the Battle of Britain
/ðə ˌbætl əv ˈbrɪtn/
/ðə ˌbætl əv ˈbrɪtn/
- the fighting between British and German planes over the south of England in the autumn of 1940. It was a very important battle in the Second World War, because the British prevented the Germans from controlling the skies over Britain and the English Channel, and so stopped the German army from invading Britain. The speech made by Winston Churchill after the Battle of Britain is often quoted and the battle is remembered each year on Battle of Britain Day (15 September).
英国之战：1940年秋天，英德战机在英格兰南部上空交战。这是第二次世界大战中非常重要的一场战斗，因为英军阻止德军控制英国和英国人的天空海峡，因此阻止了德军入侵英国。温斯顿·丘吉尔（Winston Churchill）在不列颠战役后发表的讲话经常被引用，并且每年在不列颠战役日（9月15日）都记得这场战斗。