D-Day
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Background.
4 背景情况。
5 Operation Overlord.
5"霸主行动".
6 The Beaches.
6"海滩".
7 Utah Beach.
犹他海滩7号
7 Omaha Beach.
7个奥马哈海滩.
9 Gold Beach.
九金滩.
11 Juno Beach.
朱诺海滩11号
12 Sword Beach.
12"剑滩".
13 Conclusion.
13 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction Hundreds of men huddled in dozens of small landing craft, thinking about their families far away.
16 导言 上百名男子在数十艘小型起降艇上徘徊 从远处想起家人
The men were just off the coast of German- occupied France.
那些人就在德国占领的法国海岸外
Most of them were not trained soldiers who had spent their whole lives in the military.
其中大多数不是经过训练的士兵,他们在军队中度过了一生.
They were teachers, store clerks, housepainters, and other people from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada fighting in World War II.
他们分别是教师,商店职员,家庭画家,以及来自美国,英国和加拿大的其他人在二战中参战.
The landing craft were rocking in the rough waters, and many of the men were seasick.
登陆艇在崎岖的水域上摇晃,许多船员晕船.
All of them were scared.
他们都很害怕。
To begin their mission, they needed to jump into the cold water and run across the beaches while members of the German army, themselves not soldiers before the war, shot at them.
为了开始他们的任务,他们需要跳入冷水并跑过海滩,而德国军队的成员,在战争前自己不是士兵,向他们开枪.
The world as these men knew it would soon change.
这些人知道世界会很快改变
This mission, code-named Operation Overlord, was a must-win for the Allies.
这个代号为"霸主行动"的任务,是盟军必胜的.
Welcome to the story of D-Day.
欢迎来到D -Day的故事。
The “D” in “D-Day” In military terminology, the “D” in “D-Day” stands for “day.”
“D日”中的“D” 在军事术语中,“日”中的“D”表示“日”。 “
This special code was used for the day of any important military operation.
这个特殊代码用于任何重要军事行动的当天.
The days before and after a particular D-Day—in this case, June 6, 1944—were indicated using plus and minus signs.
1944年6月6日,在某一个D-D日前后的几天里,人们表示使用了加号和减号。
For example, D – 3 meant three days before D-Day (June 3), and D + 3 meant three days after D-Day (June 9).
例如,D — 3表示在D-日前三天(6月3日),D+3表示在D-日后三天(6月9日).
Background World War II, the biggest war in modern history, began when German troops invaded Poland in September 1939.
二战是现代史上最大规模的战争,从德国军队于1939年9月入侵波兰开始.
German troops quickly captured Poland and then invaded France in June 1940.
德国军队迅速攻克了波兰,后于1940年6月入侵法国.
Over the next four years, Germany and the other Axis powers, Italy and Japan, took over most of Europe and many Pacific islands.
在接下来的四年里,德国和其他轴心国意大利和日本占领了欧洲的大部分和许多太平洋岛屿.
The Allies, consisting of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union, and other nations, were trying to stop the Axis powers.
由英国,美国,加拿大,苏联等国家组成的盟军正试图阻止轴心国.
If Allied forces could free France, German troops would be trapped between Allied-occupied France and the Soviet Union.
如果盟军能够解放法国,德国军队就会被困在盟军占领的法国和苏联之间.
Spain Portugal Ireland France Italy Switzerland ATLANTIC OCEAN MEDITERRANEAN SEA England Germany Yugoslavia Albania Romania Bulgaria Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Greece Hungary Czechoslovakia Austria Poland Prussia Europe 1942 • German control • Neutral country • Allied control KEY Operation Overlord The D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, was one of the most important days for Allied forces during World War II.
意大利 瑞士 德国 南斯拉夫 捷克斯洛伐克 奥地利 普鲁士 1942年 • 德国控制 • 中立国 • 盟军控制重要行动 统治者 D-日入侵 1944年6月6日,是盟军在二战期间最重要的一天之一.
The Allies had to move more than 156,000 men and all their gear across the English Channel without the Axis powers learning about the plan too far in advance.
盟军不得不将超过156,000人及其所有装备移动到英吉利海峡上,而轴心国却无法提前太早地了解计划.
The plan called for Allied air forces to parachute into zones across the north of France on the morning of June 6.
计划要求盟军空军于6月6日上午降落伞进入法国北部一带.
Other troops would then leave the landing craft and storm across five beaches— Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.
其他部队随后将离开登陆艇并冲出5个海滩——犹他、奥马哈、戈德、朱诺和剑。
The Allies hoped to gain a foothold along the French coast and move forward into German-occupied France.
盟军希望沿着法国海岸取得立足地并进军德军占领的法国.
The Beaches Utah Beach United States 4th Infantry Division and 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions The U.
Beaches犹他海滩 美国第4步兵师以及第82和101空降师 The U.
