中小学生接受“特种兵”训练 Children attend military training summer camps

Students from different primary and middle schools underwent(接受) “special soldier” training(训练) at a military(军事的) base(基地) in Jiangxi Province.

During the summer holidays(假期), many Chinese students choose to take part in military training summer camps(夏令营) to exercise(锻炼) their bodies(身体), strengthen(加强) their wills(意志) and build(建立) teamwork(团队) experience(经验).

词汇 Words:

[xùn liàn] 训练 training
[xiǎo xué] 小学 primary school
[zhōng xué] 中学 middle school
[xià lìng yíng] 夏令营 summer camp
[jī dì] 基地 base
[shēn tǐ] 身体 body
[yì zhì] 意志 will
[tuán duì] 团队 teamwork
[jīng yàn] 经验 experience
[jiē shòu] 接受 undergo
[duàn liàn] 锻炼 exercise
[jiā qiáng] 加强 strengthen
[jiàn lì] 建立 build

重点词汇 Key Word:

训

• <动词 v.> lecture; teach; admonish
  E.g. Tā mā ma zài jiā hěn hěn xùn le tā yī dùn。
  他妈妈在家狠狠训了他一顿。
  His mum ticked him off at home. 

• <动词 v.> train
  E.g. Wǒ shòu guò bā lěi wǔ xùn liàn。
  我受过芭蕾舞训练。
  I trained as a ballet dancer. 

• <名词 n.> standard; example
  E.g. Shū běn shàng jiǎng de yě yǒu bù zú wéi xùn de。
  书本上讲的也有不足为训的。
  What is stated in books is not always true.