今年是諾曼底登陸 75 周年。1944年，盟軍通過諾曼底海灘入侵納粹占領(lǐng)的法國。不到 11 個月，納粹德國被盟軍擊敗。75 年后，“MV 布狄卡（MV Boudicca）” 號游輪乘載 300 名年齡在 90 到 101 歲之間的老兵重返諾曼底海灘，紀(jì)念他們當(dāng)年的 “諾曼底之旅”，讓他們重溫旅程，并向所有未能歸來的士兵致敬。

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They were young men when they wrote their last letters home before boarding ships and landing craft for a cross-Channel journey into the unknown. Now, they're returning – honouring the thousands who never came back and who lie in the cemeteries of Normandy. Seven thousand vessels landed over a hundred and thirty thousand British, Canadian and U.S. troops on five D-Day beaches.

當(dāng)年他們都是年輕的小伙子，在登上船只和登陸艇前往一切未卜的英吉利海峽之前，給家里寫下了最后一封信。現(xiàn)在，他們將重返諾曼底，向數(shù)千名再也沒有回來、埋葬在諾曼底墓地的士兵致敬。7000 艘船只，載著超過 13 萬人的英國、加拿大和美國部隊在 “D日” 的五個海灘登陸。

This will be the last time many veterans are able to share those memories. Aged between 90 and 101, those aboard the Boudicca are determined to make the most of it.

這將是許多老兵最后一次分享他們回憶的機(jī)會。即將搭乘 “MV 布狄卡（MV Boudicca）” 號游輪的這些年齡在90歲到101歲之間的老兵們決心充分利用這次機(jī)會，回憶當(dāng)年抗戰(zhàn)點滴。

1. 詞匯表

landing craft 登陸艇
cross-Channel journey 橫跨英吉利海峽的旅程
honour 向…致敬
cemeteries 墓地
vessels 船只
troops 部隊，軍隊
veterans 老兵，退伍軍人
make the most of it 充分利用

2. 閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題 。

1. Where did the ships and landing craft take the men?

2. Why are the men returning to the D-Day landing sites?

3. How many men were landed on the five D-Day beaches?

4. Why could this be the last time that many veterans are able to share their memories?

3. 答案

1. Where did the ships and landing craft take the men?
The ships and landing craft took the men on a cross-Channel journey - across the English Channel.

2. Why are the men returning to the D-Day landing sites?
They are returning to honour the memory of the thousands who did not return.

3. How many men were landed on the five D-Day beaches?
Over a hundred and thirty thousand British, Canadian and U.S. troops were landed on the five D-Day beaches.

4. Why could this be the last time that many veterans are able to share their memories?
Those veterans returning on this occasion are aged between 90 and 101.