Veterans Day
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 History of Veterans Day.
4 退役军人日历史.
5 Honoring Veterans Today.
5 荣誉退伍军人今日.
9 Life as a Vet.
九生为兽.
12 Eagle Scouts Honor Veterans.
12名鹰军团荣誉退伍军人.
18 Conclusion.
18 结论。
22 Glossary.
22 词汇表。
24 Introduction If you’ve ever made a sacrifice to help someone, you know it isn’t easy.
导言 如果你曾牺牲过帮助别人,
Yet millions of American veterans have sacrificed for the sake of their country.
然而,数百万美国退伍军人为了国家牺牲了自己。
Veterans are people who have served in the U.
退伍军人是曾经在U服役的人.
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armed forces; they may or may not have fought in wars.
- 武装部队;
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armed forces include the army, navy, air force, marines, and coast guard.
武装部队包括陆军、海军、空军、海军陆战队和海岸警卫队。
Today, there are about 25 million veterans in the United States.
今天,美国约有2500万退伍军人.
Many more millions of Americans served in wars in which the United States fought.
另有数百万美国人在美国所打的战争中服役.
Those who died are remembered on a national holiday called Memorial Day.
遇难者在名为"纪念日"的国庆节被缅怀.
Veterans Day honors the sacrifices of all veterans, living and dead.
退伍军人日会纪念所有老兵的牺牲,生死.
A veteran talks to Brownies and Girl Scouts at a Veterans Day parade.
一位老兵在退伍军人日游行中与布朗尼和女童子军交谈.
A Vietnam veteran salutes the flag during a Veterans Day program.
越南老兵在退伍军人日节目中向国旗致敬.
History of Veterans Day Veterans Day actually began as a different holiday: Armistice Day.
退役军人日的历史 当天实际上开始作为不同的节日:停战日.
This holiday celebrated the end of what was known as the “Great War,” a war the United States entered in 1917.
这一节日庆祝了1917年美国发动的所谓"大战"的结束.
It fought on the side of its allies, which included Great Britain, France, and Russia.
它与包括大不列颠,法国和俄罗斯在内的盟国并肩作战.
In all, more than four million Americans fought.
总共有400多万美国人参战.
In 1918, the Great War came to an end after more than four years.
1918年,大战结束,历经了四年多.
Casualties reached more than thirty-seven million.
伤亡人数已超过3 700万。
The modern world had never experienced such wartime losses.
现代世界从未经历过这样的战时损失。
On November 11, 1918, both sides signed an armistice that ended the fighting.
1918年11月11日,双方签署停战协议,结束了战斗.
The armistice started on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year!
停战从同年正月十一日正月初十一时起开始!
Why Poppies?
为什么是波皮斯?
On Veterans Day, some veterans wear a little red poppy on their shirts.
在退伍军人日,一些退伍军人在衬衫上穿了一点红罂粟.
Some hand out poppies and accept donations.
有些会发放罂粟并接受捐赠.
The donations that the U.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) collect are used to help wounded or disabled veterans.
对外战争退伍军人(VFW)的募集用于帮助受伤或残疾的退伍军人.
Poppies grow in a region called Flanders, which stretches across areas of France and Belgium.
波皮斯生长于一个叫"佛兰德斯"的地区,它横跨了法国和比利时的地区.
Many soldiers died there during World War I.
第一次世界大战期间,许多士兵在那里死亡.
A Canadian army surgeon named John Mc Rae served in Flanders and wrote a poem called “In Flanders Fields.”
一位名叫约翰·麦克雷的加拿大陆军外科医生在佛兰德服务,并写了一首名为"在佛兰德菲尔兹"的诗. “
The poem spoke of poppies growing in an Allied graveyard “between the crosses, row on row.”
诗中谈到在“十字架之间并排行”的盟军墓地种植罂粟。 “
Even now, the red poppy helps keep alive the memory of those fallen soldiers.
即使在现在,红罂粟也有助于活下来那些倒下的士兵的记忆.
It also raises funds for soldiers living today.
它还为今天生活的士兵筹集资金。
The poppy helps the VFW live up to its motto, “to honor the dead by helping the living.”
罂粟有助于退伍军人履行自己的口号,“通过帮助活人来纪念死者。 “
An American flag is raised near Paris to celebrate the armistice and end of World War I on November 11, 1918.
1918年11月11日在巴黎附近升起一面美国国旗来庆祝停战并结束一战.
