 Heroic history shaped by war
飞虎队老兵60年后重访滇池
2003年11月21日 下午2时22分0秒
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 Three American veterans of the legendary "Flying Tigers" air squadron
made a trip to Dianchi Lake in southwest China's Yunnan province, where the
a fighter plane wreckage is ...
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Three American veterans of the legendary "Flying Tigers" air squadron made
a special trip to Dianchi Lake in southwest China's Yunnan province, where
the wreckage of a fighter plane is being salvaged.
The Flying Tigers fighter crashed into the lake near Kunming, capital of Yunnan
province, during a training flight in April 1942. The pilot, John Blackburn,
from Texas, was killed. His body was recovered, but the plane has remained
in the lake for six decades.
The Flying Tigers — so named because they painted tiger shark mouths on the
noses of their planes — was a group of 97 U.S. pilots who helped the Chinese
Air Force protect China's vital supply route, during its war with Japan 60
years ago. It was formed by General Claire Lee Chennault, commander of the
US 14th Air Fleet.
The Tigers, who flew under the Chinese flag, also went on to attack Japanese
military bases in northern Thailand during their yearlong campaign.
Some of the Tiger pilots were killed during the war and people have been searching
for their remains in China's southwestern mountainous regions for the past
20 years.
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补充日期: 2003-11-21 22:19:45
vet.er.an [次常用字]
<<名词>>
((缩)) vet.
1 老手; 老练者
a veteran of political campaigns 政治选战中的老手
2 退役军人
"Privilege, a token income...were allowed for veterans of both world
wars." (Mavis Gallant)名誉-象徵性的收入- 是两次世界大战的退役军人所拥有的
3 老兵
<<形容词>>
1 资深的; 老练的
a veteran actor 资深演员
2 身经百战的; 退休的
veteran benefits 退役年金
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leg.end.ar.y
<<形容词>>
1 传说的
2 a. 传奇的
b. 著名的; 享有盛名的
<<副词>>
(legen.dari.ly)
------------------------------------------------------------------- squad.ron
<<名词>>
((缩)) sq.
1 (海军的) 中队
2 骑兵队
3 (空军的) 战略单位
4 有组织的一群
"Squadrons of flies like particles of dust danced up and down." (T.E.
Lawrence)一群苍蝇像尘粒般上下飞舞
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wreck.age
<<名词>>
1 遇难船只漂流物, 残骸; 破片
2 破坏, 毁坏
3 失事; 遇难
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sal.vage
<<名词>>
1 a. (船只, 货物等的) 援救, 抢救
b. 获救的船舶; 获救的船员; 抢救回来的货物
c. (给援救者的) 援救费
2 a. (财产的) 抢救
b. 抢救出的财产
3 废物利用
<<及物动词>>
(sal.vaged, sal.vag.ing, sal.vag.es)
1 援救
2 利用 (损坏, 抛弃之物)
<<名词>>
(salvage.a.bili.ty)
<<形容词>>
(salvage.a.ble)
<<名词>>
(salvag.er)
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dec.ade
<<名词>>
1 十年
2 十个一组
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vi.tal [次常用字]
<<形容词>>
1 生命的
2 维持生命必须的; 维系生命的
a vital organ 生存所须的器官
vital nutrients 维持生命必备的营养
3 充满活力的; 生气勃勃的
"The population of the teeming, vital slum...declined." (Rick Hampson)丰
富有活力的贫民窟人口…在下降
4 有生气的; 生动的
the sun's vital rays 有生气的阳光
5 必要的; 重要的, 不可缺少的
"Irrigation was vital to early civilization." ((William H. McNeill)灌溉技
术对早期文明很重要
"A vital component of any democracy is a free labor movement." (Bayard
Rustin) 任何民主政体不可缺少的要素就是自由的劳工运动
6 生死记录的
vital record 人口动态记录
7『生物』用于细胞组织的
vital dyes 染色体
vital staining 细胞组织的染剂
8 致命的; 生死攸关的
a vital injury 致命的伤害
<<名词>>
(vital.ness)
<<副词>>
(vital.ly)
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fleet
<<名词>>
1 舰队
2 车队; 船队
fleet
<<形容词>>
(fleet.er, fleet.est)
1 轻捷的; 快速的
2 一瞬即逝的; 短暂的
<<动词>>
(fleet.ed, fleet.ing, fleets)
<<不及物动词>>
1 疾驰; 飞逝
2 消失
3 ((古)) 流动
4 ((废)) 飘浮
<<及物动词>>
1 使 (时光) 飞逝
2『航海』改变 (绳索等) 的方向
<<副词>>
(fleetly)
<<名词>>
(fleetness)
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