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　　The average height of female soldiers in the military parade is 1.78 meters. They have to undergo 8 hours of training every day for three months.

　　average height 平均身高

　　undergo 8 hours of training every day 每天训练8小时。undergo有“经历艰难的事情”的意思。

　　【例】undergo great hardship, suffering, privation, etc 遭受极度的艰难、困苦、贫困等

　　(来源：Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary)

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　　Cheng Cheng, a female squadron commander, told a group of reporters that the toughest part for female honor guards is to hold on to the heavy rifles while standing. The rifles weigh 7.17 pounds.

　　squadron commander 中队长

　　hold on to 紧握

　　rifle 步枪;来复枪

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　　Cheng Cheng says a total of 62 servicewomen from the army, navy and air force will march alongside 145 male guards of honor.

　　servicewoman 女兵;女军人

　　army, navy and air force 陆海空三军

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　　Blisters become the enemy when wearing leather military boots every day.

　　blister(因磨擦、烧伤等而起的)水泡

　　leather military boots 皮军靴

　　12

　　Soldiers line up during the large-scale rehearsal. Every soldier will have to stand still for up to two hours without changing from.

　　large-scale 大型的;大规模的

　　stand still 站着不动

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　　A female soldier stands in front of a billboard featuring Chinese president Xi Jinping on August 22.

　　a billboard featuring 印有……的(户外大型)广告牌。feature在这里有“以……为主角;以……为重点;突出……”的意思。

　　【例】The play featured two well-known actors. 这部戏剧是由两位著名演员主演的。

　　(来源：American Heritage Dictionary 4th Edition)

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　　During the rehearsal, reporters were also given rare access to a military training base in Beijing. A dorm room is pictured here.

　　be given rare access to 被给予难得的机会去接近。请注意，be given access to或have access to中的to是介词，直接跟名词，而不跟动词。

　　【例】Only 40% of 5-year-olds have access to preschool education. 只有40%的5岁的儿童可接受学前教育。

　　(来源：MacMillan English Dictionary - American)

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　　Soldiers’ uniforms hang neatly in their dorm room closet on August 22.

　　uniform 制服

　　neatly 整齐地

　　closet 壁柜;衣柜

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