S.
师曰.
4th Infantry Division planned to land on Utah beach at 6:30 AM.
第4步兵师计划在早上6: 30登陆犹他海滩.
Five hours earlier, paratroopers were dropped at many points 2 to 5 miles (3.
5小时前,伞兵在2到5英里(3英里)多处被投放.
0 km) inland.
0公里)内陆.
The paratroopers had to secure the main road from Valognes (vah-LOHN- yuh) to Carentan (kah-rohn-TOHN).
伞兵们必须保护从瓦洛涅斯(vah-LOHN-yuh)到卡伦坦(kah-rohn-TOHN)的干道.
Utah Beach by the Numbers Number of U.
犹他海滩由"U"数字编号所取.
S.
师曰.
Troops Landed.
部队降落
20,000 Number of Military Vehicles Landed.
20 000辆军用车辆已着陆。
1,700 Number of U.
1700个U.
S.
师曰.
Casualties.
伤亡.
589 Utah Beach Utah Beach Omaha Beach • German positions • U.
589 犹他海滩 犹他海滩 奥马哈海滩 • 德国阵地 • U.
S.
师曰.
positions (as of midnight) KEY German troops didn’t know whether the paratroopers were the main attack force or a distraction.
(截至午夜) 德国军队不知道伞兵是主攻部队还是分散注意力.
Using the paratroopers’ distraction, the troops who landed on the beach at 6:30 AM were supposed to push inland to meet up with the paratroopers.
使用伞兵的分心, 早上6: 30登陆海滩的部队,
However, owing to the strong tide, their craft landed 2,200 yards (2 km) from the beach targets and the soldiers had to wade ashore.
然而,由于强烈的潮汐,他们的飞船从海滩目标上降落了2200码(2公里),士兵们不得不上岸.
General Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
小西奥多·罗斯福将军.
told his men, “We’ll start the war from here!”
告诉他的人, 我们从这里发动战争! “
and ordered them to advance.
命令他们进军
To their benefit, it was not a heavily defended area on the beach.
对他们来说,这不是海滩上防御森严的地区。
Compared to those on the other beaches, American casualties were few.
与其他海滩上的人相比,美国伤亡人数很少.
By afternoon, the U.
至午后出吴.
S.
师曰.
4th Infantry had met up with American paratroopers, and the German troops were defeated quickly.
第四届 步兵团曾与美军伞兵相遇,德军被迅速击败.
The mission was a success, and the Americans advanced 4 miles (6.
这次任务取得了成功,美国人推进了4英里(6.
4 km) inland.
4公里)内陆.
The Germans used searchlights to find the Allied planes dropping paratroopers.
德军使用探照灯寻找盟军飞机投放伞兵.
Omaha Beach United States 1st Army From the start, the U.
奥马哈海滩 美国第1军 从一开始,U.
S.
师曰.
1st Army was at a disadvantage.
第一军处于劣势.
All around Omaha Beach were 100-foot (30.
奥马哈海滩周围有100英尺(30.
5 m) cliffs, which made it very difficult for the Americans to attack.
5米)悬崖,使美国人很难出击.
Also, the Germans had placed armed “dragon’s teeth”— 3- to 4-foot (0.
此外,德国人还放置了3至4英尺(0.
2 m) toothlike forms—around the beach to take out any landing craft.
2米) 牙形-在海滩上取出任何起落架.
To make matters worse, German troops were firing from the cliffs.
更糟糕的是,德国军队从悬崖上开火。
Omaha Beach by the Numbers Number of U.
奥马哈海滩以数字编号为U.
S.
师曰.
Troops Landed.
部队降落
34,000 Number of Military Vehicles Lost.
损失了34 000辆军车。
136 Number of U.
136 U数.
S.
师曰.
Casualties.
伤亡.
3,686 Omaha Beach Omaha Beach Gold Beach Utah Beach • German resistance • U.
3,686名奥马哈海滩 奥马哈海滩 金色海滩 犹他海滩 • 德国抵抗军 • U.
S.
师曰.
positions (as of midnight) KEY The attack was planned for 6:30 AM, when the tide was low and the dragon’s teeth could be seen.
(截至午夜) 关键 攻击时间为早上6:30,当时潮汐低,可以看见龙的牙齿.
The plan was to land infantry troops along with twenty-nine tanks.
计划是连同29辆坦克一起登陆步兵部队.
The armored tanks would have given Allied troops a huge advantage.
装甲坦克会给盟军带来巨大的优势.
However, the tanks were released from their landing craft too far away from the beach.
然而,坦克从离海滩太远的登陆艇上被放出.
All but two tanks flooded and sank to the bottom of the ocean.
除两辆坦克外,所有坦克被淹并沉入海底.
Nothing could be done to save the tanks or their crews, and the troops didn’t get their armored cover from the tanks.
