1 "Some 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion began, Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a rare admission of the extent of the nation's casualties."
自俄羅斯全面入侵以來，大約43,000名烏克蘭士兵陣亡，沃洛迪米爾·澤倫斯基罕見地承認了該國傷亡的程度。
瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
- a person who serves in an army
invasion (CN) 入侵 (L4)
- an instance of invading a country or region with armed forces
admission (CN) 承認 (L4)
- a statement acknowledging the truth
extent (UN) 程度 (L4)
- the size or scale of something
casualty (CN) 傷亡 (L6)
- a person killed or injured in a war or accident
2 "He also claimed that 198,000 Russian soldiers had been killed and a further 550,000 wounded."
他還聲稱，198,000名俄羅斯士兵已被擊斃，另有550,000人受傷。
瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
claim (vt) 聲稱 (L3)
- to state that something is true, typically without proof
soldier (CN) 士兵 (L3)
- a person who serves in an army
wound (vt) 使受傷 (L4)
- to inflict an injury on someone
3 "The UK's defence ministry says Russia suffered 45,680 casualties in November alone - more than during any month since its full-scale invasion began in February 2022."
英國國防部表示，僅在11月，俄羅斯就遭受了45,680人傷亡，比自2022年2月全面入侵開始以來的任何一個月都多。
瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
defence (CN) 國防 (L3)
- the action of defending from attack
ministry (CN) 部門 (L4)
- a government department
casualty (CN) 傷亡 (L6)
- a person killed or injured in a war or accident
invasion (CN) 入侵 (L4)
- an instance of invading a country or region with armed forces
4 "The incoming president (US President-elect Donald Trump), who has long made clear he wants to bring an end to the war, said too many lives had been 'needlessly wasted'."
即將上任的 (美國) 總統 (川普) 明確表示，他希望結束這場戰爭，並稱太多生命已被「不必要地浪費」。
瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
president (CN) 總統 (L3)
- the elected head of a republic
end (vt) 結束 (L3)
- to bring something to a conclusion
waste (vt) 浪費 (L3)
- to use carelessly or without purpose
5 "In his post, Zelensky stressed that any peace deal had to be backed by effective international guarantees for his country's security."
在他的發文中，澤倫斯基強調，任何和平協議都須有效的國際保障來支持其國家的安全。
瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
stress (vt) 強調 (L3)
- to give emphasis to something
peace (UN) 和平 (L3)
- freedom from disturbance or conflict
deal (CN) 協議 (L4)
- an agreement between parties
guarantee (CN) 保證 (L4)
- a formal assurance of something
Source:
43,000 troops killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says
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