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76 war
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battle(field) fighting troop warplane bomb warship gun missile tank refugee
relief agency aid
causualty dead wounded destroy target military killed soldier civilian
ceasefire shooting unifomp3
phrases
cause causalties
destroy tanks
kill civilians
strike at a target
move warship to
amp3/aid allies
send aid
declare a ceasefire
fire a missile
bomb a target
use military force
destroy a target
beginner
a: are you watching another news report about the war?
B: yes. The two sides declared a short ceasefire but it broke down earlier
today. Several military target were destroyed by bombing. Many civilians were
among the dead and wounded.
A: how did this war start?
B: bout side claim a small area of territory. Both sides tried to build
border fences and began attacking each other.
A: politicians from both sides sound increasingly belligerent. Neither side
wants to compromise.
B: relief agencies report that many civilians are in desperate need of food
and shelter. Several European countries have agreed to send aid, but are afraid
that their planes will be shot down.
A: what do you think will happen?
B: both countries are very poor. Soon they will run out of money to finance
the war. Then, perhaps, they will negotiate. The thing is to find the real
problem for the war and solve that.
A; it would be much simpler and cheaper if they negotiated first.
Intemp3ediate
A; what do you think are the main causes of war today?
B: I’d say the main reason is poverty. Countries and their people get
frustrated because they have so little. If their neighbors have some resources,
they try to steal them by military force.
A: it seems that a lot of wars nowadays are really civil wars. People from
different ethnic groups in the same country sometimes fight for power in that
country.
B; several of those civil wars have been going on for years and years. It
seems they will never end.
A; how do you think they could be ended?
B; I don’t think that there is any easy way. The united nations could send
peacekeepers into the country. At least then the warring parties could be forced
to negotiate. The thing is to find the real problem fomp3 the war and solve
that.
A; so, if the cause is poverty, there should be a progmp3me to make the
country richer. If the problem is resources, share them.
B; it sounds easy when you say it like that. In reality, it’s harder to
make peace between countries.
A; yes. It is. One way to stop countries fighting is to cut off their
financial support. Wars are very expensive.
B; the problem is that many poor people might suffer. |
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发表于 2016-7-13 21:58:17