情景英语口语100主题 076war战争

76 war

words
battle(field) fighting troop warplane bomb warship¹ gun missile tank refugee relief agency aid
causualty dead wounded destroy target military killed soldier civilian² ceasefire shooting uniform

phrases
cause causalties
destroy tanks
kill civilians³
strike at a target
move warship to
arm/aid allies
send aid
declare a ceasefire
fire a missile
bomb a target
use military force
destroy a target


beginner
a: are you watching another news report about the war?
B: yes. The two sides declared a short ceasefire but it broke down earlier today. Several military target were destroyed by bombing. Many civilians were among the dead and wounded.
A: how did this war start?
B: bout⁴ side claim a small area of territory. Both sides tried to build border fences and began attacking each other.
A: politicians from both sides sound increasingly belligerent⁵. Neither side wants to compromise.
B: relief agencies report that many civilians are in desperate need of food and shelter. Several European countries have agreed to send aid, but are afraid that their planes will be shot down.
A: what do you think will happen?
B: both countries are very poor. Soon they will run out of money to finance the war. Then, perhaps, they will negotiate. The thing is to find the real problem for the war and solve that.
A; it would be much simpler and cheaper if they negotiated first.


Intermediate
A; what do you think are the main causes of war today?
B: I’d say the main reason is poverty. Countries and their people get frustrated⁶ because they have so little. If their neighbors have some resources, they try to steal them by military force.
A: it seems that a lot of wars nowadays are really civil wars. People from different ethnic⁷ groups in the same country sometimes fight for power in that country.
B; several of those civil wars have been going on for years and years. It seems they will never end.
A; how do you think they could be ended?
B; I don’t think that there is any easy way. The united nations could send peacekeepers into the country. At least then the warring parties could be forced to negotiate. The thing is to find the real problem form the war and solve that.
A; so, if the cause is poverty, there should be a programme to make the country richer. If the problem is resources, share them.
B; it sounds easy when you say it like that. In reality, it’s harder to make peace between countries.
A; yes. It is. One way to stop countries fighting is to cut off their financial support. Wars are very expensive.
B; the problem is that many poor people might suffer.

1 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

2 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

4 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

5 belligerent   

adj.好战的，挑起战争的；n.交战国，交战者

参考例句：

• He had a belligerent aspect.他有种好斗的神色。
• Our government has forbidden exporting the petroleum to the belligerent countries.我们政府已经禁止向交战国输出石油。

6 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。