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1、Section Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary课前自学导引The DDay LandingsPassage 1In September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. The war, which lasted until 1945, is known as the Second World War. During the war, Germany occupied many countries, including France. The mos
2、t important battle of the war in Europe was Operation Overlord, the military operation in 1944 to invade France.Operation Overlord started when boats full of soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy in France, known as the DDay landings. More than 5,000 ships crossed the English Channel, carrying
3、130,000 troops to the French coast.词汇自测declare_war_on 向宣战invade v. 入侵，侵略last v. 持续occupy v. 占领operation n. 行动beach n. 海滩troop n. 部队；士兵D日登陆文章11939年9月，英国在德国入侵波兰后向德国宣战。这场持续到1945年的战争就是第二次世界大战。二战中，德国侵占了包括法国在内的许多国家。1944年进军法国的“霸王行动”是第二次世界大战中欧洲战场最重要的军事战役。“霸王行动”开始于D日登陆，当日，满载盟军士兵的战船在法国诺曼底海滩登陆。5,000多艘战船装载着13万人
4、的军队穿越英吉利海峡抵达法国海岸。Troops from the United States, Britain and Canada took part in the DDay landings. The operation was extremely dangerous and many soldiers were killed before they even got off the boats. American soldiers attempted to land at the most dangerous place, known as Omaha Beach.The situati
5、on at Omaha Beach was so bad that the US army commanders thought about abandoning the invasion. Eventually, the soldiers made a breakthrough and the DDay landings were successful. It was the beginning of the end of the Second World War.Operation Overlord started as a story of danger and confusion an
6、d ended as a story of bravery and acts of heroism.词汇自测commander n. 指挥官abandon v. 放弃，抛弃eventually adv. 最后，最终make_a_breakthrough 取得重大突破(进展)heroism n. 英雄主义，英雄气概美国、英国和加拿大的军队参加了D日登陆。这次登陆行动异常危险，很多士兵还没来得及下船就牺牲了。美军士兵试图在最危险的奥马哈海滩登陆。奥马哈海滩的形势非常严峻，以至于美军司令官都考虑放弃进攻了。但是，登陆战士最后取得了突破，D 日登陆得以告捷。这是二战结束的前奏。“霸王行动”以惊险和混乱
7、开始，以英勇和无畏结束。The DDay LandingsPassage 2The soldiers of Able Company crossed the English Channel in seven boats early on the morning of 6 June 1944. When they were about 5 kilometres from the beach, the Germans started firing artillery shells at them but the boats were too far away. The Germans contin
8、ued firing and Boat 5 was hit one kilometer from the beach. Six men drowned before help arrived. Twenty men fell into the water and were picked up by other boats. As a result, they missed the fighting on the beach. Six men drowned before help arrived. Twenty men fell into the water and were picked u
9、p by other boats. As a result, they missed the fighting on the beach. They were lucky. If they had reached the beach, they would probably have been killed. 词汇自测artillery n. 大炮shell n. 炮弹pick_up 停下来让某人搭车(船等)；救起D日登陆文章21944年6月6日清晨，A连的战士们乘坐七艘战船横渡英吉利海峡。当船只离海滩5,000米时，他们遭到了德军炮火的轰击，但由于距离太远而没有被击中。在离海滩1,000米时
10、，第五艘船被击中。六人在救援到来之前被淹死。另外20名战士落水后被其他船只上的人救起。结果，他们没赶上海滩上的激战。他们很幸运。要是他们抵达了海滩就很有可能没命了。When Boat 3 was a few metres form the beach, the soldiers jumped out, but the water was so deep that some of them disappeared under the water. Many of the men were either killed or wounded by machine gun fire.The soldi
11、ers on Boat 1 and Boat 4 jumped into the water, but it was too deep and most of them drowned. Half an hour after the first attack, two thirds of the company (a company is a group of about 100 soldiers) were dead. The survivors lay on the beach, exhausted and shocked.After an hour and fortyfive minut
12、es, six of the survivors tried to climb up the cliff to get off the beach. Four were too exhausted to reach the top. The other two, Private Jake Shefer and Private Thomas Lovejoy, joined a group from another company and fought with them. Two men. Two rifles. This was Able Companys contribution to DD
13、ay.词汇自测deep adj. 深的wound v. 使受伤drown v. 淹死，使溺死survivor n. 幸存者shocked adj. (感到)震惊的，惊骇的private n. 兵，士兵当第三艘船离海滩数米远时，战士们跳入海中，但由于海水太深，有的人沉入了海底。许多人被机关枪的火力射死或射伤。第一和第四艘船上的战士也跳入海里，由于海水太深，大多数人都淹死了。第一次进攻开始之后半小时，该连队三分之二的将士都阵亡了(一个连大约有100名士兵)。死里逃生的战士躺在海滩上，疲惫不堪，心有余悸。1小时45分钟后，六位幸存的战士试图爬上悬崖，离开海滩。其中四名战士由于筋疲力尽未能攀上顶端。另
14、两位战士二等兵杰克谢弗和二等兵托马斯洛夫乔伊加入了另一连队，与他们并肩作战。两名战士。两支来福枪。这就是A连对D日登陆所做出的贡献。The DDay LandingsPassage 3On 6 June 2004, survivors of the DDay landings from many different countries returned to France to remember their lost comrades. Many of them went to the cemetery and memorial which overlooks Omaha Beach.The
15、cemetery and memorial are situated on a cliff overlooking the beach and the English Channel, from where the boats attempted their landings. The cemetery contains the graves of 9,386 Americans who died during the landings. The memorial also contains the names of more than 1,500 men who were never fou
16、nd. 词汇自测memorial n. 纪念碑；纪念馆overlook v. 俯视，往下看grave n. 墓，墓穴D日登陆文章32004年6月6日，来自不同国家的D日登陆幸存者们回到法国，纪念他们阵亡的战友。他们当中有许多人去了俯瞰奥马哈海滩的公墓和纪念碑。墓地和纪念碑坐落在一处悬崖之上，从那里可以俯瞰海滩和英吉利海峡，当时一艘艘船只就试图从那里登陆。公墓包括9,386位美军阵亡战士的坟墓。纪念碑上还刻有1,500多名失踪战士的名字。On the memorial, there is part of a poem called “For the Fallen”， which was written by an English p
