馬祖 Mǎzǔ - Matsu (an archipelago near Taiwan)

兩岸 liǎng'àn - both sides of the Taiwan Strait

對岸 duì'àn - the opposite shore (mainland China in this context)

集結 jíjié - to assemble, to gather

兵力 bīnglì - military forces

配備 pèibèi - to equip, equipment

重型大炮 zhòngxíng dàpào - heavy artillery

射程 shèchéng - range (of a weapon)

覆蓋 fùgài - to cover, to span over

島嶼 dǎoyǔ - islands

戰鬥機 zhàndòujī - fighter jet

防禦工作 fángyù gōngzuò - defense operations

國軍 guójūn - national military (Taiwanese army)

隨時警戒 suíshí jǐngjiè - to stay on high alert at all times

修築 xiūzhú - to construct, to build

防禦工事 fángyù gōngshì - defensive structures, fortifications

預測 yùcè - to predict, to forecast

攻打 gōngdǎ - to attack, to assault

傍晚 bāngwǎn - evening, dusk

出奇 chūqí - unexpectedly, surprisingly

聲東擊西 shēngdōng jíxī - "create a diversion in the east and attack in the west" (a military strategy)

戰略 zhànlüè - strategy

中共 Zhōnggòng - Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

假裝 jiǎzhuāng - to pretend, to feign

攻打 gōngdǎ - to attack (repeated)

金門 Jīnmén - Kinmen (an island near China controlled by Taiwan)

戰場 zhànchǎng - battlefield

高度戒備 gāodù jièbèi - high alert, heightened security

砲擊策略 pàojí cèlüè - artillery strike strategy

單打雙不打 dāndǎ shuāng bù dǎ - "fire on odd days, ceasefire on even days" (a bombardment strategy)

每隔一天 měigé yì tiān - every other day

發射 fāshè - to launch, to fire (a missile or shell)

炮彈 pàodàn - artillery shell

炮彈聲 pàodàn shēng - sound of artillery shells

死神 sǐshén - the Grim Reaper, metaphor for death

低語 dīyǔ - to whisper

警告 jǐnggào - warning

性命 xìngmìng - life

擊中 jízhòng - to hit, to strike

一戶人家 yí hù rénjiā - a household, a family

不幸遇難 bùxìng yùnàn - to die tragically, to perish in an accident

居民 jūmín - residents, inhabitants

地雷 dìléi - landmine

防止 fángzhǐ - to prevent

敵軍 díjūn - enemy troops

登陸 dēnglù - to land (military invasion)

埋設 máishè - to bury, to install (mines)

陷入 xiànrù - to fall into, to be caught in

踩到 cǎi dào - to step on

後果 hòuguǒ - consequence, outcome

不堪設想 bùkān shèxiǎng - unimaginable, disastrous consequences

誤踩 wùcǎi - to accidentally step on

喪生 sàngshēng - to lose one's life, to perish

生存法則 shēngcún fǎzé - survival rule

遺跡 yíjì - historical site, relic

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