二战启示录 第27期:法兰西的溃败(8)

 　　The offensive continues. France collapses¹.

　　攻势继续。法国溃不成军。

　　But Reynaud and De Gaulle who was under secretary of state for defense² on war want to continue fighting.

　　但雷诺和国防部次长兼陆军次长戴高乐想要继续奋战。

　　In Rome, the Italian dictator Mussolini has a big news for his people:

　　在罗马，意大利独裁者墨索里尼有个大消息要告诉人民：

　　Mussolini is hoping but he's share of spoils: the Rhone valley, Marseille as well as disarmament of Corsica and Tunisia.

　　墨索里尼希望能拿到好处：隆河谷、马赛，连同解除科西嘉和突尼西亚的武装。

　　The French say: "It's a stab in the back."

　　法国说，这是暗箭伤人。

　　Mussolini's offensive is cut short by the French alpine³ divisions.

　　因法国山地作战师，墨索里尼的攻势被腰斩。

　　General Rommel's troops storm Normandy and enter Lyon.

　　隆美尔将军的部队猛攻诺曼底，进入里昂。

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　　Paris is declared an open city.

　　巴黎正式宣布为不设防城市。

　　In another words, it's turned over to enemy without a fight in order to spare the fate of Warsaw or Rotterdam.

　　换言之是毫不抵抗，送给敌人。以避免像华沙或鹿特丹的命运那样。

　　The government has moved to Bordeaux. The Germans are approaching the city.

　　法国政府迁至波尔多。德军接近这座城市（指巴黎）。

　　Rumors⁴ fly. They kill. They rape⁵ by the Prussians did in 1870.

　　谣言满天飞，说德军奸杀掳掠，一如普鲁士人在1870年所为。

　　The Parisian abandoned by their government flee. All of France take to the road.

　　被政府遗弃的巴黎人只能逃难。法国上下全都颠沛流离。

　　A cataclysm⁶ will come to be known by a biblical name, the Exodus⁷.

　　这场大变动可比圣经中的《出埃及记》。

　　Millions of French man and women head towards Loire, the last rampart.

　　数百万法国男女前往最后的堡垒：罗亚尔。

　　But there is no rampart strong enough against the Stukas.

　　但再强的堡垒也无法抵抗斯图卡（俯冲轰炸机）。

　　On the 14th of June 1940 a daybreak. The Germans march into Paris.

　　1940年6月14日破晓，德军进入巴黎。

1 collapses   

折叠( collapse的第三人称单数 )； 倒塌； 崩溃； （尤指工作劳累后）坐下

参考例句：

• This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
• Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台，抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 alpine   

adj.高山的；n.高山植物

参考例句：

• Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
• Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。

4 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

6 cataclysm   

n.洪水，剧变，大灾难

参考例句：

• The extinct volcano's eruption would mean a cataclysm for the city.死火山又重新喷发，对这座城市来说意味着大难临头。
• The cataclysm flooded the entire valley.洪水淹没了整个山谷。

7 exodus   

v.大批离去，成群外出

参考例句：

• The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.由于医生大批离去，医疗系统面临崩溃。
• Man's great challenge at this moment is to prevent his exodus from this planet.人在当前所遇到的最大挑战，就是要防止人从这个星球上消失。