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■ soldier通常的意义是“士兵”，与军官相对。但是 soldier 还带有一种崇高的、勇敢的意义，在这个意义上，所有军人，甚至将帅，都可以叫做 soldier。与之相比，military man 只是指一个人的职业，没有 soldier 的那种崇高的含义。称某将帅为“伟大的军人”时，英语不应说 a great military man，而应说 a great soldier。 - Listening to this recitation with predatory patience was British Gen. Alan Brooke, chief of the Imperial General Staff and perhaps the greatest soldier of the war. (US News & World Report, Oct. 28, 2002, p.47)当时虎视眈眈地耐心倾听着这段讲话的，有英国的阿兰·布鲁克将军，他是帝国参谋总部的参谋长，而且也许是这场战争中最了不起的军人。
- Instead, the 52-year-old soldier was sent to Scotland to command an army that didn't exist. (US News & World Report, Aug. 26, 2002, p.42)这位五十二岁的军人却被派到苏格兰去指挥一支空头军队。
- But Americans liked "Ike," the old soldier ... (US News & World Report, March 17, p.28)但是，美国人却喜欢老帅“艾克”…
- I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; ...(Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, Chapter I)我所讲的了不起，并不是某个走运的政客或是武功彪炳的军人那种了不起…
- I declare to you, I am a patriotic soldier, I cannot act otherwise.（《毛泽东选集》第四卷：“第十八集团军总司令给蒋介石的电报”）我向你声明：我是一个爱国军人，我不能不这样做。
2006 年，《华盛顿邮报》资深女编辑 Karen DeYoung 出版了一本有关军人出身、曾任三军参谋长的前国务卿鲍威尔的传记，书名就叫做 SOLDIER: The Life of Colin Powell。 目录 |