A:Do you have any plans for Veteran’s Day?你打算怎么過退伍軍人節(jié)?
B:You mean Armistice Day.你是說休戰(zhàn)日.
A:Well, as you know, on November 11th the allies signed a peace treaty with the Germans, also known as the Armistice Treaty. This marked the end of WWI and many countries around the world commemorate this date under names such as Remembers’Day. In Poland it’s their independence day! There’s a lot going on around the world on this day.如你所知,11月11日盟軍和德國簽署了和平條約,史稱為“休戰(zhàn)日”,它標志著一戰(zhàn)的結束,全世界很多國家都紀念這個日子,有的將之稱為”紀念日“。在波蘭,就是它的獨立日。這天全世界都會舉行很多紀念活動。
B:Wow, I didn’t know! Probably because I flunked history in school.我還真不知道,可能是因為上學時歷史不及格。