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On the 25th of April each year, Australia and New Zealand celebrate ANZAC Day, when they commemorate [纪念] all the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who died in action during the First and Second World Wars, and in every armed conflict since then. We’re here now at the Australian War Memorial  [澳大利亚战争纪念]at the start of the dawn service.

They shall grow not old,

As we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

A verse from the poem, Ode to Remembrance by Laurence Binyon [劳伦斯·宾扬], is recited during the ceremony.

Inside the Hall of Memory is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This is the grave of a solider whose identity is not known and it represents all those soldiers who died in battle but were not identified.

Twenty-four years after the ravages of World War I, war came to the mainland of Australia, where air raids [空袭] killed hundreds of service personnel [服务人员，军事服役人员] and civilians [平民]. In Malaya, Korea and Vietnam, we answered the call [接电话，响应号召]as we have in Afghanistan and Iraq. Through it all the one unshakable truth has been a steadfastness, born of the traditions of the Australian servicemen. Today, Australia’s special day, they remember in East Timor, on Bougainville, in Afghanistan and Iraq, on the island of Crete, at Gallipoli [以上为战争地点] , they along with us, remember.

ANZAC Day is a public holiday in Australia. It is one of the most important national days of the year and certainly the most solemn one. Commemoration services are held in all the major cities in Australia and huge crowds attend to pay their respects to those who died. Servicemen and women from all the armed services in Australia march in procession [游行]. They fought in the Second World War and other conflicts since then that have happened around the world. The men in the trucks are all wearing decorations. They’re veterans from the Second World War, and perhaps a few last survivors from the First World War. After the parade the veterans will gather in a pub or club to talk and share memories. This veteran fought in the Second World War in Western Australia.

Interviewer: And what does ANZAC Day mean to you?

Veteran: Well, it means remembering not only those who didn’t go home but the, the fact that you keep in touch with a lot of your ... friends.

Answers: 

1. Example Answers:

1  All the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who died in action during the First and Second World Wars, and in every armed conflict since then.
2  A religious service, a poetry recital, a march of veterans etc.

2. Answer: 

5-1-6-3-2-4

3. Answers: 

1  dawn service

2  remember; forget

3  died in battle; identified

4  one unshakable truth

5  conflicts; around the world

6  remembering; go home

4. Answers: 

1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (a)

5. Example Answers: 

1   I think the best part is the poem. My reason for choosing this part is that I like the verse and I think that it could apply to remember not only war veterans but other people who achieved outstanding things and have died in our memories they will live forever.

2   I would include wartime photos and perhaps videos, shown on a giant screen, because many of us have no experience of such wars. Having no memory of them, we can only use our imaginations, but photos would help us to understand the horror and awfulness of the wars, and the sacrifice and bravery of the soldiers.

3   For the veterans, the services are a chance to remember those who died in the war, to reflect on their own experiences, and to make contact with other veterans. For the families of those who died in the war, the services are about honouring their relatives and remembering their sacrifice. Other people can more generally remember everyone affected by this and other wars, remind themselves of the costs of conflict.