Name: 孩子們的第二次世界大戰 | 孩子們的第二次世界大戰速成課程 (World War II for Kids | A world war 2 crash course for kids)
Uploaded: 2025-07-01T12:27:01.000Z
Duration: 9 min 16 s

Hi, my name's Willie, and I'm here to tell you about World War II.

大家好，我叫威利，我是來向大家介紹第二次世界大戰的。

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Now hopefully you've been briefed on World War I, because that's where we're picking up from.

現在，希望你們已經瞭解了第一次世界大戰的情況，因為我們就是從那裡開始的。

The collapse of the Central Powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire, which includes Turkey, brought about the end of World War I.

德國、奧匈帝國、保加利亞和奧斯曼帝國（包括土耳其）等中央強國的瓦解導致了第一次世界大戰的結束。

This collapse brought a treaty, a very important treaty, the Treaty of Versailles.

這次崩潰帶來了一個條約，一個非常重要的條約--《凡爾賽條約》。

And this Treaty of Versailles was signed in the Palace of Versailles in France, in the Hall of Mirrors.

凡爾賽條約》是在法國凡爾賽宮鏡廊簽署的。

Now it's not really a lot of mirrors, but it was just like some artwork, and it was like really cool.

雖然鏡子並不多，但它就像一些藝術品，非常酷。

They signed this treaty, which required Germany to give back all the land they acquired during World War I.

他們簽署了這項條約，要求德國歸還他們在第一次世界大戰期間獲得的所有土地。

They had to fully disarm, meaning they had to give up all their guns, their tanks, and their planes.

他們必須完全解除武裝，這意味著他們必須交出所有槍支、坦克和飛機。

And they had to pay back billions of dollars in damages.

他們不得不賠償數十億美元的損失。

So the end of World War I brought prosperity to the United States.

是以，第一次世界大戰的結束給美國帶來了繁榮。

Excuse me while I slip into something more comfortable.

失陪一下，我去換件舒服點的衣服。

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It was a time of wonderful automobiles and the growth of industry.

在那個時代，汽車技術日新月異，工業蓬勃發展。

Women won the right to vote, which was fantastic.

婦女贏得了選舉權，這真是太棒了。

The world was working to recover from the devastation of World War I.

全世界都在努力從第一次世界大戰的破壞中恢復過來。

But then in 1929, when the stock market crashed, it threw not only the United States into a depression, but the whole world went into a depression.

但在 1929 年，股市崩盤，不僅使美國陷入蕭條，也使整個世界陷入蕭條。

The depression covered the globe, and most everyone was in despair.

大蕭條席捲全球，大多數人都陷入絕望。

And then 1933, a gentleman by the name of Adolf Hitler rose to power and became the Chancellor of Germany.

1933 年，一位名叫阿道夫-希特勒的紳士上臺，成為德國總理。

And as head of the Nazi party, Hitler did not want to abide by the Versailles Treaty.

作為納粹黨首，希特勒不想遵守《凡爾賽條約》。

Hitler's position was that Germany should not, could not, and would not abide by the Treaty of Versailles.

希特勒的立場是，德國不應、不能也不會遵守《凡爾賽條約》。

Hitler of Nazi Germany, the fascist regime of Italy with its dictator Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito of the Empire of Japan formed the Axis Powers.

納粹德國的希特勒、意大利法西斯政權及其獨裁者墨索里尼和大日本帝國的裕仁天皇組成了軸心國。

Each regime had its individual goals to expand their power and control throughout their region of the world.

每個政權都有自己的目標，即在其所在地區擴大權力和控制。

And though each member agreed not to interfere with each other, they, however, did not combine their efforts.

雖然每個成員都同意互不干涉，但他們並沒有共同努力。

In 1935, Benito Mussolini sought to enlarge his power and influence by aggressively colonizing across the Mediterranean Sea, the country of Ethiopia, and Northern Africa.

1935 年，貝尼託-墨索里尼試圖通過在地中海、衣索匹亞和北非進行侵略性殖民來擴大其權力和影響力。

And the Empire of Japan continued its hostilities against China and throughout Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean.

大日本帝國繼續對中國以及整個亞洲和太平洋島嶼採取敵對行動。

Great Britain and France declared war against Nazi Germany when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.

1939 年希特勒入侵波蘭時，英國和法國向納粹德國宣戰。

This bold act of violence occurred unprovoked.

這一大膽的暴力行為是無緣無故發生的。

Now those that opposed the Axis Powers were called the Allies or the Allied Powers.

現在，反對軸心國的國家被稱為同盟國或協約國。

They were France, Great Britain, Belgium, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Poland, China, Greece, the Netherlands, and the countries belonging to the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia.

這些國家是法國、英國、比利時、丹麥、紐西蘭、挪威、南非、波蘭、中國、希臘、荷蘭以及聯合王國和南斯拉夫所屬國家。

Canada, Australia, Brazil, and the Soviet Union later joined with the Allies.

