您現在的位置: Language Tips> Audio & Video> Normal Speed News  
   
 





 
Americans honor their war dead
[ 2008-05-26 09:09 ]

Download

Americans are marking the Memorial Day holiday weekend - a time set aside to honor the nation's war dead. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, in Washington, this is also a time for the roar of motorcycle engines - as one group of veterans remembers not just the dead, but the missing.

 They call it rolling thunder - the din created when thousands of high-powered motorcycles fill the streets of Washington for an annual act of remembrance.

The drivers are military veterans - mostly from the Vietnam War era - accompanied by family and friends.

They converge on Washington every year on Memorial Day weekend to honor their fallen colleagues and to call attention to those still missing in action.

Leaders of the Rolling Thunder event began this year's observance at the White House, where they got an official send-off from President Bush.

"You've done a lot for the country," said President Bush. "The troops appreciate you. The veterans appreciate you. And your president appreciates you."

Mr. Bush will make a formal Memorial Day address Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, just across the Potomac River from Washington.

Smaller scale events are expected in cities and towns across the country on Memorial Day - a holiday that is also seen by many as the start of the summer season in the United States.

America's military leaders say they hope the real meaning of Memorial Day will not be lost this year. Major General Mark Hertling, the commander of multi-national forces in northern Iraq, says at a time when political and economic matters dominate the headlines, Americans run the risk of forgetting the men and women now serving far from home.

"I hope everybody just takes a few minutes on this Memorial Day to just thank a soldier - or more importantly, thank a family member of a soldier, because they are sacrificing just as much," said General Hertling.

Hertling appeared on CNN's Late Edition program.

(Source: VOA 英語點津姍姍編輯)

 
英語點津版權說明:凡注明來源為“英語點津:XXX(署名)”的原創(chuàng)作品,除與中國日報網簽署英語點津內容授權協(xié)議的網站外,其他任何網站或單位未經允許不得非法盜鏈、轉載和使用,違者必究。如需使用,請與010-84883631聯(lián)系;凡本網注明“來源:XXX(非英語點津)”的作品,均轉載自其它媒體,目的在于傳播更多信息,其他媒體如需轉載,請與稿件來源方聯(lián)系,如產生任何問題與本網無關;本網所發(fā)布的歌曲、電影片段,版權歸原作者所有,僅供學習與研究,如果侵權,請?zhí)峁┌鏅嘧C明,以便盡快刪除。
相關文章 Related Story
 
 
 
本頻道最新推薦
 
Walking in the US first lady's shoes
“準確無誤”如何表達
英國新晉超女蘇珊大媽改頭換面
豬流感 swine flu
你有l(wèi)ottery mentality嗎
翻吧推薦
 
論壇熱貼
 
別亂扔垃圾。怎么譯這個亂字呀?
橘子,橙子用英文怎么區(qū)分?
看Gossip Girl學英語
端午節(jié)怎么翻譯?
母親,您在天堂還好嗎?

 

精品无码久久久久久尤物,99视频这有这里有精品,国产UU精品无码视频,女同精品一区二区网站