你对各国军衔知多少?

    你对各国的军事头衔了解多少？就算你并不想成为一个军事通，但是有个基本的认识，总是会有用处的。所以，今天我们就来给各国军事头衔的知识点扫扫盲吧！
    There have been various ranks in military services of the world。
    世界各国的军衔是不同的。
    1. In Russia and Britain they still have the ranks of Marshal¹。
    在俄罗斯和英国他们还设元帅军衔。
    2. In the United States, there has never been Marshal Rank at all, but they have General of the Army, General of the Air Force and Fleet Admiral。
    美国从来没设过元帅军衔，但他们有陆军五星上将，空军五星上将，海军五星上将。
    Different services use different words to show their ranks。
    不同的军种用不同的词示明他们的军衔。
    1. In China, General refers to General of the Army or the Air Force。
    在中国上将指的是陆军或空军上将。
    2. Chinese 海军上将is required to be translated into Admiral according to usual practice。
    按照惯例中国的海军上将要翻译成 Admiral 这个英语单词。
    3. Colonel² is called 上校 in all the countries。
    所有国家都把 Colonel 称为上校。
    4. But the naval³ Colonel must use Captain to show the exact rank。
    但是，海军中的上校必须用 Captain 才能示明确切军衔。
    5. However, in all the armies and air forces Captain must be replaced by Major。
    然而，在世界各国陆军和空军中，少校必须用 Major 取代 Captain。
    6. The word of captain in the armies and the air forces is called 上尉 in Chinese。
    各国的陆军和空军的 captain 这个词用汉语说是上尉。
    As far as soldiers are concerned, they have their own ranks, such as Private, Specialist Sergeant⁴, Master Sergeant。
    就士兵而言，他们也有自己的军衔，如列兵，专业军士，军士长等。
    1. The French Military Ranks are divided into 5 grades and 20 ranks。
    法国军衔设5等20级。
    2. In the U.S., there are 6 grades and 25 ranks for the officers and soldiers。
    在美国，官兵的军衔分为6等25级。
    3. There are 7 grades and 20 ranks in the Russian Armed Forces。
    俄罗斯武装力量的军衔有7等20级。
    4. The British Armed Forces have 8 grades and 19 ranks。
    英军军衔有8等19级。

1 marshal   

n.元帅，总指挥，（美）执法官；vt.整理，集结

参考例句：

• The oldest general was appointed marshal of the armies.资格最老的将军被任命为军队的元帅。
• Marshal your arguments before debating.辩论前整理一下你的论点。

2 colonel   

n.(英国陆军、美国陆空军及海军陆战队)上校

参考例句：

• It's a pity we didn't mend our fences with the colonel.可惜我们还没有和上校先生调整好关系。
• An army major ranks between a captain and a colonel.陆军少校的军阶在上尉与中校之间。

3 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

4 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？