战争是一种集体、集团、组织、民族、派别、国家、政府互相使用暴力、攻击、杀戮等行为，是敌对双方为了达到一定的政治、经济、领土的完整性等目的而进行的武装战斗。由于触发战争的往往是政治家而非军人，因此战争亦被视为政治和外交的极端手段。
相关词汇
aggression n. 侵略，进攻
atomic bomb 原子弹
battle n. 战斗
break out 爆发
civil war 内战
claim v. (事故等)导致(人)失踪或死亡
combatant n. 战士，作战人员
co
nflict n. 冲突，矛盾
genocide n. 种族灭绝
gunpowder n 火药
invasion n. 侵略，入侵
missile n. 导弹
mortality n. 死亡率
nuclear adj. 原子能的
peace n. 和平
revolution n. 革命
troop n. 军队，部队
violence n. 暴力
war n. 战争
warfare n. 战争，冲突
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情景对话:
A: It's been almost a century since the First World War broke out.
B: Yeah. It began in the summer of 1914 and lasted until November, 1918.
A: More than 70 million military perso
nnel were mobilized and more than 9 million combatants were killed.
B: The mortality was really high.
A: Yes, and this war also involved major events like the Austro一Hungarian invasion of Serbia, the German invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg and France.
B: That reminds me of the Second World War, during which German also invaded many European countries.
A: It also claimed many human lives. It's tragic that various co
nflicts between countries had led to such major wars.
B: Yeah, even the atomic bomb was used during some of the battles.
A: I hope human beings can resort to ways other than warfare to solve their problems.
B: Yeah. Me too. I hope peace can last forever.
A: But unfortunately, sometimes things just turn out against our wishes. Did you read today's newspaper? There's are port a
bout the genocide in some foreign countries.
参考译文:
A:从第一次世界大战爆发至今快要一个世纪了。
B:是啊，一战爆发于1914年夏一直到1918年11月才结束。
A:一共调动部署了七千多万军事作战人员，其中九百多万人丧生。
B:伤亡很惨重啊。
A:是啊。这次世界大战中有一些重要的事件.如奥匈帝国入侵塞尔维亚以及德国侵占比利时、卢森堡、法国。
B:这让我想起了第二次世界大战，当时德国也入侵了许多欧洲国家。
A:嗯，二战也夺去了很多人的生命。国与国之间的争端终演变成如此惨烈的战争。真是太令人悲哀了。
B:是啊.而且在一些战斗中甚至使用了原子弹。
A:我希望人类可以不再诉诸武力来解决问题。
B:是啊，我也是，我希望和平永存。
A:但遗憾的是，有时却事与愿违。今天的报纸你看了吗?有一则关于国外种族屠杀的报道。