加拿大、澳洲、巴西和蘇聯後來加入了盟軍。

The United States did not join up with the Allied Powers at this time, but provided money and war materials.

美國此時沒有加入同盟國，但提供了資金和戰爭物資。

In London, the clacks and sound of the air raid siren struck fear and terror with all the civilians, and it meant one thing, run to a bomb shelter.

在倫敦，空襲警報的 "咔嗒 "聲和 "咔嗒 "聲讓所有平民感到恐懼和害怕，這隻意味著一件事，那就是跑到防空洞裡去。

The London Blitz during 1940 and 41 was a series of bombing raids by the Nazis.

1940 年和 41 年間的倫敦閃電戰是納粹發動的一系列轟炸行動。

Other cities in England were also bombed.

英國的其他城市也遭到了轟炸。

They continued their work of resistance to Hitler and the evil Nazi attempt to overtake all in its path.

他們繼續進行抵抗希特勒的工作，抵抗邪惡的納粹企圖在其道路上征服一切。

The Nazi regime was responsible for carrying out one of the most despicable acts of genocide ever imagined.

納粹政權實施了有史以來最卑劣的種族滅絕行為之一。

Called the Great Holocaust, the Nazis gathered 11 million Jews and those whom the Nazis deemed undesirable and imprisoned them in concentration camps.

納粹將 1 100 萬猶太人和納粹認為不受歡迎的人集中起來，關進集中營，這就是所謂的大屠殺。

The United States was not fully involved in the war until Japan bombed the U.S. naval fleet unprovoked on the island of Oahu, territory of Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.

直到 1941 年 12 月 7 日日本在夏威夷領土瓦胡島無端轟炸美國海軍艦隊，美國才完全捲入戰爭。

We lost a lot of great men and women that day.

那天，我們失去了許多偉大的男男女女。

The very next day, the U.S. of A. under the President Franklin D.

The United States joined the Allies to help prevent the spread of tyranny across the globe.

美國加入協約國，幫助防止暴政在全球蔓延。

The Battle of Midway was an important victory for the Americans against Japan in the Pacific.

中途島戰役是美國人在太平洋戰場上對日作戰的一次重要勝利。

Many battles would be fought, some lost and some won by the Allied powers.

盟軍將進行多次戰役，有輸有贏。

But a series of important victories began to decisively change the tide.

但是，一系列重要的勝利開始決定性地改變局勢。

The invasion of Italy by the Allies resulted in the surrender of Mussolini and his fascist regime.

盟軍入侵意大利導致墨索里尼及其法西斯政權投降。

And on June 6, 1944, the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.

1944 年 6 月 6 日，盟軍猛攻法國諾曼底海灘。

D-Day, also known as the code name Operation Overlord, was an important victory because it reversed the course of World War II, breaking the Nazi grip on France and setting the stage for the liberation of Europe.

D-Day 也被稱為 "霸王行動"，是一次重要的勝利，因為它扭轉了第二次世界大戰的進程，打破了納粹對法國的控制，為解放歐洲奠定了基礎。

And later, at the Battle for Paris, Nazi Germany surrendered to Allies and France became free once again.

後來，在巴黎保衛戰中，納粹德國向盟軍投降，法國再次獲得自由。

The Battle of the Bulge was the last major battle of the Western Front.

突出部戰役是西線的最後一場重大戰役。

Taking place in a densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia and eastern Belgium, northeast France and Luxembourg, in December of 1944, Germany launched a counteroffensive in hopes of turning the tides of war in Hitler's favor.

1944 年 12 月，在瓦隆、比利時東部、法國東北部和盧森堡的阿登森林密佈地區，德國發動了反攻，希望扭轉戰局，使希特勒獲勝。

Hitler's armies took the Allies by surprise, but after a hard-fought battle, the Allies were victorious.

希特勒的軍隊打了盟軍一個措手不及，但經過艱苦的戰鬥，盟軍取得了勝利。

The armies of Imperial Japan continued their aggression against the United States in the theater of the Pacific until August 6, 1945.

直到 1945 年 8 月 6 日，日本帝國的軍隊仍在太平洋戰場上繼續對美國進行侵略。

Truman ordered the most devastating weapon ever conceived, the atomic bomb.

杜魯門下令研製有史以來最具毀滅性的武器--原子彈。

To be dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the only nuclear bombs to be used in warfare, Japan then offered their unconditional surrender.

在長崎和廣島投下唯一一枚用於戰爭的核彈後，日本提出無條件投降。

World War II would reveal some of the most despicable people who would ever rise to power.

第二次世界大戰將揭示出一些最卑鄙的人，他們將成為有史以來最有權勢的人。

But World War II would also develop America's greatest generation.

但二戰也培養了美國最偉大的一代人。

Men, women and children would sacrifice everything to assist in the war effort for the cause of freedom and liberty throughout the world.

為了全世界的自由事業，男人、女人和孩子們不惜犧牲一切來協助戰爭。

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