VOA慢速英语:American History: World War Two Continues with the D-Day Invasion in Normandy

短语讲解：

1. On June fifth, nineteen forty-four, a huge Allied force waited for the order to invade German-occupied France.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：The shepherd boy waited for his sheep to drink.
牧童等羊喝水。

2. The invasion had been planned for the day before. But a storm forced a delay.

plan for为…做安排
例句：They are planning for an outing.
他们计划进行一次郊游。

3. And so the largest military invasion ever known, D-Day, took place on June sixth, nineteen-forty-four.

take place发生，进行
例句：The marriage will take place in May. 
婚礼将于五月举行。 

4. But the Allied soldiers had greater numbers. Slowly they moved forward on one part of the coast, then another.

move forward前进
例句：Move forward step by step till you can see the bigger letter.
向前走，直到可以看清最大的字母为止。

5. The Allies continued to build up their forces in France.

build up逐步建立, 增进, 增强,使增大
例句：The US is continually building up its armed forces.
美军正持续加强它的三军。

6. Only when Allied troops tried to move into the Netherlands did the Germans succeed in stopping them.

succeed in在…中获得成功
例句：In my estimation, she will succeed in the examination.
据我看,她考试会及格的。

7. Moscow radio called on the people of Poland to rise up against the German occupation forces.

call on叫, 号召
例句：The government called on the workers to oppose waste.
政府号召工人反对浪费。
rise up起来造反; 起义
例句：At last the people rose up in arms and defeated the cruel rulers.
人民终于武装起义推翻了残暴的统治者。

8. The Soviet Army had little trouble taking over the city with the help of Polish Communists.

have trouble在…有困难
例句：I have trouble using chopsticks correctly.
我很难正确地使用筷子。
take over 接管; 接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。
with the help of借助于, 利用
例句：With the help of this machine, we can make a new product.
利用这台机器, 我们能够生产一种新产品。

9. Soviet troops were passing through Poland and moving in from the east.

pass through 经过, 通过
例句：She said she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me.
她说她要路过巴黎, 想跟我聊一聊。

10. He hoped to break through the line, separate the Allied forces, and regain control of the war.

break through突围,突破
例句：The Allies sought to break through the German lines.
协约国力图突破德军防线。

11. Yesterday morning at two forty-one a.m. at General Eisenhower’s headquarters, General Jodl, the representative of the German High Command and of Grand Admiral Doenitz, the designated head of the German state, signed the act of unconditional surrender of all German land, sea and air forces in Europe to the Allied Expeditionary Forces, and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command.

unconditional surrender无条件投降
例句：The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.
胜方要求敌人无条件投降。