2007年VOA标准英语-Americans Honor War Dead on Memorial Day
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（五月）
White House
28 May 2007
Americans are honoring the nation's military war dead on this Memorial Day holiday in the United States. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush led observances at Arlington National Cemetery 1.
This is the day when America remembers those who died in service to their country. And nowhere is the extent of their sacrifice more on display than in Arlington National Cemetery - where seven generations of the fallen are buried.
"Today, we honor the warriors 2 who fought our nation's enemies, defended the cause of liberty and gave their lives in the cause of freedom," he said.
President Bush spoke 3 in the cemetery's amphitheater - a massive white structure surrounded by seemingly endless rows of small white headstones.
Many of the nation's greatest military heroes are buried in Arlington. But so too are hundreds of thousands of men and women whose names are known only to the families and communities that mourn them.
They include several hundred soldiers killed since the September 11 attacks on the United States in places like Kabul and Kandahar, Baghdad and Ramadi. The sod is still fresh on those graves, many covered with personal messages, flowers and flags.
"Like those who came before them, they did not want war, but they answered the call when it came," Mr. Bush said. "They believed in something larger than themselves. They fought for our country, and our country unites to mourn them as one."
The president said their sacrifice must not be in vain, and the cause of protecting freedom will never end.
President Bush lays wreath at Tomb of The Unkowns at Arlington National Cemetery, 28 May 2007
"From their deaths must come a world where the cruel dreams of tyrants 4 and terrorists are frustrated 5 and foiled, where our nation is more secure from attack and where the gift of liberty is secured for millions who have never known it," the president said.
Earlier, the president laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, which contains the unidentified remains 6 of members of the U.S. military killed in major conflicts. He was accompanied by several families of the fallen.
- He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
- His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
- I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
- The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants. 这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。
- The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难。
- It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
- The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》