世界節(jié)假日博覽 第79期:澳新軍團紀(jì)念日

ANZAC Day (April 25) is when Australia and New Zealand honour members of their World War I soldiers. ANZAC means Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. These brave soldiers fought half way across the world in Turkey, where they landed in Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. It was the first major fighting by Australian and New Zealand forces during the Great War. ANZAC Day is one of the most important holidays in the two countries. Schools and government offices close. The day is also celebrated in some of the Pacific islands, including Tonga and Samoa. Church services are held in almost every town in Australia and New Zealand. There are also ANZAC Day parades in state capitals, which are televised live.
澳新軍團紀(jì)念日（4月25日）是為紀(jì)念在一戰(zhàn)中陣亡的澳大利亞和新西蘭士兵而設(shè)立。“ANZAC”的含義是澳新軍團。士兵們遠(yuǎn)征土耳其，并于1915年4月25日登陸加利波里半島。這也是澳新軍團在一戰(zhàn)中遭遇的第一場大戰(zhàn)。在澳新兩國，澳新軍團紀(jì)念日尤為重要。學(xué)校停課，政府大樓關(guān)閉。例如湯加王國，美屬薩摩亞群島在內(nèi)的太平洋島國也慶祝該節(jié)日。在澳新，幾乎所有村鎮(zhèn)都會舉行禮拜儀式。在各國首都，人們會舉行澳新軍團紀(jì)念日游行，并進行現(xiàn)場直播。


April 25 is perhaps the most important day in the military histories of Australia and New Zealand. Their soldiers formed the man part of a plan to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey and then Istanbul. Winston Churchill created the plan to help British soldiers defeat the German Army. His idea was that victory in Gallipoli would open up the Black Sea to the British Navy. Churchill said the attack would provide a knockout blow to Turkish troops. He was wrong. The bitter fighting lasted eight months. At the end of 1915, ANZAC forces were evacuated. Over 8,000 Australian and 2,700 New Zealand soldiers died. Their soldiers were welcomed home as heroes and he first ANZAC Day was named in 1916.
在澳新軍事史上，4月25日或許是最為重要的一天。澳新士兵是此次土耳其加里波利半島和伊斯坦布爾戰(zhàn)役的一部分。該方案由丘吉爾創(chuàng)建，他的目的是要讓英軍戰(zhàn)勝德軍。加里波利大捷會讓黑海門戶向英軍敞開。丘吉爾認(rèn)為此次戰(zhàn)役將重創(chuàng)土耳其。但他錯了。這場惡戰(zhàn)持續(xù)8個月。1915年底，澳新軍團撤退。超過8000名澳軍，2700名新軍陣亡。英雄們凱旋歸來，1916年，人們慶祝了首個澳新軍團紀(jì)念日。