VOA慢速英语:American History: The War in the Pacific

短语讲解：

1. American forces could not fight effectively in Asia and Europe at the same time.

at the same time同时; 一起
例句：All speak at the same time.
大家同时说。

2. As one American historian wrote later, the Pacific Ocean looked like a Japanese lake.

look like看起来与(某人或某物)相像〔相似〕
例句：These houses look exactly like each other, which makes the street look very dull.
这些房屋的外观极为相似, 使整条街道显得十分呆板。

3. General Jimmy Doolittle led a group of sixteen American B-25 bombers that took off from the aircraft carrier Hornet and bombed Tokyo in a surprise raid.

take off起飞
例句：The plane will take off soon.
飞机很快就要起飞。

4. The turning point came in June nineteen forty-two in the central Pacific in the great battle of Midway Island.

turning point转折点
例句：The Congress marked a turning point in our history.
这次代表大会标志了我们历史的一个转折点。

5. Admiral Yamamoto was forced to call off his attack and sail home.

call off取消.停止; 转移
例句：He phoned me and called the appointment off.
他给我打电话取消了这次约会。

6. The United States learned of the plans.

learn of听说…
例句：They offered help as soon as they learned of the accident.
他们一听说这件意外就立即提供了帮助。

7. But American military planners did not agree about the best way to launch such an attack.

agree about对某事〔物〕有同样看法, 就某事取得一致意见
例句：They could not agree about who should do the work.
对于谁该做这项工作, 他们意见不一致。

8. The American leadership finally decided to launch both attacks at once.

at once立刻,立即,马上
例句：I'm leaving for Rome at once.
我马上就去罗马。

9. And they quickly built strong defenses to prevent the Allies from invading.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：We must prevent them from making trouble.
我们必须防止他们制造麻烦。

10. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.

in order to为了…
例句：I meditate in order to relax
我沉思冥想藉以松弛精神。

11. The Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Japan estimates that between one hundred fifty thousand and two hundred forty-six thousand died within two to four months of the bombings.

die of死于…
例句：People are dying of cancer more and more often.
死于癌症的人越来越多了。