Module6WarandPeaceOnJune6,1944,allied(联盟的)troopsfromdifferentcountriesinvadedNormandy,FrancetoNaziGermanyinWorldWarⅡ.Thisisconsideredoneofthemostimportanteventsintheworld.HerearesomefactsaboutDDaythatyoushouldknow,thefirstdayoftheinvasionofNormandyduringWorldWarⅡ.TheinvasionofnorthwestEuropewascalledOperationOverlord.ThelandingoperationswerecalledOperationNeptuneandtheactualdayofthelandingswasreferredtoasDDay.Inpreparationfortheinvasion,theactualdayofthelandingswasnotknowninadvancebecauseitdependedontheweatherconditions.Infact,DDaywasoriginallyscheduledforJune5atthattime,buttheweatherconditionswereunsuitableforalanding.ThustheoperationwaspushedbacktoJune6,1944.Over150,000soldierswereinvolved.TheymainlycamefromtheUnitedStates,theUK,France,NorwayandCanada.Thelandingoperationhadtwoparts.First,morethan20,000soldierswouldbeparachuted(伞降)intoNormandy,andthenwouldlandfromships.About5,000shipsandmorethan10,000planeswereused.Surprisewaskeytothesuccessoftheattack.Theweatherhelpedhidetheinvasion,asdidmissionscalledOperationGlimmerandOperationTaxabletomaketheGermansbelievethatthelandingwasgoingtotakeplaceatdifferentbeaches.OperationNeptunebeganonJune6,1944(DDay)andendedonJune30,1944.Itwasasuccess.TherewerefivekeybeachesalongtheNormandy'scoastline.Thetroopsgavethesebeachesnames:Utah,Omaha,Gold,JunoandSword.Theforcestookcontrolofthefivekeybeaches,allowingmajorinvasionforcetobelanded.PariswasfreedfromNazicontrolonAugust25,1944.ThefightingonOmahabeachwasthefiercestandmanytroopslosttheirlivesastheytriedtooccupythebeaches.Section_ⅠIntroduction&Reading—Prereading[原文呈现]TheDDayLandings—Passage1InSeptember1939,Britaindeclaredwaron①GermanyafterGermanyinvaded②Poland.Thewar,whichlasted③until1945④，isknownas⑤theSecondWorldWar.Duringthewar,Germanyoccupied⑥manycountries,includingFrance.ThemostimportantbattleofthewarinEuropewasOperation⑦Overlord,themilitaryoperationin1944toinvadeFrance.OperationOverlordstartedwhenboatsfullof⑧soldierslandedonthebeaches⑨ofNormandyinFrance,knownastheDDaylandings.Morethan5,000shipscrossedtheEnglishChannel,carrying130,000troops⑩totheFrenchcoast⑪.[读文清障]①declarewaron向……宣战②invade/In'veId/v.入侵，侵略③last/lɑst/ːv.持续④which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰thewar。⑤beknownas作为……而闻名beknownfor因为……而闻名beknownto为……所熟知⑥occupy/'kjpaI/ɒʊv.占领beoccupiedindoing/with忙于做/从事……⑦operation/p'reIn/ˌɒəʃn.行动themilitaryoperation军事行动⑧fullof装满，是形容词短语作后置定语。⑨beach/bit/ːʃn.海滩⑩troop/trup/ːn.部队；士兵⑪现在分词短语作伴随状语。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年的战争就是著名的第二次世界大战。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。5000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。TroopsfromtheUnitedStates,BritainandCanadatookpartin⑫theDDaylandings.Theoperationwasextremely⑬dangerousandmanysoldierswerekilledbeforetheyevengotofftheboats.Americansoldiersattempted⑭tolandatthemostdangerousplace,knownasOmahaBeach.ThesituationatOmahaBeachwassobadthat⑮theUSarmycommanders⑯thoughtaboutabandoning⑰theinvasion.Eventually⑱，thesoldiersmadeabreakthrough⑲andtheDDaylandingsweresuccessful.ItwasthebeginningoftheendoftheSec...
