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Veteran’s Day
Do you have any plans for Veteran’s Day
You mean Armistice Day
Well, as you know, on November 11th allies signed a peace treaty with the Germans, also known astheArmistice Treaty This marked the end of WWI and many countries around the world commemorate this date under names such as ” day. In Poland it’s their independence day! There’s a lot going on around the world on this day.
Wow, I didn’t know! Probably because I flunked history in school.
核心词汇
armisticecommon noun, singular
an agreement to stop a war
treatycommon noun, singular
agreement
commemorateprinciple verb, infinitive
memorize
flunkprinciple verb, past simple
fail in exams
拓展词汇
poppycommon noun, plural
a red flower with a black center that grew on the graves of soldiers who died in WWI, worn to commemorate the dead in Commonwealth countries
to pay your respectsphrase
to show respect to someone you are grateful to
a moment of silencephrase
the time in a Veteran’s Day ceremony when everyone is quiet for one minute as they pay their respects
salute The Last Postcommon noun, singular
to pay respect to or to honor by an outward act the name of a famous salute, a trumpet solo played at most Remembrance Day ceremonies in Commonwealth countries