In September 1939, war broke out in Europe again.
1939年9月,欧洲再次爆发了战争.
Even more soldiers were sent to fight, and more soldiers were killed than in the Great War.
更被出使出兵出战,被击毙的士兵也比大战多.
People later called this war World War II and then referred to the Great War as World War I.
人们后来称这场战争为"二战",后又将"大战"称为"一战".
The sacrifices that the United States and its allies made were huge.
美国及其盟国所作的牺牲是巨大的。
After the war, many Americans started to call for recognition of World War II veterans.
战后,许多美国人开始呼吁承认二战老兵.
In fact, they wanted all veterans to be honored, not just those who fought in wars.
事实上,他们希望所有退伍军人都得到荣誉,而不仅仅是那些在战争中作战的人.
Like many other American presidents before and after him, Dwight D.
和很多在他前后的美国总统一样,德怀特·D.
Eisenhower was a veteran.
艾森豪威尔是个老兵
An army general during World War II, he rose to become Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.
二战期间出任陆军将领,出任欧洲盟军最高司令.
On June 1, 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill that changed the name Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
1954年6月1日,艾森豪威尔总统签署法案,将停战日更名为退伍军人日.
The bill also changed the purpose of the day to honor all veterans who had served in the U.
法案还更改了当天的目的,以纪念在U服役的所有退伍军人.
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armed forces.
武装部队。
Veterans Day was to be celebrated on November 11.
11月11日是退伍军人日。
American soldiers land on the French coast on June 6, 1944.
美国士兵于1944年6月6日在法国海岸登陆.
General Dwight D.
德怀特·德将军.
Eisenhower gestures as he watches troops and tanks in Great Britain on March 13, 1944.
艾森豪威尔在1944年3月13日在大不列颠观看军队和坦克时的姿态.
Honoring Veterans Today As on many other holidays, people across the nation hold parades on Veterans Day.
今天的荣誉退伍军人 与许多其他节日一样,全国人民也在退伍军人日举行游行.
Government offices and buildings are closed.
政府办公室和建筑物被关闭。
Some businesses and most schools around the country close as well.
全国各地的一些企业和大多数学校也关闭。
Schools that stay open often conduct activities or lessons about veterans and Veterans Day.
保持开放的学校经常举办有关退伍军人和退伍军人日的活动或课程.
Some communities even offer service days in which students make care packages for soldiers serving abroad.
有些社区甚至提供学生为在国外服役的士兵提供一揽子照顾的服务日。
They collect items like gum, candy, toothpaste, soap, razors, and other things that soldiers cannot get easily.
他们收集了口香糖,糖果,牙膏,肥皂,剃须刀等物品,以及士兵们不容易得到的其他物品.
Some citizens deliver food to those in need.
一些公民向有需要的人提供粮食。
They may make sack lunches and deliver them to shelters.
他们可以做麻袋午餐,送到收容所。
Others work in soup kitchens to serve free meals to poor and hungry people, sometimes including veterans.
其他人在汤厨房工作,为穷人和饥饿的人提供免费的膳食,有时包括退伍军人.
Often on Veterans Day, the president or vice president of the United States visits Arlington National Cemetery, located near Washington, D.
通常在退伍军人日,美国总统或副总统会访问位于华盛顿特区附近的阿灵顿国家公墓.
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Many members of the military are buried there, along with former presidents such as John F.
许多军人被埋葬在那里,还有约翰·F等前总统.
Kennedy.
肯尼迪。 肯尼迪。
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is also found at Arlington.
阿灵顿也发现了"未知士兵"之墓.
In wartime, soldiers who die may not be able to be identified because of their injuries.
在战时,死亡的士兵可能因为受伤而无法辨认.
Sometimes there are very few remains of a soldier’s body.
有时士兵的遗体很少.
Some soldiers’ bodies are never found.
一些士兵的尸体从未被发现。
After World War I, the British decided to create a tomb for an unknown soldier.
第一次世界大战后,英国人决定为一名身份不明的士兵建造一座坟墓.
The United States did the same.
美国也这样做了。
An American soldier killed in France during World War I could not be identified.
第一次世界大战期间在法国阵亡的美国士兵无法辨认出身份.
On November 11, 1921, the soldier was buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
1921年11月11日,士兵被安葬于阿灵顿国家公墓的"未知士兵"墓.
Since then, an unidentified soldier from every war in which the United States fights has been buried there.
