Dunkirk is a port and industrial city in northern France, on the sea near Belgium. Its French name is Dunkerque.

Dunkirk敦克爾克 is是 a port and industrial city一座港口兼工業城市 in northern France在法國北部, on the sea near Belgium位在靠近比利時的海邊. Its French name它的法文名字 is Dunkerque是Dunkerque.

In English, people say Dunkirk most of all because of 1940, in the Second World War. The German army had pushed British and many French soldiers to the sea there. It looked as if the whole army would be caught. Instead, navy ships and a crowd of small civilian boats — fishing boats, pleasure boats — crossed the Channel and brought hundreds of thousands of men back to England.

In English在英文裡, people say Dunkirk人們提到敦克爾克 most of all最主要 because of 1940是因為1940年, in the Second World War也就是二次世界大戰的時候. The German army德國軍隊 had pushed把 British and many French soldiers英國和許多法國士兵 to the sea there逼到了那裡的海邊. It looked as if看起來 the whole army整支軍隊 would be caught就要被抓住了. Instead結果, navy ships海軍船艦 and a crowd of small civilian boats和一大群小型民用船 — fishing boats, pleasure boats漁船、遊艇 — crossed the Channel橫渡了英吉利海峽 and brought把 hundreds of thousands of men數十萬名士兵 back to England帶回了英國.

The British still talk about “the spirit of Dunkirk”: helping, staying calm, and refusing to give up when things look finished. Though actually, the memory is tidier than the day was: it was a retreat, not a victory, and many soldiers did not get away.

The British英國人 still talk about到現在還會提到 'the spirit of Dunkirk'『敦克爾克精神』: helping互相幫助, staying calm保持冷靜, and refusing to give up when things look finished還有在情況看起來絕望時仍不放棄. Though actually不過實際上, the memory is tidier than the day was這段記憶被講得比當天發生的事更漂亮: it was a retreat那其實是一場撤退, not a victory不是勝利, and many soldiers did not get away而且很多士兵並沒有成功逃出來.

The name is always capitalised, and in history class it is as much an event as a city.

The name這個名字 is always capitalised一律要大寫, and in history class而且在歷史課上 it is as much an event as a city它既是一個地名也同樣是一個事件.