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 A:    Do you have any plans for Veteran’s Day

 B:    You mean Armistice¹ Day

 A:    Well, as you know, on November 11th allies
       signed a peace treaty with the Germans, also
       known astheArmistice Treaty This marked the end
       of WWI and many countries around the world
       commemorate² this date under names such as
       ”  day. In Poland  it’s their independence day!
       There’s  a lot going on around the world on this
       day.

 B:    Wow, I didn’t know! Probably because I flunked³
       history in school.

1 armistice   

n.休战，停战协定

参考例句：

• The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
• The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。

2 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

3 flunked   

v.( flunk的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）（考试、某学科的成绩等）不及格；评定（某人）不及格；（因不及格而） 退学

参考例句：

• I flunked math in second grade. 我二年级时数学不及格。
• He flunked out (of college) last year. 他去年（从大学）退学了。 来自《简明英汉词典》