此后,美国参战的每一场战争中,都有一名身份不明的士兵被埋在那里.
President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
巴拉克·奥巴马总统在"未知士兵"墓前放出花圈.
Fourth graders recite facts about Veterans Day.
四年级生背诵退役军人日的事实.
On Veterans Day, the president or vice president lays a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
在退伍军人日,总统或副总统在未知士兵之墓上放花圈.
Laying a wreath or flowers on a tomb or headstone at a cemetery is one way to honor people who have died.
在墓地的坟墓或墓碑上放花圈或花花是纪念已死之人的一种方式.
Some veterans march in parades on Veterans Day.
一些退伍军人在退伍军人日游行.
Cities all over the nation honor veterans of all wars by waving flags during those parades.
全国各城市通过在这些游行中挥舞旗帜来纪念所有战争的退伍军人。
Veterans who march in the Parade of Flags often wear the colors of the branch of the military in which they served.
在"旗帜游行"中行军的退伍军人经常会穿戴所服役的军队分支的颜色.
In fact, a “Parade of Flags” also takes place next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day.
事实上,在退伍军人日,在不明士兵墓旁也有一个“旗帜平地”。
In Mobile Bay, Alabama, fourth-grade students march in the parade along with veterans.
在阿拉巴马州莫比尔湾,四年级学生与退伍军人一起游行.
A member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars waves flags during an annual Veterans Day parade.
在一年一度的退役军人日阅兵中,是"外战老兵""波浪"旗下的一员.
A soldier holds his daughter after his return from Iraq.
一名士兵在女儿从伊拉克返回后抱着他。
Life as a Vet From 1940 to 1973, the United States used a military draft to bring men into the military.
1940年至1973年作为兽医生活,美国用一出军事草案来将人引入军队.
During that time, many young men had to serve, usually from one to two years.
在此期间,许多年轻人不得不服役,通常从一到两年不等.
But the draft grew unpopular when men were made to fight in an increasingly unpopular war: the war in Vietnam.
但当人被逼去参加越来越不受欢迎的战争:越南战争时,草案变得不受欢迎.
In 1973, the draft ended, and the U.
1973年,草案结束,U.
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force became an all-volunteer force.
部队成为了一支全能的志愿部队。
Even when vets choose to serve, their life isn’t often easy.
即使兽医选择服务,
Whether or not they face combat, they are often stationed overseas.
无论他们是否面临战斗,他们经常被派驻海外.
While this can be an adventure, it also means they must leave behind family and friends for months, even years.
虽然这可能是个冒险,但也意味着他们必须离开家人和朋友几个月,甚至几年.
They miss birthdays and graduations.
他们错过了生日和毕业典礼.
Sometimes babies are born while families are apart.
有时婴儿在家庭分离时出生.
Upon their return to civilian life, many vets attend college.
回到平民生活后,许多兽医上大学.
They receive tuition from the federal government through a program called the GI Bill, first signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1944.
他们通过1944年由富兰克林·罗斯福总统首次签署成为法律的名为"GI法案"的方案获得联邦政府的学费.
Since then, millions of vets have gone to college thanks to GI Bill funding.
此后,由于GI Bill的资助,数百万兽医上大学.
After they graduate, many vets get good jobs and go on to succeed in civilian life.
毕业后,许多兽医获得好的工作,并进而在平民生活中取得成功.
In recent years, however, some vets have had trouble finding jobs.
然而,近年来,一些兽医难以找到工作。
Many veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have left the military only to find that their skills are not valued by civilian employers.
许多伊拉克和阿富汗战争的退伍军人离开军队只是为了发现他们的技能不受文职雇主的重视。
These vets face a high rate of unemployment.
这些兽医面临高失业率.
For some, unemployment can lead to homelessness.
对一些人来说,失业可能导致无家可归。
Some vets come home wounded.
有些兽医受伤回家
Some have combat memories that are hard to live with.
有些人有难以忍受的战斗记忆
They return to a life with people who haven’t experienced what they have and can’t understand their sacrifices.
他们与那些没有体验过自己所拥有,
A Vietnam War veteran and former U.
越战老兵和前U.
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marine asks for help in New York City.
海军陆战队在纽约市求救
Drew Carey, host of The Price Is Right, is a former U.
德鲁·凯里,The Price Is Right的主持人,是一个前U.
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marine.
海军陆战队
Vernice Armour was the country’s first African American female combat pilot.
