PBS高端访谈:坦克大决战纪念活动

JUDY WOODRUFF: Seventy-five years ago today, one of the most savage¹ battles of World War II began. John Yang has our look at today's commemoration of the Battle of the Bulge².

JOHN YANG: Memorial trumpets³ sounded on the solemn ground where U.S. soldiers held off the Nazi⁴ war machine's last gasp⁵. In the forests of Bastogne, Belgium, American veterans of the Battle of the Bulge received a hero's welcome. U.S. Defense⁶ Secretary Mark Esper:

MARK ESPER, U.S. Defense Secretary: On this ground, where the outcome of the Battle of the Bulge hung in the balance, American troops fought and forged an incredible victory that assured Hitler's defeat.

JOHN YANG: At dawn 75 years ago today, the German army launched an assault on advancing Allied⁷ forces in Belgium and Luxembourg; 1,000 Nazi tanks and 200,000 troops tried to break the Allied line and nearly did, creating a bulge as they pushed defenses. Badly outnumbered U.S. forces bore the brunt. For more than a month, they battled both the Nazis⁸ and the bitter cold with meager⁹ supplies and low ammunition¹⁰. At one point, the Germans demanded surrender. The now legendary¹¹ response from American Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe, a defiant¹², Nuts. His troops were ultimately reinforced by a soldiers led by General George Patton. Together, they fended¹³ off the Nazis and dealt them a paralyzing defeat, but at a brutal¹⁴ cost; 10,000 Americans died, the costliest¹⁵ battle in the entire war. Today, performers honored their sacrifice. Artificial snow fell amid the day's cold rain, a reminder¹⁶ of the battle's frigid¹⁷ conditions. One veteran of the battle, 96-year-old Malcolm Buck¹⁸ Marsh¹⁹, recounted his experience.

MALCOLM BUCKMARSH, Battle of the Bulge Veteran: It was in blizzard²⁰ conditions. A Belgian lady with a shawl on came out and had two mugs of hot chicken soup for each of us, best meal I have had, I guess, ever.

JOHN YANG: Marsh and the other veterans laid roses at a memorial for their fallen comrades. The once young soldiers, now among the last remaining survivors²¹ of the men who held this line, stood for the national anthem²², a salute²³ to and from the greatest generation. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm John Yang.

JUDY WOODRUFF: So remarkable²⁴ to see the veterans. And we thank them for their service.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：75年前的今天，最残暴的一场战争开始了，这场战争就是二战。下面请听约翰·杨对今天坦克大决战纪念活动发回的报道。

约翰·杨：纪念的号角在神圣的地面上响起，当初美国士兵们就是在这里抵御纳粹战争机器的最后一次侵蚀的。在比利时巴斯托涅的森林中，参加坦克大决战的老兵们收到英雄般的欢迎。

美国国防部部长马克：在这片土地上，坦克大决战的成果昭然若揭，美国军队打造了难以置信的胜利，确保了法西斯的完败。

约翰·杨：75年前今天的黎明，德军对进发的盟军在比利时和卢森堡发动了袭击。1000辆纳粹坦克和20万支部队试着切断盟军的连线，他们也差点得逞了。在他们推动防御的同时形成了突起。美军以少敌多，首当其冲。在一个多月的时间里，他们对抗了纳粹和严冬，但供给品寥寥，军火也不足。有一度，德军要求投降。当时，一位美国陆军准将、现在的传奇人物安东尼·麦考利夫准将顽强抵抗。他的军队最后获得了巴顿将军的支援。他们一起对抗了纳粹，给纳粹以致命一击，但也付出了惨重的大家：1万名美国军人死亡，这是二战中代价最为高昂的一次。如今，表演家们会纪念他们的牺牲。在下着冷冷冰雨的这一天，人工雪也在纷飞，提醒着人们战争的严酷环境。马尔科姆·巴克沼泽是参加了战役的一位老兵，今年已96岁，他重述了自己的经历。

马尔科姆·巴克沼泽，坦克大决战：当时是暴风雪的天气。一位裹着头巾的比利时女士带着热热的鸡汤来给大家喝，那是我一生中喝过的最好喝的鸡汤。

约翰·杨：包括马尔科姆在内的一些老兵为牺牲的战友放上了玫瑰。曾经年轻的士兵现在已经成为战争的幸存者了，他们唱着国歌，对最伟大的一代致敬。感谢收听约翰·杨发回的《新闻一小时》。

朱迪·伍德拉夫：能看到这些老兵，感觉很震撼，我们要感谢他们为国家的服务。

1 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

2 bulge   

n.突出，膨胀，激增；vt.突出，膨胀

参考例句：

• The apple made a bulge in his pocket.苹果把他口袋塞得鼓了起来。
• What's that awkward bulge in your pocket?你口袋里那块鼓鼓囊囊的东西是什么？

3 trumpets   

喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 )； 小号； 喇叭形物； （尤指）绽开的水仙花

参考例句：

• A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

4 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

5 gasp   

n.喘息，气喘；v.喘息；气吁吁他说

参考例句：

• She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
• The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。

6 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。

7 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

8 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 meager   

adj.缺乏的，不足的，瘦的

参考例句：

• He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
• The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火，开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。

10 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

11 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

12 defiant   

adj.无礼的，挑战的

参考例句：

• With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
• He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

13 fended   

v.独立生活，照料自己( fend的过去式和过去分词 )；挡开，避开

参考例句：

• He neatly fended off a jab at his chest. 他利落地挡开了当胸的一击。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I fended off his sword thrust with my spear. 他一刀砍来，我拿枪架住。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

15 costliest   

adj.昂贵的( costly的最高级 )；代价高的；引起困难的；造成损失的

参考例句：

• At 81 billion dollars, Katrina is the costliest natural disaster in American history. “卡特里娜”飓风造成了近810亿美圆的损失，是美国历史上最严重的自然灾难之一。 来自互联网
• Senator John Kerry has proposed a tax on the costliest health plans sold by insurance companies. 参议员约翰？克里(JohnKerry)已经提议对保险公司销售的高价值的保险计划征税。 来自互联网

16 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

17 frigid   

adj.寒冷的，凛冽的；冷淡的；拘禁的

参考例句：

• The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。
• She returned his smile with a frigid glance.对他的微笑她报以冷冷的一瞥。

18 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

19 marsh   

n.沼泽，湿地

参考例句：

• There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
• I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。

20 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

21 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

22 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

23 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

24 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。