军队没有从坦克那里获得装甲掩护。
The weather added to the trouble the Allies were facing.
天气加重了盟军所面临的麻烦.
Powerful winds carried many of the landing craft way off target, which caused mass confusion among the troops.
强大的风将许多登陆艇带离目标,这给部队造成了大规模混乱.
The Americans were being easily picked off by the Germans.
美国人很容易被德国人赶走
Their losses were so great that General Omar Bradley considered stopping the mission.
他们的损失是如此之大,以至于奥马尔·布拉德利将军考虑停止任务.
The only way to make it through was by running across the beach toward the cliffs while dodging heavy German gunfire.
唯一的办法就是跑过海滩去悬崖 躲过德国的重炮
Those who did make it had to scale the cliffs.
造出它的人必须爬出悬崖
U.
吴.
S.
师曰.
ships got as close as they could and attacked the German troops at point- blank range.
舰只尽可能接近 并攻击了德国军队 在空白距离。
The ships brought important relief by distracting the Germans, who were focused on the Americans on the beach.
舰只通过分散德国人的注意力带来了重要的缓解,德国人专注于海滩上的美国人.
By night, the Americans had gained a hold on Omaha Beach.
到了晚上,美国人在奥马哈海滩获得了一席之地.
Gold Beach British 50th Infantry Division British forces faced a huge problem at Gold Beach.
Gold Beach 英国第50步兵师英国部队在Gold Beach面临一个巨大的问题.
Because of strong winds, the German mines on the beach were covered by water.
由于强风,沙滩上德军的地雷被水所覆盖.
The troops could not go in and disable them as planned.
部队无法按计划进入,使其丧失能力。
Twenty armored cars were damaged by these hidden mines.
20辆装甲车被这些隐藏的地雷所损坏.
The situation could have been worse had many of the German troops not been taken out by sea and air attacks.
如果许多德军没有被从海上和空中取出,情况本来会更糟.
By afternoon, the British had taken control of most of Gold Beach and quickly pushed inland.
到了下午,英国人已经控制了黄金海滩的大部分地区并迅速向内陆推进.
They also successfully captured the fishing village of Arromanches (ar-roh-MAHNSH), which was later used by the Allies to unload supplies.
他们还成功地夺取了阿罗曼切斯渔村(ar-roh-MAHNSH),该渔村后来被盟军用来卸货.
Gold Beach by the Numbers Number of British Troops Landed.
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24,970 Number of Military Vehicles Landed.
24,970辆军用车辆已着陆。
2,100 Number of British Casualties.
2100名英国伤亡人数。
1,023 Gold Beach Gold Beach Juno Beach • German resistance • British positions (as of midnight) KEY Juno Beach Canadian 3rd Infantry The Canadians were tasked with taking Juno Beach.
• 英国阵地(截至午夜) 加拿大朱诺海滩第3步兵团 加拿大人的任务是占领朱诺海滩.
They were to move inland and form a link between the British-occupied Gold and Sword Beaches.
他们本来要向内陆移动,在被英国占领的"黄金"和"剑滩"之间形成联系.
However, the bad weather and rising tide covered the German mines and made them difficult to destroy.
然而,恶劣的天气和高涨的潮汐已经覆盖了德军的地雷并使它们难以被摧毁.
The mines damaged or destroyed almost one-third of the landing craft.
地雷损坏或摧毁了近三分之一的登陆艇。
Many Canadian soldiers struggled to wade ashore.
许多加拿大士兵奋力上岸.
The first wave of Canadians on the beaches had about a 50/50 chance of staying alive.
海滩上的第一波加拿大人 大约有一半的机会活着
However, the Canadians were not going to give up.
然而,加拿大人不会放弃。
They advanced farther inland than troops on any of the other four beaches.
他们向内陆推进的比其他四个海滩上的军队还远。
Sword Beach British 3rd Army Sword Beach was the other beach attacked by British forces.
剑滩英军第三军剑滩是被英军袭击的另一滩.
The main goal of this mission was to capture the town of Caen (KAHN) 9.
这次访问的主要目的是夺取Caen镇。 9. 国家
3 miles (15 km) inland.
内陆3英里(15公里).
All the main roads in the area ran through the city, and control of them was important for the Allies.
该地区所有干道都穿城而过,对这些干道的控制对盟军来说很重要.
The raid began at 7:25 AM as troops stormed the beaches.
突袭开始于早上7:25,部队冲入海滩.
Paratroopers landed inland and joined the British troops on the beach.
伞兵从内陆登陆,同英军在海滩会合.
Thankfully, there was little German opposition compared to that on the other beaches.
令人欣慰的是,与其他海滩相比,德国的反对者很少.
Sword Beach by the Numbers Number of British Troops Landed.
剑滩由英国部队的编号登陆.