A peacekeeper is a soldier — or a group of soldiers — sent to a place where two sides have been fighting, so the fighting stops and does not start again. They often wear blue helmets or berets when they work for the United Nations.

A peacekeeper維和人員 is a soldier — or a group of soldiers —是一名士兵，或一群士兵 sent to a place where two sides have been fighting被派到交戰雙方所在的地方 so the fighting stops and does not start again好讓戰鬥停止、不再重新開始 They他們 when they work for the United Nations在為聯合國工作時 often wear常常戴著 blue helmets or berets藍色頭盔或貝雷帽

Their job is not mainly to win a war for one side. It is to stand between the two groups, watch the ceasefire, protect ordinary people, and help a thin peace hold.

Their job他們的工作 is not mainly to win a war for one side主要不是為某一方打贏一場戰爭 It is而是 to stand between the two groups站在雙方中間 watch the ceasefire看守停火 protect ordinary people保護一般百姓 and help a thin peace hold並幫助脆弱的和平維持下去

Countries send peacekeepers to another country by agreement, not as an invading army — though actually the line can feel messy on the ground, and not everyone there welcomes them. Peacekeepers may carry weapons; the word sounds gentler than the work sometimes is.

Countries各國 by agreement是經過同意 send peacekeepers to another country把維和部隊派到另一個國家 not as an invading army不是像入侵軍隊那樣 though actually不過其實 the line can feel messy on the ground在當地這條界線可能會顯得模糊 and not everyone there welcomes them而且不是每個人都歡迎他們 Peacekeepers維和人員 may carry weapons可能會攜帶武器 the word這個詞 sounds gentler than the work sometimes is聽起來有時候比實際的工作要溫和

People also stretch the word to the person in a family who always steps in when others quarrel. The news meaning, the soldier, is the main one.

People also stretch the word人們也把這個詞延伸使用 to the person in a family指家裡的某個人 who always steps in when others quarrel每次別人吵架時總會出來調停的 The news meaning新聞裡的意思 the soldier也就是士兵那個 is the main one才是主要的意思