二战启示录 第24期:法兰西的溃败(5)

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　　斯图卡俯冲轰炸机备有警铃，抵抗着下降时的剧烈压力。

　　Their highly trained pilots release their bombs at the last minute with lethal² precision.

　　他们训练精良的飞行员在最后一刻才释放炸弹，精准致命。

　　The French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud telephones Churchill in alarm:

　　法国总理雷诺紧急致电邱吉尔：

　　"We have been defeated. We have lost the battle."

　　“我们被击败，打了败仗。”

　　The French generals are at a loss. They are unable to react to the situation, with allied³ forces tied up in Belgium.

　　法军将领们不知所措。盟军军力被困在比利时状况下，他们无法应对此番情形。

　　How can they stop the Germans from advancing?

　　要如何阻止德军的推进？

　　In Paris, the French authorities are trying to deal with the increasing number of refugees.

　　在巴黎，法国当局设法处理越来越多的难民。

　　People from Belgium and northern France are pouring in the city.

　　来自比利时和法国北部的人潮涌入这城市。

　　Schools, hospitals and barracks are soon overflowing⁴.

　　学校、医院和兵营很快就人满为患。

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　　Information is sparse⁵. Rumors⁶ are abound⁷. Has Gamelin committed suicide? No.

　　资讯匮乏，谣言满天飞。甘末林自杀身亡了？并没有。

　　The French high command has just realized that the Germans are heading to the coast.

　　法国最高指挥部这才发现德军正往海岸前进。

　　And the allies are falling into a trap.

　　而盟军已落人陷阱。

　　A counter attack is ordered, allowing a certain colonel De Gaulle to distinguish himself at the head of the tank brigade.

　　上级下令反击，让戴高乐上校在带头的坦克旅中崭露头角。

　　The French army possesses more tanks and they are all better quality than the German panzers.

　　国陆军的坦克数量较多，品质也胜过德军装甲车。

　　But without any reinforcement or aerial support, the French tanks become prey⁸ to the Stukas.

　　但毫无增援或空中支援，法国坦克成为了斯图卡俯冲轰炸机的猎物，只能任其宰割。

　　The French competents put up a good fight, but they wonder why the air force isn't protecting them.

　　法国的战士奋起抗争，但他们纳闷为什么空武没有保护他们。

　　Poorly prepared and with fewer planes, the French pilots are heavily outnumbered by the luftwaffe. But they fight egregiously⁹.

　　欠缺准备加上飞机较少，法国飞行员面对德国空军在数量上严重吃亏。但他们英勇奋战。

　　Dozens of German pilots are shot down and taken prisoner.

　　几十名德军飞行员被击落而遭俘。

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