看到最后就是想笑，我估计到后面我就笑不出来了。“Why, she was three times as attractive as Fanny and Maybelle!  Oh, how unfair life was! How unfair that everyone should think her heart was in the grave when it wasn't at all!  It was in Virginia with Ashley!”

Atlanta was only 9 years older than Scarlett. Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the state of Georgia in the US. It is the cultural and economic centre of the Atlanta metropolitan area, and 9th largest metropolitan area in the US.  

Atlanta was founded as a transportation hub at the intersection of two railroad lines in 1837. During the American Civil War, the city was mostly burned to the ground and rose from its ashes to become a national centre of commerce and the unofficial capital of the “New South” after Civil War. 

Cherokee 切罗基人: they are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in southwestern North Carolina, southeastern Tennessee, and the tips of western South Carolina and northeastern Georgia. 

By the 19th century, European settlers in the United States classified the Cherokee of the Southeast as one of the “Five Civilize Tribes”. 

书中所说的Atlanta原来就属于切罗基人居住的区域，只不过是被他们弃用了。美国政府为了铺设铁路正好要通过这里。

Savannah: is the oldest city in the US. state go Georgia. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port of city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil war, Savannah is today an industrial centre and an important Atlantic seaport. 

Montgomery and Mobile: both are cities of Alabama. Montgomery is the capital of Alabama. 

First Triumvirate of Rome: 前三头同盟:指公元前60年，由凯撒、克拉苏和庞培组成的政治联盟，相对于屋大维、马克·安东尼和雷必达组成的后三头同盟。公元前73年，罗马爆发了斯巴达克斯奴隶大起义。在镇压这次起义过程中，苏拉的两位部将克拉苏和庞培一度成了罗马的风云人物。但是他们因为和元老院的冲突而废除了苏拉留下的制度。公元前60年，克拉苏、庞培与凯撒结成秘密的政治同盟，一起反对元老院，史称“前三头”。为了巩固这一同盟，凯撒（前100年—前44年）把自己年仅14岁的女儿嫁给了50岁的庞培。在克拉苏和庞培的支持下，凯撒于前59年当选执政官。