英语词汇they shall not pass的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

they shall not pass! The French rallying cry in World War I when on February 20, 1916, the Germans tried to break the deadlock in the Great War by launching a huge assault on the town of Verdun. The French did hold fast, though they suffered enormous losses, a total of over 1 million men eventually killed on both sides in the nine-month battle for the city, which was the war’s longest and bloodiest battle. Verdun had to be almost completely rebuilt after the war. The words They shall not pass (Ils ne passeront pas!) are attributed by some to marshal pé- tain, the great French hero of World War I, whose name be- came synonymous for traitor in World War II.

词汇	they shall not pass
词源	they shall not pass! The French rallying cry in World War I when on February 20, 1916, the Germans tried to break the deadlock in the Great War by launching a huge assault on the town of Verdun. The French did hold fast, though they suffered enormous losses, a total of over 1 million men eventually killed on both sides in the nine-month battle for the city, which was the war’s longest and bloodiest battle. Verdun had to be almost completely rebuilt after the war. The words They shall not pass (Ils ne passeront pas!) are attributed by some to marshal pé- tain, the great French hero of World War I, whose name be- came synonymous for traitor in World War II.
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