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USA Drops Nuclear Bombs On Japan
The USA drops atomic bombs on two Japanese cities at the end of World War II.
In 1945, the USA dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, one on the city of Hiroshima and another, three days later, on the city of Nagasaki.
The bombs instantly killed at least 120,000 men, women and children and caused severe injuries in tens of thousands more.
Over time, the total death toll rose to perhaps 240,000.
The USA excused their use of nuclear weapons of mass destruction (WMD) on civilians as necessary to force Japan's unconditional surrender at the end of World War II.
参考译文
美国向日本投下核弹
美国在第二次世界大战结束期间向日本投下2枚原子弹。
1945年,美国在日本的广岛投下第一枚原子弹 ,3天后又在长崎市投下了另外一枚。
这2枚原子弹造成包括妇女及儿童在内的至少120000人死亡,成千上万人受到严重影响。
随着时间的推移,总死亡人数可能上升到240000人。
美国通过对平民必要使用核武器这样的大规模杀伤性武器迫使日本在第二次世界大战的结束时无条件投降。
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词语解释
1.death toll 死亡人数
例句:Official reports put the death toll at under one hundred, but unofficial estimates speak of at least two hundred dead.
官方报道说死亡人数在100人以下，但非官方估计至少有200人死亡。
2.at least 至少；最低限度
例句:Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day.
每天尽量至少吃4片面包。
3.atomic bomb n.原子弹
例句:Scientists transmuted matter into pure energy and exploded the first atomic bomb.
科学家将物质转化为纯粹的能量，引爆了第一颗原子弹。
4.mass destruction 大规模杀伤性；杀伤力
例句:Now they lead in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction.
现在他们在制造大规模杀人武器方面领先。
课后问题
1.How many men, women and children are believed to have died as a result of nuclear bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a) under 200,000
b) over 200,000
c) approximately 120,000
2.The U.S. claimed the nuclear attacks on two cities heavily-populated with civilians were necessary in order to
a) force Japan to surrender
b) test some new nuclear weapons
c) punish the Japanese people
3.Men, women and children who are not members of a military force, and therefore never targetted by legal military operations, are called
a) civilians
b) soft targets
c) collateral damage
参考答案
参考答案:B A A
