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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