与美国小学生一起学英文第3册 第22期:战争

 　　The War 战争

　　There were a lot of wars in our history. 历史上曾发生过很多次战争。

　　People make wars to get something. 人们为了得到某些东西而发动战争。

　　In the old days, some countries invaded¹ other countries to expand their lands. 在古代，一些国家为了拓展领土而侵略其他国家。

　　During war, a lot of people die and many buildings are destroyed. 战争期间，无数人丧命，大片建筑被毁。

　　Sometimes families are separated². 有时家人骨肉分离。

　　The oldest war in history happened more than 5000 years ago. 历史上最早的战争发生在5000多年前。

1 invaded   

v.侵入，侵略( invade的过去式和过去分词 )；涌入；侵袭；侵犯

参考例句：

• Troops invaded on August 9th that year. 军队是在那年的8月9日入侵的。
• The diseased tissue can be easily invaded by these microorganisms. 有病的组织容易被微生物侵袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 separated   

adj.分开的v.分开(separate的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• Her parents are separated but not divorced. 她父母分居但没离婚。
• No child should ever be separated from his mother by force. 绝不能强行使任何一个孩子与母亲分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》