二战启示录 第56期:美国盟友(3)

 　　It is indeed an invasion.

　　这确实是侵略行动

　　On the same day the Japanese attack the British colony of HongKong

　　同一天日本也攻击了英国殖民地香港

　　then they bomb the American airbases in the Philippines on land of the town.

　　然后轰炸美国在菲律宾的空军基地

　　The Japanese have already established a strong foothold in China.

　　日军已在中国建立稳固的根据地

　　They invade the British colonies of Burma and Malaya for their rubber the Dutch colonies of Sumatra for its oil.

　　他们侵入英国在缅甸及马来亚的殖民地以获取橡胶，侵入荷兰在苏门答腊的殖民地以获取石油

　　and they threaten Indian and Australia.

　　并对印度及澳洲构成威胁

　　A few months earlier they had moved in French colony of Indochina

　　几个月前日军早已进驻法属印度支那

　　After the France's defeat in 1940

　　法国自1940年败战后

　　The Vichy regime which was unable to refuse anything to ally of Hitler

　　维琪政权已无力抵御希特勒盟国的任何要求

　　has turned some of its aero-naval bases over to the Japanese

　　遂向日本交出几个空军及海军基地

　　The United States retaliated¹ by cutting off its oil supplies to Japan and freezing Japanese asserts

　　美国则以切断对日石油供应并冻结日本资产以为报复

　　These economic sanctions had pushed Japan into the war.

　　这些经济制裁将日本推向宣战之途

　　The country, a chain of overpopulated islands lacking in natural resources,

　　这个国家是缺乏自然资源人口稠密的列岛

　　was rapidly developing. It was in need of raw materials

　　正在快速发展当中原物料需求恐急

　　and set out to conquer the nations who had them by force.

　　开始企图用武装力量攻占坐拥资源的国家

　　Japan has built up its navy to become one of the second most powerful fleet in the world

　　日本倾力建制海军使之成为世界上第二强大的舰队

　　with no less than 10 aircraft carriers and with highly sophisticated fighter aircraft,

　　至少拥有10艘航空母舰运载最精巧的战斗机

　　the remarkable² zero for example,

　　例如优越的零式战斗机

　　which are performed out allied³ planes in terms of speed and movability and range.

　　不论在速度，机动性射击距离上都远胜同盟国飞机

　　This in addition to an army of millions of men swears to devote to their emperor.

　　还有几百万人的军队，人人誓死效忠天皇

　　Hirohito is the 124 Emperor of Japan

　　裕仁是日本第124代天皇

　　the scholarly monarch⁴ studies marine⁵ biology in the laboratory in his palace.

　　这位学者型君主在宫中研究室致力研究海洋生物学

　　He is a living God.

　　他是活生生的神祇

　　The actions of his military are covered by his divine authority.

　　将其军事行动掩盖与神的旨意之下

　　In China the imperial army carried out unbelievable massacres⁶

　　日本皇军在中国进行令人难以置信的大屠杀

　　such as in NanKing in 1937 where three hundred thousnad Chinese were slaughtered⁷

　　例如1937年于南京，日军屠杀了30万中国人

　　before the Japanese could proudly parade through the Forbidden City in Beijing.

　　而后在北京紫禁城前耀武扬威

　　The Emperor reigns⁸ but does not govern.

　　天皇只有统权，并无治权

　　Power lies in the hands of Gernernal Tojo and ultra nationalist group

　　大权全掌握控在东条英机大将以及一群极端民族主义者手中

　　to control the country via their local Gestapo, the Kenpei-tai

　　控制整个国家的手段是经由日本的盖世太保，宪兵队

　　and via louder speakers to broadcast the offical declaration of war against the United States.

　　以及接着扩音器昭告全国与美国正式宣战

1 retaliated   

v.报复，反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次，他讥讽她没有经验，她便反唇相讥。 来自辞典例句
• The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 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。

4 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

5 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

6 massacres   

大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 )； 惨败

参考例句：

• The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
• Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。

7 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 reigns   

n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期

参考例句：

• In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首，但不治国事。 来自辞典例句