Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary课前自学导引The DDay Landings—Passage 1In September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. The war, which lasted until 1945, is known as the Second World War. During the war, Germany occupied many countries, including France. The most important battle of the war in Europe was Operation Overlord, the military operation in 1944 to invade France.Operation Overlord started when boats full of soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy in France, known as the DDay landings. More than 5,000 ships crossed the English Channel, carrying 130,000 troops to the French coast.词汇自测①declare_war_on 向……宣战②invade v. 入侵，侵略③last v. 持续④occupy v. 占领⑤operation n. 行动⑥beach n. 海滩⑦troop n. 部队；士兵D 日登陆——文章 11939 年 9 月，英国在德国入侵波兰后向德国宣战。这场持续到 1945 年的战争就是第二 次世界大战。二战中，德国侵占了包括法国在内的许多国家。1944 年进军法国的“霸王行动”是第二次世界大战中欧洲战场最重要的军事战役。“霸王行动”开始于 D 日登陆，当日，满载盟军士兵的战船在法国诺曼底海滩登陆。5,000 多艘战船装载着 13 万人的军队穿越英吉利海峡抵达法国海岸。Troops from the United States, Britain and Canada took part in the DDay landings. The operation was extremely dangerous and many soldiers were killed before they even got off the boats. American soldiers attempted to land at the most dangerous place, known as Omaha Beach.The situation at Omaha Beach was so bad that the US army commanders thought about abandoning the invasion. Eventually, the soldiers made a breakthrough and the DDay landings were successful. It was the beginning of the end of the Second World War.Operation Overlord started as a story of danger and confusion and ended as a story of bravery and acts...
