How Napoleon Crossed the Alps 拿破仑是怎样越过阿尔卑斯山的

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[00:02.02]How Napoleon Crossed the Alps¹ 拿破仑是怎样越过阿尔卑斯山的

[00:04.74]In France there lived a great general whose name was Napoleon Bonaparte.

[00:11.53]He was the leader of the French army；

[00:13.51]and France was at war with nearly all the countries around．

[00:17.77]In the April of 1796, he wanted very much to take his soldiers into Italy；

[00:24.01]but between France and Italy there are high mountains called the Alps，

[00:28.39]the tops of which are covered with snow．

[00:31.00]“Is it possible to cross the Alps？”asked Napoleon．

[00:34.81]The men who had been sent to look at the passes? over the mountains shook their heads．

[00:39.95]Then one of them said，“It may be possible，but—”

[00:44.88]“Let me hear no more，”said Napoleon．“Forward? to Italy！”

[00:48.51]People laughed at the thought of an army of sixty thousand men crossing the Alps where there was no road．

[00:54.74]But Napoleon waited to see that everything was in good order，

[00:58.23]and then he gave the order to march．

[01:00.51]The long line of soldiers and horses and cannons²?stretched for twenty miles．

[01:05.22]When they came to a steep³ place where there seemed to be no way to go farther⁴ the trumpets⁵ sounded “Charge！”

[01:11.68]Then every man did his best，and the whole army moved right onward⁶．

[01:16.93]Soon they were safe over the Alps．In four days they were marching on the plains of Italy．

[01:22.73]“The man who has made up his mind to win，”said Napoleon，“will never say ‘Impossible’．”

1 Alps   

n.[the-]阿尔卑斯山脉(欧洲)

参考例句：

• I'm going skating in the Alps next month.下个月我去阿尔卑斯山滑雪。
• The river springs in the Alps.这条河发源于阿尔卑斯山脉。

2 cannons   

n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 steep   

adj.陡峭的，险峻的，急剧升降的，不合理的；n.悬崖，峭壁，浸渍，浸渍液；v.浸，泡，沉浸

参考例句：

• The slope is too steep for us to climb.这斜坡太陡，我们爬不上去。
• There was a steep climb on the road out of town.市外公路上有一处很陡的上坡路。

4 farther   

adj.更远的，进一步的；adv.更远的，此外；far的比较级

参考例句：

• I can throw the ball farther than you can.这个球我能比你扔得远。
• The farther hill is five kilometres away.那座更远的小山在五公里以外。

5 trumpets   

喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 )； 小号； 喇叭形物； （尤指）绽开的水仙花

参考例句：

• A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

6 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。