Vernice Armour是该国首位非裔美国女性战斗飞行员.
Author and artist Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr.
编剧和艺术家西奥多·修斯·盖塞尔(Dr.
Seuss) served in the U.
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Army.
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Based in Hollywood, he created films and illustrations for the military and public.
以好莱坞为基地,他为军方和公众创作了电影和插画.
Soldiers who have seen combat are sometimes diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
看过战斗的士兵有时被诊断出创伤后应激障碍.
It can come in the form of depression, anger, grief, fear, or guilt.
它可以表现为抑郁,愤怒,悲伤,恐惧,或者内疚.
The victims may suffer many different symptoms.
受害者可能患有许多不同的症状。
Because of their experiences with gunfire and explosions, some veterans may be bothered by loud noises.
因为他们有枪战和爆炸的经历,一些老兵可能会被大声的噪音所困扰.
Because vets sometimes have to rely on each other during combat in order to survive, most vets feel a special loyalty to one another.
由于兽医在战斗中有时需要依靠对方才能活下来,所以大多数兽医都觉得彼此有特殊的忠诚.
Sometimes that loyalty lasts far beyond their years of service.
有时这种忠诚会持续到远超过他们的服役年限.
Veterans groups try to offer veterans help and support.
退伍军人团体试图为退伍军人提供帮助和支持。
Two such groups are the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion.
两个这样的团体是"外战退伍军人"和美国军团.
Honoring the Brave The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military honor.
荣耀勇士 荣誉勋章是国家的最高军事荣誉.
It is awarded by the president of the United States to members of the armed forces who go “above and beyond the call of duty” during combat.
它由美国总统授予在战斗中“超越和超越义务”的武装部队成员。
In doing so, they risk— and often sacrifice—their lives.
在这样做时,他们冒着生命危险,常常牺牲生命。
Sometimes recognition can be a long time coming.
有时,承认可能要很长时间。
Often it comes after the hero has died.
经常是在英雄死后
Few medals have been awarded for conflicts since the Vietnam War, but the awards do continue.
自越南战争后,很少有人因冲突而获得奖牌,但奖项确实继续.
Some who have received the medal are buried in Arlington National Cemetery, one of the largest and probably the most famous U.
一些已经获得奖章的人被安葬在阿灵顿国家公墓中,这是最大的并可能是最出名的U.
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military cemetery.
军事墓地。
Others may lie in a small country graveyard, a stone’s throw from a busy highway where drivers race by, never realizing a hero is buried nearby.
其他人可能躺在一个小的墓地里,
Two Pearl Harbor survivors greet each other.
两个珍珠港生还者相迎.
Eagle Scouts Honor Veterans We don’t always know what sacrifices veterans have made for us, but some people go out of their way to educate us, remind us, and show their appreciation on Veterans Day.
鹰军团荣誉退伍军人 我们并不总是知道退伍军人为我们付出了多少牺牲,但有些人走出他们的路来教育我们,提醒我们,并在退伍军人日表达他们的赞赏.
or any day.
或任何时间。
In order to become an Eagle Scout—the highest award given to a Boy Scout before his eighteenth birthday—a Scout has to complete a service project that benefits the community.
童子军为了成为一只鹰子军——这是童子军18岁生日前获得的最高奖项——童子军必须完成一个造福社区的服务项目.
Eagle Scouts often choose a project that honors veterans.
老鹰童子军经常选择一个纪念退伍军人的项目.
Some Eagle Scouts take part in the Veterans History Project.
一些"鹰"童子军参加了"老兵"历史项目.
As part of the project, they interview American veterans.
作为该项目的一部分,他们采访了美国退伍军人.
The stories they collect end up at the Library of Congress, preserved for scholars, researchers, and future generations.
他们所收集的故事最终被收归国会图书馆,为学者,研究人员和后世所保存.
The American Legion in Action The American Legion is the nation’s largest veterans’ service organization.
美国军团在行动 美国军团是全国最大的退伍军人服务组织.
Across the nation, American Legion members pledge to help one another in times of need.
在全国,美国军团成员保证在需要的时候互相帮助.
In May of 2011, the town of Joplin, Missouri, was devastated by a tornado.
2011年5月,密苏里州乔普林镇被龙卷风所破坏.
From 1,300 miles away, American Legion members in New York State took note.
1300英里外,纽约州的美国军团成员注意到.
They gathered enough supplies to fill a 24-foot truck.
