80年前的美国留下了什么惨痛的记忆？【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, a memorial ceremony was held at the Harbor. The ceremony was to honor the 58 servicemen who died aboard battleship U-S-S Utah, which was the first ship to be hit in the sneak attack. 

【分句讲解】
①On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, a memorial ceremony was held at the Harbor.
纪念“珍珠港事件”80周年之际，美国珍珠港海军基地举行了一场纪念仪式。

1. occasion n. ……发生的时刻
on the occasion of 在……之际

He was given a watch on the occasion of his retirement.
他在退休时获赠了一块手表。

2. attack n. 袭击，攻击 v. 袭击，攻击

Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II.
希特勒于1939年9月1日袭击波兰并挑起了第二次世界大战。

3. naval base 海军基地
naval adj. 海军的
naval officers 海军官员
naval ships 海军舰船
navy n. 海军

4. Pearl Harbor 珍珠港
pearl n. 珍珠
harbor n. 港口（=seaport）

5. memorial ceremony 纪念仪式
memorial adj. 纪念的，悼念的
memorial day 纪念日
memorial hall 纪念馆，纪念堂
The Lincoln Memorial 林肯纪念堂

memory n. 记忆，记忆力
memorize v. 记忆，熟记

②The ceremony was to honor the 58 servicemen who died aboard battleship U-S-S Utah, which was the first ship to be hit in the sneak attack. 
这是为了纪念58名在战舰“犹他”号上牺牲的美国军人。“犹他”号是此次日军偷袭中第一艘被击中的战舰。

1. honor v. 纪念某人

The Lincoln Memorial was built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
= The Lincoln Memorial was built in honor of Abraham Lincoln.
林肯纪念堂是为了纪念美国第16任总统亚伯拉罕·林肯而建。

2. serviceman n. （男）军人
servicewoman n. （女）军人
serve v. 为……提供服务

3. aboard prep. 在（船、飞机、火车等）上（=on）

4. battleship n. 战舰

5. sneak attack 偷袭
sneak adj. 偷偷摸摸的，出其不意的 v. 偷偷……
sneak home after midnight 半夜偷偷溜进家