战争是一种集体、集团、组织、民族、派别、国家、政府互相使用暴力、攻击、杀戮等行为，是敌对双方为了达到一定的政治、经济、领土的完整性等目的而进行的武装战斗。由于触发战争的往往是政治家而非军人，因此战争亦被视为政治和外交的极端手段。
相关词汇
aggression n. 侵略，进攻
atomic bomb 原子弹
battle n. 战斗
break out 爆发
civil war 内战
claim v. (事故等)导致(人)失踪或死亡
combatant n. 战士，作战人员
conflict n. 冲突，矛盾
genocide n. 种族灭绝
gunpowder n 火药
invasion n. 侵略，入侵
missile n. 导弹
mortality n. 死亡率
nuclear adj. 原子能的
peace n. 和平
revolution n. 革命
troop n. 军队，部队
violence n. 暴力
war n. 战争
warfare n. 战争，冲突
情景对话:
A: It's been almost a century since the First World War broke out.
B: Yeah. It began in the summer of 1914 and lasted until November, 1918.
A: More than 70 million military personnel were mobilized and more than 9 million combatants were killed.
B: The mortality was really high.
A: Yes, and this war also involved major events like the Austro一Hungarian invasion of Serbia, the German invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg and France.
B: That reminds me of the Second World War, during which German also invaded many European countries.
A: It also claimed many human lives. It's tragic that various conflicts between countries had led to such major wars.
B: Yeah, even the atomic bomb was used during some of the battles.
A: I hope human beings can resort to ways other than warfare to solve their problems.
B: Yeah. Me too. I hope peace can last forever.
A: But unfortunately, sometimes things just turn out against our wishes. Did you read today's newspaper? There's are port about the genocide in some foreign countries.
参考译文:
A:从第一次世界大战爆发至今快要一个世纪了。
B:是啊，一战爆发于1914年夏一直到1918年11月才结束。
A:一共调动部署了七千多万军事作战人员，其中九百多万人丧生。
B:伤亡很惨重啊。
A:是啊。这次世界大战中有一些重要的事件.如奥匈帝国入侵塞尔维亚以及德国侵占比利时、卢森堡、法国。
B:这让我想起了第二次世界大战，当时德国也入侵了许多欧洲国家。
A:嗯，二战也夺去了很多人的生命。国与国之间的争端终演变成如此惨烈的战争。真是太令人悲哀了。
B:是啊.而且在一些战斗中甚至使用了原子弹。
A:我希望人类可以不再诉诸武力来解决问题。
B:是啊，我也是，我希望和平永存。
A:但遗憾的是，有时却事与愿违。今天的报纸你看了吗?有一则关于国外种族屠杀的报道。
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