海盗的神话传说层出不穷。 历史学家已经能够证明，世界上一些最著名的海盗故事根本不是真的。 只有一个海盗，威廉基德船长，被指控埋藏了宝藏。 事实上，大多数

PIRATES NEVER MADE SO MUCH MONEY THAT THEY COULD AFFORD TO LEAVE SOME BEHIND. THEY NEEDED IT TO BUY FOOD, AMMUNITION, AND RUM. PIRATES DID NOT SAY "ARRR!" THAT NOW-FAMOUS WORD WAS FIRST USED IN A 1950 MOVIE VERSION OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S FAMOUS PIRATE BOOK, TREASURE ISLAND. THE ACTOR ROBERT NEWTON PLAYED PIRATE CAPTAIN LONG JOHN SILVER. NEWTON BASED HIS ACCENT ON MEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ENGLAND, WHERE IT'S BELIEVED MANY PIRATES SAILED FROM. THERE IS ALMOST NO HISTORICAL RECORD OF PIRATES MAKING PRISONERS "WALK THE PLANK." THOUGH SOME PIRATES DID KILL THEIR HOSTAGES, MOST LET THEM GO.

海盗们从来没有赚到足够多的钱，他们可以留下一些。 他们需要这笔钱来购买食物、弹药和朗姆酒。 海盗不会说“arrr !”1950年，罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森(Robert Louis stevenson)著名的海盗小说《金银岛》(treasure island)的电影版本中首次使用了这个现在很有名的词。 演员罗伯特·牛顿扮演海盗船长长约翰·西尔弗。 牛顿的口音来自英格兰西南海岸的人，据说很多海盗都是从那里出发的。 几乎没有海盗强迫囚犯“走木板”的历史记录。 虽然有些海盗确实杀害了人质，但大多数海盗还是放了他们。

Blackbeard and other pirates continue to have a huge impact on modern culture. Pirates have always been popular in movies. As early as the 1920s and 1930s, films like The Sea Hawk and Captain Blood told tales of pirates at sea. Burt Lancaster starred in the exciting film The Crimson Pirate in 1952. And a comedy called Blackbeard's Ghost came out in 1968. More recently, the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series made pirate lore and legend popular once again. People enjoy the legends surrounding pirates such as Blackbeard. Historians, however, look for the facts.

黑胡子和其他海盗继续对现代文化产生巨大影响。 海盗在电影中一直很受欢迎。 早在20世纪二三十年代，《海鹰》和《血船长》等电影就讲述了海上海盗的故事。 1952年，伯特·兰开斯特主演了激动人心的电影《深红海盗》。 1968年，一部名为《黑胡子的幽灵》的喜剧问世。 最近，《加勒比海盗》系列电影的成功使海盗的传说再次流行起来。 人们喜欢黑胡子等海盗的传说。 然而，历史学家寻找的是事实。