c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 1 VOA Chinese, Oct 15, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20111015-Making-of-nation-131917023.html
, which is translated from
American History: As War in Europe Expands, US Continues Policy of
Neutrality. VOA, May 11, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/us-history
/War-in-Europe-Expands-US-121661844.html
Note:
(a) The speech given by FDR: 罗斯福总统：“美国绝大多数人寻求和平，寻求国内
和平，也寻求别国和平，从而不会使美国国内和平受到威胁。The overwhelming
masses of our people seek peace. Peace at home, and the kind of peace in
other lands, , which will not jeopardize our peace at home."
(i) FDR's Fireside Chat, On European War. Sept 3, 1939.
(ii) The same day Britain and France, whcih had pacts with Poland, declared
war on Germany.
Invasion of Poland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Poland
(Sept 1-Oct 6, 1939)
Germany invaded on Sept 1, followed by Soviet Red Army's invasion of Eastern
Poland on Sept 17.
(b) The report says, "英国首相张伯伦被迫辞职，英国人选择了一位新领导人，他就
是温斯顿.丘吉尔."
Winston Churchill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
(section 4 First term as prime minister: May 10, 1940-July 26, 1945)
Both Neville Chamberlain and Churchill were Conservative politicians.
(c) 马歇尔.贝当
The VOA report commits an error. It was Marshal Philippe Pétain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_P%C3%A9tain
(1856-1951; Petain's actions during World War II resulted in his conviction
and death sentence for treason, which was commuted to life imprisonment by
his former protégé Charles de Gaulle)
, where marshal is his title 元帥, which he earned in 1918 for his feats in
World War I.
Marshal of France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshal_of_France
(a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank)
(d) The report states, "罗斯福赢得了1940年总统大选，他以2700万对2200万的选票
击败威尔基，使罗斯福成为美国历史上第一位也是唯一一位三次连任总统的人。美国宪
法后来规定，一个人只能连任两任总统。"
(i) 威尔基 Wendell WILKIE
Wilkie is altered spelling of German surname Wilke, a pet form of Wilhelm (
William in English). Wendell was German name, modified from Wendel.
(ii) The 1940 election was a landslide.
United States presidential election, 1940
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_electio
............................Roosevelt........Wilkie
Electoral vote....449...................82
States carried....38....................10
Popular vote......27,313,945.....22,347,744
Percentage........54.7%..............44.7%
(iii) Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945; presidency 1933-1945) actually
won a fourth term in 1944 (vice president Harry S Truman). | t******t
发帖数: 15246 | | c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 3 But if Japan did not attack US at Pearl Harbor * * *
【在 t******t 的大作中提到】
: 美国主要是远，不然不可能置身事外的
| t******t
发帖数: 15246 | 4 卵蛋被捏住了，你要么投降要么反抗
【在 c**i 的大作中提到】
: But if Japan did not attack US at Pearl Harbor * * *
| l*****u
发帖数: 12114 | 5 一样，各个强权迟早要碰到一起。日本攻击蚌埠不是脑子一热主动挑衅的。
【在 c**i 的大作中提到】
: But if Japan did not attack US at Pearl Harbor * * *
| c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 6 Read the quotation ONLY in my posting at Literature board.
Regionalism of United States
http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t0/Literature/31247831.html
【在 c**i 的大作中提到】
: But if Japan did not attack US at Pearl Harbor * * *
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