VOA慢速英语:American History: D-Day Invasion of Europe

1.  It was largest amphibious assault in history, and it led tothe end of World War Two in Europe.

lead to 导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

2. At three-thirty in the morning, the Allied commander, GeneralDwight Eisenhower, was meeting with his aides. The storm stillblew outside the building.

meet with 偶然遇到
例句：He met with an old friend at the meeting.
他在会议上碰到了一位老朋友。

3. And in the morning, thousands of ships approached the beaches,carrying men and supplies.

thousands of 成千上万,几千
例句：A computer consists of thousands of components. 
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。 

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

build up 使增大
例句：He tried to build up his strength.
他试图增进体质。

5. Only when Allied troops tried to move into the Netherlands didthe Germans succeed in stopping them. American forces won battlesat Eindhoven and Nijmegen.

succeed in 成功;顺利完成
例句：They succeeded in solving the problem.
他们成功地解决了这个问题。

6. Moscow radio called on the people of Poland to rise up againstthe German occupation forces.

rise up 起来反抗，起义, 站起来
例句：I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up. 
我梦想这个国家有一天会站起来的。 

7.  He waited while the Germans and Poles killed each other ingreat numbers.

each other 互相
例句：They somehow supplemented each other. 
它们却起着互相补充的作用。 

8. The end of the war in Europe was now in sight.

in sight 看得见
例句：No car is in sight.
一辆汽车也看不见。