Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

war (n): armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of this
（国家或群体之间的）战争
nuclear war
核战争
a war film/grave/hero/poet
战争影片／军人墓／战斗英雄／战争诗人
If this country goes to (= starts to fight in a) war we will have to face the fact that many people will die.
如果这个国家参战，我们将不得不面对很多人都要送命的现实。

soldier (n): a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is a war
士兵，军人，战士
Soldiers were patrolling the streets.
士兵们正在街上巡逻。

guillotine noun (DEVICE)
a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads
（法国发明的）断头台
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution.
法国大革命期间，国王路易十六和玛丽‧安托瓦尼特被推上了断头台。

retire (v): to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health
退休；退职；退役
Since retiring from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity.
从公司退休后，她就一直在为一家慈善机构做志愿工作。
He is due to retire as chief executive next year.
明年他就该从总裁职位上退下来了。

chancellor (n):a person in a position of the highest or high rank, especially in a government or university
（政府）大臣，总理，大法官；（大学）校长
Helmut Kohl became the first Chancellor of a united Germany in 1990.
赫尔穆特‧科尔于1990年成为德国统一后的首任总理。