2015年CRI 中国抗战大阅兵顺利预演

 

More than 10,000 soldiers from the Chinese armed forces, WWII veterans, 500 military vehicles and about 200 aircraft participated in the rehearsal¹ that started on Saturday night.

The parade will commemorates² the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression³ and the allied⁴ victory in World War II.

Liu Shixu, chief training coach of the parade, says the event marks China's increasing confidence to demonstrate its military modernization⁵ and its determination to safeguard the peace.

"We hope to send our message through the media on this parade: China will unswervingly pursue the road of peaceful development, and is determined⁶ to maintain world peace."

It's been reported that governments from Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Americas will take part in the event.

Leaders of all member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have confirmed their attendance.

Military delegations⁷ from more than ten countries, including Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, took part in the rehearsal Sunday morning.

It's the first time China has invited foreign troops to participate in a military parade.

Meanwhile, female soldiers participated in the honor guard formation --- also a first for China.

Femalea honor guard Zhao Ying says her group is fully⁸ prepared.

"Female soldiers can meet all the strict standards required for marching formations. Although our physical strength cannot compare with that of male soldiers, we, as honor guards, have fully adapted to the pace since we started training last year."

All soldiers will march at a rate of precisely⁹ 112 steps per minute, with a length of 75 centimeter for each step.

The parade will be carried out with 11 foot phalanxes, 27 armament phalanxes, and ten echelon¹⁰ formations of aircraft.

Two teams of war veterans were also included in the lineup, consisting of members of both the Communist Party and of the Kuomintang, with the oldest soldier being 102 years old.

The rehearsal was held during the weekend in order to minimize the effects on people's lives in the capital.

Beijing maintained normal operations during the rehearsal, and residents showed enthusiastic support for it.

For CRI, I'm Min Rui.

1 rehearsal   

n.排练，排演；练习

参考例句：

• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
• You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

2 commemorates   

n.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的名词复数 )v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A tombstone is erected in memory of whoever it commemorates. 墓碑是为纪念它所纪念的人而建的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A tablet commemorates his patriotic activities. 碑文铭记他的爱国行动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

4 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。

5 modernization   

n.现代化，现代化的事物

参考例句：

• This will help us achieve modernization.这有助于我们实现现代化。
• The Chinese people are sure to realize the modernization of their country.中国人民必将实现国家现代化。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

7 delegations   

n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 )；委托，委派

参考例句：

• In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来，中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

10 echelon   

n.梯队；组织系统中的等级；v.排成梯队

参考例句：

• What kind of friends can be considered the first echelon of the friends?那什么样的朋友才能算第一梯队的朋友？
• These are the first echelon members.这些是我们的第一梯队的队员。