Notes
rejoice (…を)喜ぶ、うれしがる、祝賀する;
armistice 休戦;
sacrifice 犠牲；
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In 1918, at 11 a.m., on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated. After four years of bitter war, the Armistice between the Allies and Germans was signed. World War I, called the “war to end all wars,” was over.
November 11 was set aside as Armistice Day in the United States,to remember the sacrifices that menand women made during the war in order to ensure a lasting peace. On Armistice Day, soldiers who survived the war marched in parades through their hometowns. Politicians and veteran　officers gave speeches and held ceremonies of thanks for the peace they had won.(from https://americanenglish.state.gov)
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A German scientist discovered X-rays 126 years ago today. His name was Rontgen, and that is why X-rays are called “” in Japanese. In English, we don’t use this word. We only say “X-ray.” Rontgen found out that these rays could go through human flesh but that they didn’t go through bones. He could take pictures of the inside of the body. Doctors started to use X-rays to see broken bones inside people without surgery. The X-ray was called a medical miracle. X-rays are still used by doctors today, but we now know that they can be dangerous if they are used too often. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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(photo from German Rontgen Musuem)