老兵的

A while back, I met a young man named Shamus at the VFW Hall in East Moline, Illinois.

前不久，我在伊利诺斯州东莫林市的外战老兵俱乐部里遇到一个叫沙莫斯的年轻人。

A whileback, I met a young man named Shamus at the VFW Hall in EastMoline, Illinois.

前不久，我在伊利诺斯州东莫林市的外战老兵俱乐部里遇到一个叫沙莫斯的年轻人。

Turks have joined the fight against Russia in Chechnya, and German-born veterans may now be helping to radicalise Muslims at home.

土耳其人在车臣加入了反抗俄罗斯的斗争，而出生在德国的老兵们则有可能正在国内促使穆斯林主义者变得激进。

The election represented a generational shift in America, from the World War II veterans to the baby boomers, who were alternately derided as spoiled and self-absorbed, and lauded as idealistic and committed to the common good.

这次选举象征着美国两代人的更替。婴儿潮的这一代人取代了二战老兵这一代人。人们时而嘲弄我们这一代人，说我们被惯坏了，太自私；时而又夸奖我们，说我们有理想，愿为大众利益而效力。

This could explain why, during the 2004 presidential campaign, it took some weeks for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign against Senator John Kerry to have an effect on his standing in the polls.

这能够解释为什么，在2004年总统竞选中，快艇老兵花了几周的时间来为真理参加竞选来对抗约翰参议院来对他在民意调查中的地位产生影响。

Part of Mr. Kerry's outrage may arise from memories of 2004, when a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth raised allegations, never substantiated, that he had exaggerated his wartime exploits.

2004年凯瑞在大选中受挫，当时，有一个名为&诚者越南老兵快艇队&的组织刚刚形成，但是，该组织最终没有具体化，而且，他们过多地夸大了战争的剥削作用。

And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career.

就象歌中的老兵一样，我结束我的军旅生涯，只是淡出了人生舞台。

And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career, and just fade away.

就像歌中的老兵一样，我结束我的军旅生涯，只是淡出了人生舞台。

And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away.

正如那首歌谣中的老兵，我现在结束了自己的军旅生涯，开始慢慢消失。

November 11th is Veterans Day, when Americans honor those who served in the military.

11月11日是美国的退伍老兵节，是美国人纪念那些曾在军中服役的人。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。