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历史上的今天|当地时间1999年5月7日晚,以美国为首的北约野蛮轰炸中国驻南联盟大使馆

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Grammar Points

以...为首headed by / led byHSK 5

Used to indicate leadership or primary position. Structure: 以 + [leader/entity] + 为首 means '[entity] headed by' or 'with [entity] as the leader'. Common in formal or news contexts.

"以美国为首的北约野蛮轰炸中国驻南联盟大使馆"

"以美国为首的北约悍然发射5枚导弹"

驻 + [location]stationed in / embassy inHSK 5

驻 means 'to be stationed' or 'to be based in'. Used for embassies, military bases, or representatives stationed in a location. Structure: 驻 + place name.

"中国驻南联盟大使馆"

"中国驻南斯拉夫联盟共和国大使馆"

当地时间 / 北京时间local time / Beijing timeHSK 4

Used to specify time zones in news reports. Structure: [place]时间 + [specific time]. Common pattern for international news to clarify different time zones.

"当地时间1999年5月7日晚"

"贝尔格莱德时间1999年5月7日晚11时45分(北京时间8日凌晨5时45分)"

悍然 / 野蛮 + [verb]adverb + verb (strong condemnation)HSK 6

Adverbs like 悍然 (brazenly/flagrantly) and 野蛮 (savagely/barbarically) placed before verbs to express strong condemnation or criticism. Common in political or formal criticism.

"北约野蛮轰炸中国驻南联盟大使馆"

"北约悍然发射5枚导弹"

壮烈牺牲heroic sacrificeHSK 5

A fixed expression meaning 'to sacrifice heroically' or 'to die a heroic death'. 壮烈 (heroic/valiant) + 牺牲 (sacrifice). Used to honor those who died for a cause.

"邵云环、许杏虎、朱颖壮烈牺牲"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

(used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one")

时间shí jiānHSK1

(concept of) time

日晚rì wǎn
北约běi yuē
zhùHSK7

to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)

niánHSK1

variant of 年[nian2]

中国zhōng guóHSK1

China

大使馆dà shǐ guǎn
yuèHSK1

month

HSK5

old variant of 以[yi3]

shíHSK2

surname Shi

fēnHSK1
轰炸hōng zhàHSK7

CL:波[bo1],輪|轮[lun2]

为首wéi shǒu
美国měi guó
导弹dǎo dànHSK7

CL:枚[mei2]

悍然hàn rán
邵云环shào yún huán
北京běi jīngHSK1

Beijing

野蛮yě mánHSK7

uncivilized

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