L69泛听泛读

1 企图割断中国最后一条与外界联系的通道

It was China's last road to connect to out of the country

2 1941年4月15日，中美达成一项秘密协议，由美国总统罗斯福签署行政命令，允许美国预备役军人和陆军航空队，以及海军和海军陆战队航空队的“退役人员“前往中国参加战斗。由于当时美国和日本尚未正式开战，表面上看，美国依旧是中立国。因此，招募的志愿队员在名义上作为“中国中央飞机制造厂”雇员

In 1941 April 15th, China and America created a close agreement, the president of America issued an order, allowing a group of reserves and army and navy and marines to enter China to join the battle. At that time America started fighting Japan, American was in 已经说

3 大胜日寇，极大地鼓舞了中国军民抗战的士气

They won big time, and 鼓舞'd the chinese fighting spirit

4 有了翅膀的老虎无比勇猛，无往不胜

Tigers can not be defeated!

1. the dian mian was chinas passage to the outside boarder, and chinas way of transporting international goods

2. under an agreement with china and americas (president), they were formed from activy/reserve military volunteers.

3. the flying tigers shot down 3 of the 10 japanese planes .

4. like a tiger with wings

1. transport

2. The US president allowed for reservists, army air core, navy and marines to fight in china. To protect the dianmian highway's transport from being attacked from the air

3. 3 of 10 Japanese planes were shot down. 6 other planes crashed

4. like a tiger with wings?

在上升，回到路上

花时间，尝试了

诡诡异异的骷髅

1. Why was Dian Mian highway important during the War against Japan?

2. How was Flying Tiger originally formed? Under what circumstances?

3. How was the Flying Tiger’s first fight with Japan on December 20th?

4. What does the idiom “如虎添翼” mean in this context?