他们收集了足够多的补给来装满一辆24英尺高的卡车.
Four members drove it west.
四名成员开车往西走。
The truck was filled with things Joplin needed: clothing for men, women, and children, blankets, sheets, toiletries, and cash.
卡车上装满了乔普林所需要的东西:男女和儿童的衣服、被子、床单、卫生间和现金。
In Joplin, Legion members spent the next week getting the supplies to those in need.
在乔普林,军团成员花了下个星期的时间,把物资送到需要的人手中.
Asked why they drove more than 1,000 miles to help, one Legion member said, “It’s who we are.
一位军团成员问他们为什么开车去帮助1000多英里,他说:"这就是我们是谁。
It’s what we do.
这就是我们要做的。
A Legionnaire is a Legionnaire….
一个军团是军团
It’s that simple.”
这很简单。 “
The tornado that tore through Joplin in 2011 was the deadliest in U.
2011年撕毁乔普林的龙卷风是U最致命的.
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history.
历史
Anthony Thomas became the nation’s two millionth Eagle Scout in 2009.
安东尼·托马斯于2009年成为全国第200万"鹰"童子军.
Other Eagle Scouts repair and restore veteran memorials and cemeteries.
其他"鹰"童子军修复并修复了老兵纪念碑和墓地.
They raise sunken vet grave markers, build paths for vets in wheelchairs, and sometimes create new memorials.
他们提高被沉没的兽医坟墓标记,为兽医在轮椅上建造道路,有时还建立新的纪念地.
They gain recognition for vets who may have died in action, which can be a great comfort to the loved ones those vets left behind.
他们得到了对兽医的认可 兽医可能在行动中死亡, 这可以为那些被留下的兽医的亲人带来极大的安慰。
Sometimes recognition can be a long time coming.
有时,承认可能要很长时间。
Children may walk down a city street every day on their way to school, never knowing that the street is named for a soldier who died at war.
孩子们在上学的路上可能每天都会走下城市街道,永远不知道这条街道是因战死而得名.
Mahoney Avenue in Stoughton, Massachusetts, was one such street.
马洪尼大道(Mahoney Avenue)位于马萨诸塞州斯德顿,是一条这样的街道.
Years ago, it was named for Sergeant Daniel Henry Mahoney Jr.
几年前,它被取名为小丹尼尔·亨利·马奥尼中士.
, a World War II veteran born in Stoughton in 1920.
二战老兵,1920年生于斯德顿
According to the Stoughton Journal, Mahoney was drafted into the U.
据"斯德通日报"报道,马洪尼被征入U.
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Army Air Force in November 1942.
1942年11月出任陆军空军.
He promised to marry Dorothy Sweet, then went off to Europe, where he died at the age of 23.
他答应嫁给多萝西·斯威特,后去欧洲,23岁就去世了.
A bomb from another Allied plane was mistakenly dropped onto Mahoney’s plane and destroyed it over Yugoslavia.
另一架盟军飞机的炸弹被误投到Mahoney的飞机上,并摧毁了南斯拉夫上空。
Sweet’s last few letters came back to her, returned with a message—“Missing in Action”—written in red.
Sweet最后几封信回过来,
In 2003, members of an Eagle Scout troop exposed the headstone of Arch Clayton, a World War I veteran buried in 1952.
2003年,一鹰童子军成员揭发了1952年被埋葬的一战老兵Arch Clayton的头碑.
As many as one thousand veterans were thought to be buried at the abandoned South Carolina cemetery.
多达一千名退伍军人被认为被埋葬在被废弃的南卡罗莱纳公墓.
Sometimes soldiers termed “Missing in Action”are later found.
有时,后来又发现了所谓的“行动失事”的士兵。
This Western Union telegram from 1945 was sent to Robert Baron’s family shortly after he became a prisoner of war.
1945年的这份"西联"电报在罗伯特·巴伦成为战俘后不久就发给他的家人.
Baron survived, however, and returned to the United States after World War II.
然而,男爵活了下来,在二战后返回了美国.
Mahoney was declared dead a year later.
马洪尼在一年后被宣布死亡.
His body was found on the side of a mountain in 1949, returned home, and buried in Stoughton.
他的遗体于1949年被发现于一山之侧,回国后被安葬于斯德顿.
Sweet never married.
Sweet从未结婚.
Sixty-six years after his plane went down, Mahoney’s story came to light again through the work of eighteen-year-old Daniel Noyes.
