新天鵝堡——令國王癡迷的童話城堡

10. Santa Claus ? 第十名：圣誕老人

Almost all western children were told by their parents that Santa would leave them nothing if they misbehaved （行為不端）. It was one of the most effective methods of stopping tantrums （發脾氣）！Funnily enough， though， the fear always disappears on Christmas Eve as you just know that Santa will be coming—even if you did slip up （疏忽;出差錯） a few times.

幾乎所有西方國家的小孩子們都曾被父母告知，如果他們行為不端圣誕老人就不會留給他們任何東西。它是阻止孩子發脾氣最有效的方法之一！不過特別有趣的是，這種害怕總會在圣誕夜消散，因為你知道圣誕老人一定會來的——即使你確實犯了幾次錯誤。

9. Barbie ? 第九名：芭比

As Barbie has progressed from a pretty young woman to whom all girls could aspire， one can wonder whether it was Barbie influencing （影響） children， or children influencing Barbie. Barbie has described almost every possible female lifestyle choice and there can be no doubt that she has been at the start of the path many women have taken in life.

隨著芭比從一位可愛的年輕女士發展成為萬千女孩崇拜的對象，人們開始懷疑到底是芭比在影響孩子，還是孩子們在影響芭比。芭比已經描繪出幾乎所有可能的女性生活方式，毫無疑問的是：她一直存在于眾多女性人生之路的起點。

8. Robin Hood ? 第八名：羅賓漢

This could potentially lead to a debate about whether Hood existed or not， but I am of the opinion that he did not. Therefore， he is listed as my number eight on the list. I am sure we have all heard someone justifying theft because the victim is wealthy， and where did this reason come from？ Not just the principles of redistribution （再分配原則） of wealth that many of us live under in Western Society but the fact that to this day， we are all raised believing Robin Hood was a hero—when， in fact， he was a thief. Stealing is almost always wrong， and just because Robin Hood gave the proceeds of his crimes to poor people， it is not a valid （有效的） justification （辯護）.

這有可能引發一場關于羅賓漢是否真實存在的爭論，但是我認為他不存在。因此，他就成為我排行榜中排名第八的人物。我相信大家都聽到過有人為盜竊辯護，只因為被偷者很富有——這種理由是哪里來的？這種理由不僅來自西方社會里我們很多人都相信的財產再分配原則，而且也來自這樣一個事實——時至今日，我們全都在羅賓漢是位英雄的觀念中長大，而事實上他是一個竊賊。偷盜總歸是錯的，僅僅因為羅賓漢把贓物分給了窮人，但這樣的理由不能為其有效地辯護。

7. Cowboys ? 第七名：牛仔

This is one for the boys obviously！ Even in New Zealand where I grew up， all the boys played “Cowboys and Indians”. The cowboy was a great hero with a shining gun who represented the morality （美德） of Western ideals： manliness， justice， protection of women and children. No doubt the influence of the Cowboy movie genre is great. Oh—and for those who say “but cowboys are real！”， this is a concept， not a specific person.

很顯然，這個是專門為男孩們列進來的！即使在我的故鄉新西蘭，男孩們也都會玩“牛仔和印第安人”的游戲。牛仔是一位佩帶閃亮手槍的大英雄，他代表了西部典范的美德：男子氣概，正義，保護婦女和兒童。……