【英音模仿秀】新加坡陷落

模仿文本： It's February, 1942, Singapore. The unthinkable is happening. Japanese soldiers are advancing rapidly on the port that allied¹ forces call their fortress² in the east and bastion of the British Empire itself. 

 

 

译文：那是1942年2月，在新加坡，难以置信的事件正在上演。从这个被盟军称作东方要塞，同时也是大英帝国自身铜墙铁壁的港口，日军迅速登陆了。

 

 

1 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。

2 fortress   

n.堡垒，防御工事

参考例句：

• They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
• The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。