英美概况（第二版）USA chapter 5 The US Military.pptVIP

The United States Military Academy at West Point 西点军校  2. US war history 2.1 Colonial Wars (1620–1774) 2.2 War of Independence (1775–1783) 2.3 American Civil War (1861–1865) 2.4 World War I (1917–1918) 2.5 World War II (1939–1945) 2.6 Cold War (1945–1991) 2.7 Post-Cold War Era (1991–2001) 2.8 War on Terrorism (2001–present) War of Independence The civil war The colonial war World war I World war II 3. Structure of the US Army The active component The regular army The two reserve components The Army National Guard The Army Reserve Weapons Uniforms 6. Recruitment Case study: Do you know the Pentagon? The Pentagon 五角大楼 Supplementary material Categories of army Navy and marines The army The air force Military rank Exercises * An Outline of the UK and the USA An Outline of the UK and the USA An Outline of the UK and the USA An Outline of the UK and the USA Chapter 5 The US Military Warming-up 1 New words and expressions 2 The US military 3 Case Study and supplements 4 Exercises 5 Contents Warming-up Do you know the “West Point”? New words and expressions evolve: v. to develop gradually（使）逐渐形成，逐步发展 No one can process and evolve for another. tactician: n. a person who is very clever at planning the best way to achieve something 有策略的人；手段高明的人 He is very shrewd, a good tactician and it will be nice to talk to him. confederate: adj. belonging to a confederacy 联盟的；同盟的；联邦的 The country tried to confederate with other countries for mutual safety. New words and expressions from scratch: without any previous preparation or knowledge 从头开始 Only the past achievements, we should all start from scratch, so that new life can be beyond the realm. trench: n. a long deep hole dug in the ground in which soldiers can be protected from enemy attacks 战壕；堑壕壕沟 — World War I was characterized by trench warfare. Axis nation: 一战中的轴心国家 genocide: n. the murder of a whole race or group of people 种族灭绝；大屠杀 — The genocide of the Holocaust made many doubt tenets of European mod