He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War.
年齡比他兩個弟弟大很多，第二次世界大戰期間被迫參軍。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt.& vi. 連接;聯結;加入;參加;
vt. 結合;參與;上（火車、飛機等）;上（路）;
n. 連接;結合;接合處;接合點;
?? join(join)→連接；加入；聯合
"to join the Brownies"
加入幼女童軍
近義：league, associate, merge, partner, unite, affiliate
反義：part, secede, split, isolate, segregate, sever
n. 軍隊;陸軍;團體;野戰軍;
?? arm 武器
"The police had backup from the army."
警方得到了軍方的增援。
近義：legion, levy, military, militia, posse, battalion
n. 秒;瞬間;次貨;第二份食物;
adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的;
adv. 第二;其次;以第二位;
vt. 支持;臨時調派;附議;贊成提案;
?? sec跟隨+ond=one第一→跟隨第一個之后→第二；秒
"She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter."
她當木工學徒已是第二年了。
近義：back, backstop, reinforce, support, advocate, endorse
反義：oppose, confront, contradict, counter, fence
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句（l）話（word）講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
a. 感激的；有責任的；必須的
近義：indispensable, astricted, necessary, needful, obligated, obligatory
反義：intentional, premeditated, purposive, spontaneous, wilful, willful