美國《新聞周刊》近日評出了美國人的十大無知之處，進化論、日心說等常識問題赫然在列。
According to the Newsweek of August 26, Americans (mistakenly) believe 10 things as follows:
Obama and Muslim 相信奧巴馬是穆斯林
Recently Pew poll found that nearly one fifth of Americans (mistakenly) believe that President Obama is a Muslim. The portion of poll respondents who believe Obama is a Muslim has risen recently.
皮尤民調發現，近二成的美國受訪者認為奧巴馬是穆斯林。錯誤地相信奧巴馬是穆斯林的受訪者比例最近呈上升趨勢。
Evolution 相不相信進化論
To mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, Gallup thought it might be a good idea to poll Americans on their beliefs of the British naturalist's theory. But the results must have had Darwin spinning in his grave, since only 39 percent of Americans believed in the theory. The good news: only a quarter said they didn't believe it; the remaining portion either didn't have an opinion or didn't answer.
為了紀念達爾文誕辰200周年，蓋洛普進行了自認為有意義的調查：美國人對這個英國自然學家理論的相信程度。結果定能讓達爾文從墳墓里跳出來，因為只有39%的美國人相信達爾文的進化論。當然好消息是：只有25%的美國人稱他們不相信進化論，剩下的受訪者要么沒主意要么沒有作答。
Witchcraft 巫術存在與否
It turns out that 21 percent of Americans believe there are real sorcerers, conjurers, and warlocks out there.
一項民調顯示，21%的美國人相信獸人、魔靈、巫師是真實存在的。
Death panels “死亡委員會”
On Facebook, Sarah Palin wrote in August 2009 that Obama would institute a "death panel" as part of health-care reform. Soon pundits and politicians were demagoguing the issue into common currency. Even in August 2010, one year after the initial burst and five months after health reform was signed into law, four in 10 Americans mistakenly believe it.
佩林曾于去年8月在Facebook上稱，作為醫療改革方案的一部分，奧巴馬將組建一個“死亡委員會”。不久專家和政客將此謠言炒至白熱化。一年之后，也就是今年8月，同時也是醫療改革被寫進法律之后5個月，還有四成的美國人相信這一謠言。
Saddam's WMDs 薩達姆的大規模殺傷性武器
Even years after claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction or had links to the September 11 attacks had been debunked, not all Americans were convinced. In a June 2007 Newsweek poll, four years after the invasion of Iraq, 41 percent believed Saddam was involved in 9/11.
薩達姆擁有大規模殺傷性武器、薩達姆同“9.11”事件有關均不屬實，盡管真相暴露于天下已有幾年，但并不是所有美國人都買這個賬。《新聞周刊》2007年6月進行的一項民調顯示，伊拉克戰爭4年后，仍有41%的美國人認為薩達姆與“9·11”恐怖襲擊事件有關。
Heliocentrism 不知日心說
Didn't we clear this one up in the 16th century? Copernicus be damned, 20 percent of Americans were still sure in 1999 that the sun revolved around the Earth.
我們不是在16世紀就把這件事搞清楚了嗎？然而哥白尼會吃驚的，因為1999年進行的民調顯示，仍有20%的美國人認為太陽圍繞地球轉。
History of religion 宗教歷史盲
If mutual understanding is the key to tolerance, we're in trouble. According to Newsweek's 2007 What You Need to Know poll, barely half of Americans were correctly able to state that Judaism was older than both Christianity and Islam.
如果相互理解是彼此寬容對待的基礎，那么我們有麻煩了。據《新聞周刊》2007年一項名為“你不可不知的事情”的民調顯示，只有半數的美國人能正確地說出猶太教的歷史要比基督教和伊斯蘭教更悠久。
Supreme Court vs. Seven Dwarfs 最高法院 vs. 七個小矮人
In a 2006 poll, more than three quarters of Americans could name at least two of the seven dwarfs, while not quite a quarter could name two members of the Supreme Court.
2006年的民調顯示，超過75%的美國人可以說出至少兩個小矮人的姓名，但只有25%的美國人可以說出兩位美國最高法院大法官的名字。
World geography 世界地理盲
Lost? Don't ask an American. Sixty-three percent of young Americans can't find Iraq on a map, despite the ongoing U.S involvement there. Nine out of 10 can't find Afghanistan - even if you give them the advantage of a map limited to Asia.
迷路了？千萬別問美國人怎么走。盡管美國和伊拉克“互動頻繁”，還是有63%的美國年輕人無法在地圖上找到伊拉克。而即使你給他限定在亞洲地圖上找，九成美國年輕人還是無法找到阿富汗。
Three Stooges vs. Three Branches 《活寶三人組》vs. 三權分立
According to Zogby, the majority of Americans - three in four - can correctly identify Larry, Curly, and Moe as the Three Stooges. Only two out of five respondents, however, can correctly identify the executive, legislative, and judicial branches as the three wings of government.
ZogBy民調稱，近四分之三的美國人可以說出《活寶三人組》三位主人公的名字，但只有四成美國人可以正確地說出美國政府由行政、立法、司法三個分支組成。
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