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1、I'mgoingtotalktodayaboutthepleasuresofeverydaylife.ButIwanttobeginwithastoryofanunusualandterribleman.ThisisHermannGoering.GoeringwasHitler'ssecondincommandinWorldWarII,hisdesignatedsuccessor.AndlikeHitler,Goeringfanciedhimselfacollectorofart.HewentthroughEurope,throughWorl
2、dWarII,stealing,extortingandoccasionallybuyingvariouspaintingsforhiscollection.AndwhathereallywantedwassomethingbyVermeer.Hitlerhadtwoofthem,andhedidn'thaveany.Sohefinallyfoundanartdealer,aDutchartdealernamedHanvanMeegeren,whosoldhimawonderfulVermeerforthecostofwhatwouldnow
3、be10milliondollars.Anditwashisfavoriteartworkever.00:56WorldWarIIcametoanend,andGoeringwascaptured,triedatNurembergandultimatelysentencedtodeath.ThentheAlliedforceswentthroughhiscollectionsandfoundthepaintingsandwentafterthepeoplewhosoldittohim.AndatsomepointtheDutchpolicec
4、ameintoAmsterdamandarrestedVanMeegeren.VanMeegerenwaschargedwiththecrimeoftreason,whichisitselfpunishablebydeath.Sixweeksintohisprisonsentence,vanMeegerenconfessed.Buthedidn'tconfesstotreason.Hesaid,"IdidnotsellagreatmasterpiecetothatNazi.Ipainteditmyself;I'maforger."Nownob
5、odybelievedhim.Andhesaid,"I'llproveit.Bringmeacanvasandsomepaint,andIwillpaintaVermeermuchbetterthanIsoldthatdisgustingNazi.Ialsoneedalcoholandmorphine,becauseit'stheonlywayIcanwork."(Laughter)Sotheybroughthimin.HepaintedabeautifulVermeer.Andthenthechargesoftreasonweredropp
6、ed.Hehadalesserchargeofforgery,gotayearsentenceanddiedaherototheDutchpeople.There'salotmoretobesaidaboutvanMeegeren,butIwanttoturnnowtoGoering,who'spicturedherebeinginterrogatedatNuremberg.02:15NowGoeringwas,byallaccounts,aterribleman.EvenforaNazi,hewasaterribleman.HisAmeri
7、caninterrogatorsdescribedhimasanamicablepsychopath.Butyoucouldfeelsympathyforthereactionhehadwhenhewastoldthathisfavoritepaintingwasactuallyaforgery.Accordingtohisbiographer,"Helookedasifforthefirsttimehehaddiscoveredtherewasevilintheworld."(Laughter)Andhekilledhimselfsoona
8、fterwards.Hehaddiscoveredafterallthatthepaintinghethoughtwasthiswasactuallythat.It
