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Allies Bomb Dresden, Killing Thousands
Massive bombing by Allied forces kills tens of thousands of civilians in Dresden, Germany.
In 1945, towards the end of Word War Two, a massive bombing campaign by Allied air forces destroyed the German city of Dresden.
Tens of thousands of civilian men, women and children were killed by the bombs and the following fire-storms.
It is widely claimed that the bombing had little or no strategic military value.
参考译文
盟军轰炸德累斯顿造成数千人死亡
盟军的大规模轰炸造成德国德累斯顿成千上万平民死亡。
1945年二战接近尾声的时候, 盟军空军大规模轰炸将德国城市德累斯顿夷为平地。
炸弹和随后的机枪火舌造成成千上万男女老少平民死亡。
人们普遍认为这次空袭几乎没有或根本没有战略军事价值。
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课后问题
1.Dresden was destroyed by Allied bombs when World War Two
a) had just ended
b) had just begun
c) was nearly over
2.The bombing campaign caused the deaths of tens of thousands of
a) German soldiers
b) German civilians
c) Allied civilians
3.If an operation has no strategic military value, it means
a) it wasn't necessary for victory
b) it was important for victory
c) it was carried out by mistake
参考答案
参考答案:C B A