马奥尼的飞机坠毁后66年,通过18岁的丹尼尔·诺耶斯(Daniel Noyes)的作品再次揭示出他的故事.
For his Eagle Scout project, Noyes decided to build 70 garden boxes for veteran memorial markers.
对于他的"鹰"童子军项目,诺耶斯决定为老兵的纪念标志建造70个花园箱.
He spent more than 250 hours building and placing the garden boxes throughout Stoughton with the help of his troop.
他花了250多小时在他的部队帮助下,在斯德顿各地建造并放置了花园盒.
For years, Sweet had kept a memorial at the street sign for Mahoney Avenue, but in her eighties was no longer able to continue.
多年来,斯威特一直为马霍尼大道的街道标志保留了一座纪念碑,但在她八十年代已经无法继续了.
Instead, she made a donation to the project, asking that a garden box be built at Mahoney Avenue.
相反地,她向该项目捐款,要求在马霍尼大道建造一个花园盒子.
Noyes and his father found the street but discovered there was no dedication sign, only a small American flag.
诺耶斯和他的父亲发现了这条街,但发现没有奉献的标志,只有一面小美国国旗.
Thanks in large part to Noyes’ project, Daniel Henry Mahoney Jr.
多亏了Noyes的项目,
now has an official memorial on the street sign that bears his name, a white Killed in Action marker with green writing.
现在街道标志上有一个正式的纪念碑 上面写着他的名字 一个白色被杀死的动作标志 上面写着绿色的文字
That recognition felt right to Noyes, to Sweet, and to Mahoney’s family.
对诺耶、斯威特和马奥尼的家庭来说,
Conclusion Now that you’ve learned about Veterans Day, consider how you might honor veterans.
结论 想想你如何尊重退伍军人。
There are many different ways: hh Visit a veteran at a Veterans Administration Hospital or community center.
有许多不同的方式:hh 拜访退伍军人行政医院或社区中心的退伍军人。
military graves.
军事坟墓。
hh Send a care package to a soldier serving abroad.
给在国外服役的士兵送一个护理包
him or her for serving our country.
他或她为国家服务
A Brownie places U.
一个布朗尼把U。
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flags at veterans’ graves in a Los Angeles cemetery.
在洛杉矶墓地的老兵坟地有旗帜。
Glossary allies (n.)
词汇同盟(n.)
people or groups that join with others for a common cause (p.
为共同事业而与他人会合的个人或团体(p.
5) armistice (n.)
5) 停战 (n.
a wartime truce (p.
a 战时停战(p.
5) casualties (n.)
5) 伤亡 (n.
people wounded, injured, killed, or missing during a war, accident, or disaster (p.
在战争、事故或灾难中受伤、受伤、死亡或失踪的人(p.
5) civilian (n.)
5) 民用(不详)
a person who is not a member of the military or police (p.
非军人或警察人员(p.
13) combat (n.)
13) 战斗(n.
fighting between military forces (p.
军队之间的战斗(p.
14) dedication (n.)
14)奉献 (n.
words that express in whose honor something has been created (p.
表达其荣誉的词句(p.
21) draft (n.)
21) 草案 (n.
a system that requires people to join the military (p.
一个要求人们参军的制度(p.
12) post-traumatic a mental condition that can stress disorder (n.)
12) 创伤后精神状况,可应激障碍(n.
follow a very disturbing experience, such as battle (p.
遵循非常令人不安的经历,如战斗(p.
15) recognition (n.)
15) 承认(n.)
thanks and honor given to someone for service or an achievement (p.
感谢和荣誉为某人服务或成就(p.
19) sacrifice (n.)
19) 牺牲 (n.
an action or object unselfishly given to help other people or a cause (p.
为了帮助他人或事业而无私地给予的动作或对象(p.
4) stationed (v.)
4)驻防(五.
assigned to a place (p.
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12) tuition (n.)
12) 学费(n.
the fee charged for instruction at a school (p.
学校教学收费(p.
13) The next time November 11 rolls around, think about the veterans who help defend you and your country every day.
13) 下回"十一一"卷一一回,想一想每天帮助保卫你和你的国家的老兵.
Give thanks for their service and sacrifice.
感谢他们的服务和牺牲
Students from the Texas School for the Deaf salute while watching a Veterans Day parade.
德克萨斯聋人学校的学生在观看退伍军人节游行时敬礼.