国际英语资讯:U.S. Bay Area city honors contributions of Flying Tigers in WWII
<p><span word="SAN">SAN</span> <span word="FRANCISCO">FRANCISCO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 7-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Tigers">Tigers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="invading">invading</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> (<span word="WWII">WWII</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="commemorative">commemorative</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sino">Sino</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Aviation">Aviation</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Volunteer">Volunteer</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Tigers">Tigers</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="victorious">victorious</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 20, 1941, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="bombers">bombers</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Kunming">Kunming</span>, <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Tigers">Tigers</span>' <span word="first">first</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="came">came</span> 13 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="commemorated">commemorated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Consul">Consul</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Donghua">Donghua</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Tigers">Tigers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="combats">combats</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="fascist">fascist</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Haubert">Haubert</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="day">day</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Tigers">Tigers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Livermore">Livermore</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="invaders">invaders</span>.</p>
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