The V-1 was a small pilotless flying bomb that Nazi Germany launched at Britain and Belgium in 1944 and 1945, near the end of World War II. It was an aircraft with no crew: a jet engine on top, a warhead in the nose, and a simple mechanism that cut the engine after a set distance so the whole thing fell and exploded.

The V-1 was是 Nazi Germany納粹德國 in 1944 and 1945在1944和1945年、 near the end of World War II二戰快結束時， launched at Britain and Belgium朝英國和比利時發射 a small pilotless flying bomb的一種無人駕駛的小型飛行炸彈。It它 was an aircraft with no crew是一架沒有機組員的飛行器： a jet engine on top上面一具噴射引擎、 a warhead in the nose機鼻一顆彈頭， and a simple mechanism加上一個簡單的機關： after a set distance飛滿設定的距離後 that cut the engine把引擎切斷， so讓 the whole thing整架東西 fell and exploded掉下去爆炸。

Because of that, it made a loud rattling buzz on the way in — and then a terrifying silence just before it hit. British people nicknamed it the doodlebug or the buzz bomb, and the phrase "waiting for the engine to stop" comes from those months.

Because of that因為這樣， it它 on the way in飛過來的路上 made發出 a loud rattling buzz很大的嗒嗒嗡嗡聲 — and then接著 just before it hit在落地前一刻 a terrifying silence是嚇人的一片安靜。British people英國人 nicknamed it給它取了綽號 the doodlebug 或 the buzz bomb， and the phrase而 "waiting for the engine to stop" 這句話 comes from those months就是從那幾個月來的。

Roughly ten thousand were fired at London alone. Historians treat it as the ancestor of today's cruise missile, and it is often mentioned together with the V-2, which was a true rocket and gave no warning at all.

at London alone光是朝倫敦 were fired就發射了 roughly ten thousand大約一萬枚。Historians歷史學家 treat it as把它看作 today's cruise missile今天巡弋飛彈 the ancestor of的祖先， and it而它 often常常 together with the V-2跟 V-2 一起 is mentioned被提到 — which was V-2 是 a true rocket真正的火箭， and gave no warning at all而且完全不給任何警告。

Write it with a capital V and a hyphen: V-1, plural V-1s. Say it "vee-one."

Write it寫它時 with a capital V and a hyphen用大寫 V 加連字號： V-1， plural複數是 V-1s。Say it把它唸成 "vee-one."。