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Theysaythatpridecomesbeforeafall.InthecaseofbothNapoleonandHitler,themany

victoriestheyenjoyedledthemtobelievethatanythingwaspossible,thatnothingcouldstandin

theirway.Russia'sicydefenderwastoprovethemwrong.

人道是骄兵必败。就拿拿破仑和希特勒两人来说吧他们所向披靡便以为自己战无不胜

不可阻挡。但俄罗斯的冰雪卫士证明他们错了。

TheIcyDefender

NilaB.Smith

1In1812,NapoleonBonaparte,EmperoroftheFrench,ledhisGrandArmyintoRussia.He

waspreparedforthefierceresistanceoftheRussianpeopledefendingtheirhomeland.Hewas

preparedforthelongmarchacrossRussiansoiltoMoscow,thecapitalcity.Buthewasnot

preparedforthedevastatingenemythatmethiminMoscow--theraw,bitter,bleakRussian

winter.

冰雪卫士

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奈拉史密斯

1812·
年法国皇帝拿破仑波拿巴率大军入侵俄罗斯。他准备好俄罗斯人民会为保卫祖国而

奋勇抵抗。他准备好在俄罗斯广袤的国土上要经过长途跋涉才能进军首都莫斯科。但他没有

—
料到在莫斯科他会遭遇劲敌俄罗斯阴冷凄苦的寒冬。

2In1941,AdolfHitler,leaderofNaziGermany,launchedanattackagainsttheSovietUnion,

asRussiathenwascalled.Hitler'smilitarymightwasunequaled.Hiswarmachinehadmowed

downresistanceinmostofEurope.Hitlerexpectedashortcampaignbut,likeNapoleonbefore

him,wastaughtapainfullesson.TheRussianwinteragaincametotheaidoftheSovietsoldiers.

1941·
年纳粹德国元首阿道夫希特勒进攻当时被称作苏联的俄罗斯。希特勒的军事实力堪

称无敌。他的战争机器扫除了欧洲绝大部分地区的抵抗。希特勒希望速战速决但是就像

在他之前的拿破仑一样他得到的是痛苦的教训。仍是俄罗斯的冬天助了苏维埃士兵一臂之

力。

Napoleon'sCampaign

3Inthespringof1812,Napoleonassembledanarmyofsixhundredthousandmenonthe

bordersofRussia.Thesoldierswerewelltrained,efficient,andwellequipped.Thismilitaryforce

wascalledtheGrandArmy.Napoleon,confidentofaquickvictory,predictedtheconquestof

Russiainfiveweeks.

拿破仑发起的战役

181260
年春拿破仑在俄国边境屯兵万。这些士兵受过良好训练作战力强装备精良。这

5
支军队被称为大军。拿破仑对马到成功充满自信预言要在个星期内攻下俄国。

4Shortlyafterwards,Napoleon'sarmycrossedtheNemanRiverintoRussia.Thequick,

decisivevictorythatNapoleonexpectedneverhappened.Tohissurprise,theRussiansrefusedto

standandfight.Instead,theyretreatedeastward,burningtheircropsandhomesastheywent.The

GrandArmyfollowed,butitsadvancemarchsoonbecameboggeddownbyslow-movingsupply

lines.

不久拿破仑的大军渡过涅曼河进入俄国。拿破仑期盼着的速决速胜迟迟