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听力文本
US Troops Kill 150 Native Americans
At least 150 Native American men, women and children are shot dead at Wounded Knee Creek.
In 1890, a US army commanding officer, Colonel James Forsyth, ordered his troops to shoot Native American men, women and children at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota.
At least 150 people were killed and another 50 wounded.
Colonel Forsyth was charged with "killing the innocents" but was never punished for his actions.
参考译文
美国军队屠杀150名印第安人
至少150名美国土著男女及儿童在伤膝河被屠杀。
在1890年,美国军队指挥官上校詹姆斯·福赛斯命令他的士兵射杀南达科他州伤膝河的美国土著男女及儿童。
至少有150人死亡,50人受伤。
福赛斯上校曾被控“杀死手无寸铁人民”,但从未因自己所犯下的罪行而受到惩罚。
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词语解释
1.order to 为了
例句:Captain Cornish repeated his order to heave to.
科尼什船长再次下达了停航的命令。
2.at least 至少
例句:What they wanted most from the president was a leader who at least would try to educate the country.
他们对总统最大的期待是，至少他应尽力教诲国民。
3.charge with 指控
例句:Party A shall assign a person in charge of its own specific legal affairs and such a person so assigned shall maintain close ties with the attorney employed by Party B.
方应指定专人承担本单位具体的法律事务性工作并与乙方律师经常联系。
4.punish 惩罚
例句:I don't believe that George ever had to punish the children.
我认为乔治根本没有必要处罚孩子们。
课后问题
1.US troops killed over 150 Native American men, women and children at Wounded Knee by
a) chopping them with axes
b) beating them with baseball bats
c) shooting them with rifles
2.The US commanding officer who ordered the massacre at Wounded Knee was eventually charged with "killing the innocents" and
a) executed for murder
b) imprisoned for life
c) allowed to go free
3.Which phrase in modern English means the same as the 19th century phrase "killing the innocents"?
a) killing unarmed civilians
b) killing armed terrorists
c) killing inexperienced soldiers
参考答案
参考答案:C C A
