英闻天下——228 Russia Commemorates Battle of Stalingrad
英语课
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in memorial events on Saturday in the southern city once known as Stalingrad, as Russia marked the 70th anniversary of the end of one of modern warfare's bloodiest 1 battles.
As part of the day's commemorations, Putin visited the famous hilltop memorial complex surmounted 2 by a towering 87-meter statue of a sword-wielding woman representing the motherland.
Later, at a memorial concert, Putin gave a rousing speech to attendants.
"Stalingrad will forever remain a symbol of the invincibility 3 of the Russian people and the unity 4 of the Russian people. And as long as we are devoted 5 to ourselves, our history, our country, our language, our culture and our national memory, Russia will remain invincible 6."
The city, 900 kilometres south of Moscow, suffered six months of intensive fighting, beginning with massive air strikes, as Nazi 7 forces tried to push deep into the Soviet 8 Union and reach its Caucasus oil fields.
At least 1.2 million people are estimated to have died before the fighting ended on February 2, 1943.
The Red Army's defeat of the Nazis 9 after house-to-house battling was a decisive turn in World War II.
adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的
- The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
- It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网
战胜( surmount的过去式和过去分词 )； 克服（困难）； 居于…之上； 在…顶上
- She was well aware of the difficulties that had to be surmounted. 她很清楚必须克服哪些困难。
- I think most of these obstacles can be surmounted. 我认为这些障碍大多数都是可以克服的。
n.无敌，绝对不败
- The myth of his and Nazi invincibility had been completely destroyed. 过去他本人之神奇传说，以及纳粹之不败言论，至此乃完全破灭。 来自辞典例句
- Our image of invincibility evaporated. 我们战无不胜的形象化为泡影了。 来自辞典例句
n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的
- He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
adj.不可征服的，难以制服的
- This football team was once reputed to be invincible.这支足球队曾被誉为无敌的劲旅。
- The workers are invincible as long as they hold together.只要工人团结一致，他们就是不可战胜的。
n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的
- 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。
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。